GAY — Live-bait rigging, a time-honored technique for walleyes, seems to have faded from popularity in recent years. Most guys fishing crawlers troll with spinner rigs these days, and, from what I can ...

GARRISON, Minn. — Ted Takasaki didn’t grow up in Minnesota and didn’t fish much as a kid. His family didn’t even own a boat. "When we fished, we fished from shore," he said. Not so anymore. Late the ...

Spring fishing tips: In the spring, in the first two weeks, I like get on the water in the afternoon about 2 p.m. and fish until dark or 9:30. If the day bite isn’t good, the evening bite is good. I ...

Ask anyone who's ever fished, and chances are they've heard of these guys. Al Lindner. Ron Lindner. The two brothers with their distinct Chicago accents already were established as northern Minnesota ...

To all those complaining about how the Fox Chain is fished out, how Bangs Lake has lost its appeal, how Busse Lake is devoid of big bass and walleyes, well, give it a rest and use the tools passed ...

Slip bobbers and leeches or Lindy Rigs and redtails are producing some walleyes in the weeds or 16 to 20 feet of water at Whitefish Lake, North Long Lake, and Gull Lake. The shallow weeds in the ...