This is the perfect time to jig for walleye with a finesse approach: a rainy day after a major storm and cold front blew ...

Hello folks! This week we're coming at you from the waters of the Detroit River. We've baited up with the brand new ...

What Makes a Bucktail Jig So Effective for Catching Bass and Walleye? Simplistic in design but lethal in execution, the bucktail jig works magic when fished amongst weeds in the fall. Comprised of a ...

It’s time to dust off that tackle box and tie on a jig, because New York’s walleye season opens May 1 and runs through March 15, 2024. It’s also opening day for lure-crushing northern pike, pickerel, ...

Walleye fishing can quickly get complicated and technical. This is mostly because walleyes tend to hang in deeper water, sometimes away from obvious shoreline structure. Most of the time you need a ...

DULUTH — When the News Tribune ran a story in March on how jigs are by far the No. 1 lure for the most world-record fish, it probably didn’t surprise any walleye anglers in Minnesota. The data from ...

Across the Midwest, walleye anglers are getting into boats and waders and are chasing walleyes. Jigging is perhaps the most popular way to catch walleyes this time of year. Jigs are popular because ...

If you’re going fishing for walleyes tomorrow on one of the rivers that criss-cross the Midwest, a jig will probably be the best choice of lures. If you won’t be chasing walleyes until early summer, ...

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The bite was subtle, which is often the case when fishing a river hovering around 40 degrees. I was fishing a Ned rig — a finesse-sized pairing of a slim ...

There are two basic schools of thought as well as many "graduate schools" filled with walleye fishermen. The old reliable jig-minnow setup and the minnow hard bait can be good fish attractors during ...