My partner was a world class bass fisherman, but had never caught a musky. We had been fishing in the late 70’s, when one of my hottest presentations was cranking a big Hellbender crankbait along the deep weed edges in Wisconsin lakes. Besides fishing the best areas, two other keys to success with this deep-diving,… Continue Reading
How to Trigger More Strikes
Pattern Fishing for More Muskies
The first time I heard the term “pattern fishing” was in the late 70’s. Both Roland Martin and Babe Winkelman commonly used the term in articles they wrote for Fishing Facts magazine when talking about how to find and catch more fish in the shortest amount of time possible. The basic concept of pattern fishing… Continue Reading
Muskies on the Fringe
On my annual July trip to Ontario’s Eagle Lake, the early word from the guides at Andy Myers Lodge was the best musky action was on the rocks. Low water, combined with air temperatures in the 90’s and water temperatures in the high 70’s had pretty much shut down the weed bite. On the second… Continue Reading
Trolling Tips to Catch More Muskies
There is nothing as exciting to me in fresh water fishing as watching a big musky blow up on a top water and tail-walk across the surface, or see the white flash inside a 50-inchers mouth as she grabs a lure 18 inches from your rod tip during a figure 8. These are certainly memories… Continue Reading
Last Light Giants
BY Spence Petros Often one cast make take you from being a zero to a hero when musky fishing. And often that one cast is made during the low light conditions right before total darkness. If you want to know how to consistently go from the outhouse to the pent house during the warmer months,… Continue Reading
#11-Early Spring Crappies
By Spence Petros I love catching crappies, especially big ones. While many anglers head to the shallows right after ice out, targeting sheltered bays, canals, and other early to warm spots, most over-look adjacent deeper weedy bays. This pattern was shone to me by good friend Billy Heim, one of the top guides prowling southern… Continue Reading
FISHING IN-SIDE TURNS
By Spence Petros One of the most important structural elements (if not the most important) on a body of water, is the “inside turn” on a structure or an edge. For those of you that are not sure what this is, it’s basically the opposite of a point. While a point is usually shallower bottom… Continue Reading
Ice-Out Pike #13
By Spence Petros Seeing big fish in the shallows that you can’t catch can be very frustrating. Fortunately, through the years we have found various ways to tease many of these reluctant fish into grabbing our lures. Well over 20-years ago I had my first success teasing big pike into hitting just after ice-out. I… Continue Reading
Jig Fishing For Bass
By Patrick Davis – Fix.com No lure is more versatile for bass fishing than the skirted jig. The jig-head with a rubber skirt combination has been around for years, and it continues to catch bass across all seasons and anywhere bass swim. Over the years, jigs have evolved and become more specialized, which has only… Continue Reading