Last weekend, 90% of the fish we caught were still full of spawn and the bait of choice was a 3/16oz jig tipped with a ringworm or moxi. A blade…
Reports
Open Water is here in Sodak
With ice season coming to an end for me on the 6th and the tail end of the snow goose migration I was just a bit tardy on getting on…
Walleye fishing on Green Bays Western Shore
With a large amount of Green Bay still having ice cover there are areas in the lower Bay and along the southwest shore that have some open water areas. Tuesday…
Lake Erie Port Clinton Ohio 4-18 to 4-21
Well with most of the bay of Green Bay still being ice covered last week and getting a little tired of all the cold weather we headed out on our…
Spin Casting for Small Stream Trout
I kicked off my soft water season this past weekend in by hitting a small Western WI stream in search of the wily trout. I’ve been thinking about giving it…
Pre-Spawn Walleyes on Green Bays Tributary Rivers
To a die-hard walleye fishing fanatic, few things rank higher than fishing for pre-spawn walleyes on the tributary rivers of Green Bay. So when an open boat seat and an…
MN “B” Season Lightning Hunt
I’ll never forget taking out a first-time turkey hunter almost 10 years ago, who upon picking up his flopping bird less than 2 hours into the first morning’s hunt, had…
Fishing report Lake Puckaway, Wi.
Well its been a up and down year for water temps on Lake Puckaway. One week we have 54 degrees and few days later its back down to 41 degrees.…
Pulling Wire Targeting Male Walleyes
Pulling Wire…. I normally don’t refer to Handlining as “Pulling Wire” but if you read up on where this started and how it was originated that’s where it comes from……
Blades, Blades, and More Blades
Blades has been a bait/technique that myself and my fishing buddy Ryan have been wanting to learn for a long time. Well that time came this last weekend down at…
Chasing Walleye, Fox and Wolf Rivers
This will be a multi report, since I fished both rivers the past few days…First the Fox… I returned to the Fox about 10 days after my last report where…
Spring Handline Bite Is Here Again !!!
2013/2014 ice season that would not end,has now come and gone !! In just two short weeks I’ve see the river channel temps go from 33 degrees to 46 degrees…
Evert’s Weekend Walleye
Work was tough Friday with the warmer weather on the horizon. The plan originally was to head down to Evert’s on Saturday and fish an evening/night bite, that didn’t last…
Wisconsin River Spring Run Walleyes
Wisconsin River spring walleye fishing is in full swing. Vertical jigging, dragging, casting, 3-way trolling stick baits and other techniques all seem to be taking some fish.Like most people, I…
Fox River Bonanza
Pete Yake (the driftmaster) and I made our annual pilgrimage to the Fox River, DePere Wi on Wednesday morning. The spawning run is starting and with the cold, windy weather,…
Late Ice luck in South Dakota
With some sky high temps in the 50s to even low 60s the late ice season is in full effect. Currently shorelines are still intact with that crispy top to…
Dragging Pool 4 March 25-29 2014…
As the title says…last week was a DRAG…weatherwise and fishingwise. Windchill was below zero much of Mon and Tues mornings and the water temps fell through the basement. This was…
Lake of the Woods Late Ice Pike
One of the best things about taking part in In-Depth Outdoors is the constant and free-flowing exchange of fishing knowledge passed about the website forums, TV, and YouTube. Whether Pro-staff…
Finally- open water in Nebraska
Spring is finally here! Well….sorta. Between 70 degree days and snowdrifts, it’s hard to tell at times. This week has been up and down in major ways, but we still…
Walleye fishing on the Missouri river
Have been fishing in the Chamberlian area up river to the first corner.Any where from 15 to 25 feet depends on the day and current.We have been using the VMC…