The early-season walleye bite is fast, shallow, and aggressive. Use these tactics to make the most of first ice. You can find first-ice walleyes in a variety of structure types, but think shallow.

We're out here fishing with Gino jigging for walleye in the Upper Niagara River in the late fall. I'm running the 3/4oz gold Stingnose - because we have a dark day and some darker water, gold tends to ...

I split my time between smallmouth and muskie in rivers, largemouth in reservoirs, and a wide variety of saltwater game fish in the Chesapeake bay. I also travel down throughout the east coast to fish ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The wonderful world of Lake Erie walleye fishing has put the Buckeye State on the national map. In recent decades the walleye sport fishery on Lake Erie has grown to be renowned ...

Today we are using the sp Viper Spoons - the SP1 or SP2 are ideal for walleye and that is what we are trolling for today. No downriggers and no divers on board, so we opted to use the pre-tied T-Turn ...

It was all steel and fighting heart, never letting up for a second — bucking, hammering, and slashing wildly. Illustration by Mel Phillips / Outdoor Life Men pay a price to see the unspoiled and ...

St. Ignace: At the Carp and Pine Rivers, shore anglers floated leeches for walleye and perch. Boat anglers targeting walleye on the Pine River either floated leeches or trolled nightcrawler harnesses.

Submitted Photo Mark Mohr, left, and Bob Rustowicz, right, share tournament leadership prize award duties at last year’s “Duel in Dunkirk” walleye tournament. The 2025 tournament will take place this ...

Current is key when targeting bass during the summer. Moving water is cooler and more oxygenated than still water, and fish often congregate in these spots when water temperatures rise. This can be ...

Learn how to rig, deploy, and catch fish with a downrigger for consistent success targeting trout, salmon, walleye or any other deep water fish. This gives you the basic idea of a downrigger set up.

Unfavorable weather conditions throughout May, including strong winds and murky water, delayed the start of the 2025 Lake Erie fishing season. Despite the late start, fishing proved successful in ...