by Dick Sternberg Walleyes are much harder to pattern in fall than in summer because most lakes stratify during the summer months, forming distinct temperature layers. The shallow water is usually too warm for walleyes and the deep water often lacks sufficient oxygen, so the walleyes hang out in the middle, where optimum temperature and… Continue Reading
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Trolling 101
By Jim Murphy During the off season many of the questions I am asked at sport shows and seminars pertain to trolling. I know many of our Wisconsin friends can not troll due to local regulations and there exists a legion of musky hunters who believe trolling is sacrilegious. If you don’t have severe pain… Continue Reading
Hi-Tech Sonar and its Use
By Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson Pro fisherman Ted Takasaki hoists a monster walleye he caught with the aid of modern sonar. Technology behind ‘depthfinders’ now includes side-imaging sonar, which Takasaki uses regularly in professional tournaments. The same advantages he finds can be yours, as you seek to make good use of limited fishing time.… Continue Reading
Fish the Dominant Species
By Dave Genz Success at the end of the rainbow! A beautiful trout, taken by ice fishing legend Dave Genz, on a small Wisconsin lake known to hold three species of trout. This body of water also holds big bluegills and bass, so you can choose to target any of these fish and expect success.… Continue Reading
Your Fish are the Same as Mine
By Dave Genz How the bluegills of Okoboji helped teach Dave Genz a lifetime lessonFor all the ice fishing he had done up to that point, Dave Genz had never felt so baffled by bluegills. This was back in the early 80s, down (for him) in Iowa, on Emerson Bay of Lake Okoboji. It’s a… Continue Reading
Master the Genz Pounding Presentation
By Dave Genz Here is an example of a horizontal ice jig, the Fat Boy by Lindy. It is one of the finest panfish jigs ever designed, because it ‘fishes heavy’ for its size and shows up well on a Vexilar display. Vertical jigs, by comparison, assume an orientation where the hook hangs… Continue Reading
Fishing Fast a Huge Key in Ice Fishing
By Dave Genz Get down through unproductive depths for more ice-fishing success this winter. Here, Dave Genz holds up a dandy sauger he tempted with a Lindy Rattl’n Flyer Spoon at midday. It’s important to understand both the horizontal and vertical dimensions of mobility. The whole subject of mobility in ice fishing goes way beyond… Continue Reading
Spring Spawning Walleye Secrets
By Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson There’s a great reason to look forward to the spring with ice melting and rivers running. About 80 to 90 percent of the walleyes across the country move from main lakes into the rivers to spawn. Unlike during the summer when trolling for big fish can be hit or… Continue Reading
Confront A Cold Front
By Steve Heiting, Managing Editor Among the benefits of teaching the University of Esox Musky Schools is the longterm friendships I’ve developed with a number of the students. And seeing the students take the information shared with them and then succeeding at musky fishing — either during the school or, sometimes, years later — is… Continue Reading
Color Technology & Muskies
By Steve Heiting, Managing Editor One of the most interesting artifacts in the main lodge of Monument Bay Lodge on Lake of the Woods’ Northwest Angle involves a huge, ancient, mounted musky. While the musky is certainly a giant, it’s not the fish mount that I find so interesting but the lure hanging in its… Continue Reading