Have you up ever watched a cowboy on a quarter horse cut a cow from the herd? Rider and animal must work together as one, in perfect unison, to get the job done. The same must be true for an angler and a boat. Early in the year, successful fishing often depends upon the ability of fishermen to use boat control to their advantage. And a drift sock can make all the difference in the world.
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I’ve been getting a lot of question at seminars in recent weeks, so I’d like to answer specific questions in turn. For this column, let’s talk fall walleyes — including where to find them and how to fish for them!
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September has arrived and that means the prelude to fall fishing. I’ve been getting a lot of questions about the “versatility concept” at seminars and on
the radio. People asking these questions want a thorough
description of versatility as it applies to fishing. Here’s my take on it.
However you fish them, no tackle box is complete without a decent assortment of soft plastics in the following categories: grubs, tubes, worms, "creatures" (representing crayfish), and swimbaits.
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If we hit the post-spawn lull, how’s an angler to catch fish? Well, we still can catch walleyes, but let’s evaluate all of our options.
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Here are some tips to help you catch early-season walleyes. For starters, always have a game plan and pre-rig your rods! Here are several techniques I have used over the years that should help you put more fish in the boat.
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Everyone talks about crappies as a backup to walleyes on the fishing opener
here in the Midwest, but consider them a top
priority this year! They’re typically very active in 47- to 49-degree water,
and many lakes will register at that temperature in mid-May.
No doubt about it, we here in the Midwest are in for a different sort of
early open-water fishing in 2013 due to the cold temperatures and snowfall here
in late April. Whenever conditions are so out-of-sync, I review basic fish
biology. In this case, that means walleye biology, specifically as it relates
to the spawn.
On most big rivers, jigs remain the top choice for spring walleye anglers. Jigs are not the only way to catch walleyes in spring, but they’re extremely productive. Follow these few simple jigging rules.
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