Category: JP Bushey
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Poking Around for Ontario Crappies
By JP Bushey Successful crappie hunting this time of season ‘up north’ is usually two scoops of an open mind with a pinch of simple presentations. Fish early on will use some oddball spots. Here’s a few to check.
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Winning The Walleye Trolling War on Lake Ontario’s Bay of Quinte
By JP Bushey Jutting eastward from the inland sea that is Lake Ontario, The Bay Of Quinte is on our planet’s short list of fisheries for walleye over ten pounds. Insulated from the big lake and her mood swings, The Bay really is a world unto itself. Walleye fishermen use a battery of methods, in…
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Pike, Muskie and the old, Twitchin’ Reaction
By JP Bushey Cooling water reboots options for pike and muskie casters. Fishing twitchbaits consistently electrifies these fish, no matter what the temp gauge says. To me, esox species are the most fun and interesting fish of them all. They always have been. One part psychotic killer, one part pouting baby, these fish excite, engage…
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Eye Surgery: Staying On Top This Summer
By JP Bushey Apply an ice-jigger’s mentality and put specialized jigs right in the thick of things all summer. Large, deep structures on big water call for vertical fishing with surgical precision.