Bizarro World Walleyes
by Ted Pilgrim

Written with Tony Boshold Redefining "Classic" Ice Fisheries Some of the best walleye fishing you can imagine is occurring in places you might never think to look. Historic numbers of fish up to 10-pounds, even larger, are today living and thriving in lakes and reservoirs that only five years back were nearly empty of these coveted freshwater animals. In the scope of the past two to three decades, given all the ups and downs that have occurred within these freshwater environs, there's a new "normal" in the realm of productive walleye fisheries. The fabulous fishing has for yea... read more

Bait with Bite
by Mitch Eagan

More anglers than you'd think eat bait. Not because they have to as a result of today's hard economic times, but simply because they want to. Now I'm not talking nibbling on waxies and grated white cheddar sprinkled over a wheat wafer, but instead, gorging on a main course of succulent smelt after an evening of intentionally targeting these fanged torpedoes through the ice. It's all because smelt-the very silvery-sided forage that pack the bellies of popular predator fish like pike, walleye and trout-is a delicacy for any angler who bears taste buds. Their flesh is sweet, yet mild in flavo... read more

Welcome Lake-Link Jamboree 2012
by Dave Duwe

Delavan Lake is one of the finest fisheries in Southeastern, Wisconsin. This awesome fishery is playing host to Lake-Link's 2012 Ice Fishing Jamboree. The lake is an hour from Milwaukee and one and a half hours from Chicago. Delavan Lake is roughly 2100 acres with a maximum depth of 52 feet. The lake has many different fishing opportunities, whether it's deep water yellow perch or weedline walleyes. The shallow bays make available a lot of Northern Pike and bluegill action. In early February, northern pike action will be on the weed flats or on the first break of the weedline. The be... read more

Icing Walleyes On Spoons
by Bob Jensen

Just as there are a lot of ways to catch walleyes in open water, there are several very productive lure types for taking walleyes through the ice. But if a survey was taken among anglers who like to chase walleyes during the ice-fishing season, I'll bet a spoon would be the most popular lure. Spoons are popular because they produce. There are a lot of different spoons available to the ice angler, and each spoon has a characteristic of its own. Here are some ideas for using spoons to catch walleyes that are under the ice. The action of the spoon is of prime consideration. Some spoons fa... read more

Break From The Pack
by Foster Dennis

The subject matter I write about has always had a strong focus on education, whether it be about fish location and behavior or in presentations and the associated lures used to elicit a positive response. I would like to continue on with that theme and implore some of you (probably the majority of you) to self-educate yourselves. What I am referring to is the now all too common practice of following the crowd…particularly as it relates to ice fishing. In this case, there is no strength in numbers. Ever notice that by mid-winter on any given body of water that there are a couple of large... read more

Master the Art of Night Slip Bobbering by Greg Bohn with Scott Richardson You’d think Greg Bohn would have the eyesight of an owl by now. He’s spent thousands of hours fishing after dark durin... Read more...

Marcum technologies extends popular 'rewards' program Special Offers and Free Accessories generate lifetime brand loyalty Minneapolis, MN (1/17/12) - The designers of high-grade MarCum sona... Read more...

Legend Tournament Walleye rods make fishing history . . . again Park Falls, Wis. - The last several decades of walleye fishing history have bore witness to truly prodigious progress. The rod-crafte... Read more...

Frabill's cool and compact Crawler Can makes bait smile and chill out Jackson, Wis. - Time was, procuring a ponderous string of trout, catfish or sunfish involved little more than a willow stick w... Read more...

Hand-held ShowDown Troller sonar is critical for first-ice success MILLE LACS, MN - Every year, Christmas forthcoming, guide Tony Roach begins his now notorious "walleye walk." Setting out acr... Read more...

Eyecon Trolling Rods build lasting relationship between angler, bait and quarry Park Falls, Wis. (12/15/11) - It's well known that walleyes are fickle fish. Strikes are often so slight that the fi... Read more...

Northern Pike caught by Mark Vruno

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