The Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources’ “Lakefinder” smartphone app is a great tool to find un-pressured lakes full of fish. While catching nice crappies and 10-inch bluegills on two small…
ice fishing
First Ice Mississippi River Bottoms
Well it’s been a long time coming. I have been needing an ice fix since all of last year. We just didn’t have a lot of safe ice last year…With…
My first Ice in Years
Finally reliving the ice abstenance from several years! I have been at spring training so to speak getting ready for this! What jig should I start with and what color?…
Shallow spoonin’ early-ice ‘eyes
First-ice walleyes often roam near shallow shoreline structure and breaks within easy walking distance of lake-access points – especially on shallow, mostly featureless, bowl-shaped fisheries like Minnesota’s Upper Red Lake.…
Bumping bottom for first-ice ‘eyes
Bouncing a flutter spoon off the bottom will often fire up finicky first-ice walleyes. While catching easy limits of eater walleyes on North Dakota’s Devils Lake, James Holst and Joel…