Fishing Tips

Table of Contents Intro 1. The Early Bird Gets the Worm 2. Stay Hydrated and Dress the Part 3. Deeper Can be the Answer 4. Don’t be Afraid of Big Baits 5. Current is Key 6. Find the Shade Who doesn’t love a gorgeous summer day on the wate …

What do you get when you put FLW Walleye Tour professionals Dean Arnoldussen, Tom Keenan and John Gillman together?   How about 60 years of spinner pulling and over 1.5 million dollars in career earnings!  Gillman has more top-five fi …

While most outdoorsman have ducks and deer on their minds during the fall, a growing group of Great Lakes anglers look to grab a boxful of crankbaits when the sun goes down with dreams of catching the largest walleyes in the system. This is accompli …

Written by George Nielsen I remember the days of being stranded on shore and seeing all kinds of fishing craft target all the spots I wanted too. I remember admiring the decked out bass boats and the smaller budget fishing craft alike. I just didn&rs …

There is a large debate about whether to use an inline reel or a spinning reel for ice fishing. While both reels have advantages and disadvantages, there are several key factors to consider when selecting your next ice fishing reel. Jigging vs. Deads …

Have you entertained the idea of trying fly fishing but let some common misconceptions prevent you from starting? Let me try to put some of those erroneous ideas to rest and tempt you to give fly fishing a try. From the outside looking in, fly fishin …

Most of us can say that we have been in the situation where our equipment fails us, or even worse, when we fail on our equipment. Whether it is a rod component breaking on a trophy fish, or a car door deciding it has an appetite for fishing rods, fo …

We have all seen the product pages with specifications about casting reels including their size, line capacity and bearings. The factor that I feel is most important when selecting a reel for bass fishing is the gear ratio. The gear ratio of a reel …

Planer board fishing can seem very complicated and even intimidating to many inexperienced anglers. Here are a few basic tips to make your day on the water more productive and enjoyable. • Tackle should match for each side of the boat. The rods, …

If you want to start a lively discussion among ice fishermen, toss out the question of which is a more important asset for ice fishing – a sonar unit or an underwater camera. Either piece of equipment is a great tool to increase your catch, lea …

If you are reading this, you are most likely an angler. When you started your fishing career, there was probably someone who started you in the outdoors. In many cases, it may have been your father, but often it could have been your mother, uncle or …

“Clear as Mud” - Years ago that was what grandma called our jibberish talk as we politicized for cookies. Today, “Clear as Mud” is a familiar term and sight for many walleye anglers, particularly in the spring and fall. This o …