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A fall walleye is a hungry walleye. And anglers willing to put in the effort each Autumn can reap the rewards of the year’s best fishing. Usually, in early October, walleye begin transitioning to predicable areas in groups, fattening up for winter together as they gorge on meals, generally consisting of minnows or baitfish. For lake walleye, the first fall …
Smallmouth bass were once considered just a northern relative of the black bass family. Now smallmouth bass fishing is now an All-American gamefish pursuit. Smallmouth bass live in many habitats ranging from cool waters of rivers and streams to deep reservoirs and crystal-clear natural lakes. You can find smallmouth bass in waterways either above or below the Mason-Dixon Line. Many …
The skirted jig is among the most trusted, dependable, and versatile lures a bass angler can throw. Sure, the subtle flutter from a slowly sinking Senko is sweet, and the streamline swimming action of a 4-inch grub is always buttery smooth, but no baits stand up to the mighty skirted jig. The jig is simple. From the lead head, that helps it sink. …
Streams are usually flowing strong with higher water levels in the early spring due to melting snow and rain runoff so you can usually catch rainbow and brown trout on action lures such as Mepp’s or Blue Fox spinners, small jerkbaits and crankbaits, spoons and Mepps Wooly Worm Spin Flies. I prefer throwing these lures on spinning tackle with 4-pound …
During the Spring season, bass are feeding heavily at nearly every depth and attack a variety of lures as the water warms. Moving lures such as crankbaits and spinnerbaits produce most of the time, but when the water temperature lingers below 60 degrees and during cold-front situations later in the spring, bass prefer slower presentations. While soft plastics or jigs …
When the dogwoods bloom, the crappie are biting. There’s a lot of truth to that saying throughout most of the country since dogwood blossoming time usually coincides with the crappie spawn in the spring. The warmer climate in the southern half of the country triggers crappie into spawning earlier in that region, but the northern half of the country warms …
The first time I heard the term “junk fishing” was when I was covering Bassmaster Opens and the anglers weighing in bass said they caught their fish that way. I assumed they were fishing all the debris that collects in pockets and were punching their lures through that junk mat. However, when I interviewed some of those anglers for my …
Professional angler Brian Latimer breaks down three bad to the bone bass lures. From topwater rigging to clever jig fishing tips – Brian explains his approach to fishing each lure. All but one of the baits seen in this video have were featured in previous Mystery Tackle Boxes and all of them are available at Karl’s Tackle Shop 13 Fishing …
A variety of lures will catch bass throughout the summer depending on the water clarity and body of water you fish. I usually fish large reservoirs during the summer because these bodies of water give me opportunities to fish shallow or deep and in clear or dirty water. Here are my five favorite lures for catching summertime bass. Plastic worm This …
Over the last week, the fishing has been heating up throughout the upper midwest. In Central Wisconsin where I’m at, the area lakes are finally reaching the 60-degree mark. This means bass, crappie, and bluegill are pushed up in shallow water acting foolishly and aggressively. Here is how I fish skirted jigs for largemouth bass during the Spring on a …
A lure falling through the water column mimics the natural actions of prey that triggers predatory fish into biting. The falling lure can imitate a dying shad sinking to the bottom or a minnow diving to the bottom to feed or a crawfish slowly descending at the end of its hop out of the rocks or a sinking worm flushed …
I have always considered March 1 as the official start of spring because in my home state of Missouri that date is the opening of trout parks throughout the state. However, April is a prime time for trout fishing throughout the country when many other states start stocking the fish in their rivers and lakes. Newly stocked trout are fairly …
