Category: Walleye & Sauger
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Migration Motivation River Walleyes
By Andrew Ragas Rivers and streams offer early season open water fishing opportunities as migrating walleyes surge upstream on their annual spawning runs.
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No Politics About Catching November River Walleyes
By Andrew Ragas In many large Midwest river systems, walleyes are a prime target during the fall and early winter months. What most of the angling population keeps forgetting about is that small to medium size Midwest rivers are populated with large numbers of unmolested, unexploited walleyes that are only accessed by anglers suited up…
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Catching Fall River Walleyes Right Now
By Andrew Ragas The weather is changing. Day-by-day the water is getting colder and the fishing isn’t getting any easier. Most anglers have already winterized their boats, and are now sitting in the woods on their tree stands, or preparing for first ice. Until then, the fishing season is far from over. Big river walleyes…
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Pounding River Walleyes and Sauger
By Roy Vivian One of the biggest misconceptions in today’s walleye world is the encouragement to use the lightest jig possible. Walleyes are known to be finicky, and are short biters, thus the strategy is logical. Traditional thinking often says to use the lightest jig the current allows in order to maintain steady bottom contact.…
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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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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.
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Three Offbeat Tactics For Summer Walleyes
By Daniel Quade Traditional summertime tactics catch plenty of big ‘eyes, or else they wouldn’t have become such strong traditions. Lindy Rigging, pulling spinners and suspending live bait account for countless catches. But sometimes, thinking outside the box is an even better way to put more, bigger walleyes in the box.
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Ultimate Guide To Better Spinner Rigging For Walleyes
By Daniel Quade Spinner rigs are deadly weapons for walleyes. Offering an alluring combination of fish-attracting flash, vibration, scent and taste, these churning, twirling performers are versatile standouts on the presentational scene. Still, there are always ways to milk more bites from any spinning scenario, provided you’re willing to experiment with a variety of key…
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Top Picks For Minnesota Trophy Walleyes
By Daniel Quade Giant walleyes? Minnesota’s got them. Around every corner there’s an opportunity to catch walleyes, from rich and fertile prairie potholes to the deep, clear waters of the Canadian Shield. If your goal is taking a trophy, however, fine-tuning your locations and tactics can boost your odds of boating a behemoth in the…
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No Boat No Problem, Spring Shore Walleyes
By Roy Vivian I fell in love with walleye fishing at a young age. While fishing from shore, on the Rock and Pecatonica Rivers, I would dream of how many more fish I would catch if I had a boat. Fast forward thirty years and I have a boat that is beyond my wildest dreams,…