What are the best techniques to use for pike? Ask five veteran anglers that question and chances are, four of five will say live bait. You just can’t beat the real thing, espec­ially early in the ...

When you absolutely, positively have to catch a fish, live bait is the only way to go, period. While artificial lures are variously new, improved, or otherwise hyped worldwide, the lowly worm and its ...

East: The deep gravel and mud continue to produce numbers of walleyes. The night bite has been very good with slip bobbers and leeches in 25 to 32 feet, while live-bait rigs or spinner rigs are more ...

Summer is picking up speed and moving at a quick pace. As we cross into mid-July, we are starting to change lots of tactics to fit the mold of summer fishing patterns. We are now into hot days with ...

We have begun the last phase of summer angling. You can tell summer is going fast with football training camps taking place and the Head of the Lakes Fair going this week. Before you know it, kids ...

East – Limits of walleyes continue to be caught on the 22- to 25-foot gravel and mud during the day on live-bait rigs and leeches. The evening bite has been best on the eight- to 16-foot rocks with ...

Anglers catch more walleyes on live bait than with hardware, but learning which live bait rigs to use at which times is important. Basic rigs include jigs in sizes 1/8-, 1/4- and 3/8-ounces.