It's time to loosen up your shoulder on the mighty Mississippi It's no secret that a jig and minnow is the preferred presentation for walleyes in late winter and early spring on the Mississippi River, ...

We're jigging for walleye on the Niagara River and go over some jigging tips such as: why a straight-tailed jig and not a thumper tailed shad? Which weight, how deep? As always until next time, good ...

Perhaps the most ubiquitous fishing lure in the world, and among the oldest, the jig is particularly effective in catching walleyes. Thus its popularity in Minnesota, where more than 1 million anglers ...

We're at the eastern basin of Lake Erie with that fantastic walleye chop going on. Today we're talking jigging tips for walleye. We talk about rods, lures, bait colours and more to help you get more ...

It’s time to dust off that tackle box and tie on a jig, because New York’s walleye season opens May 1 and runs through March 15, 2024. It’s also opening day for lure-crushing northern pike, pickerel, ...

The bite was subtle, which is often the case when fishing a river hovering around 40 degrees. I was fishing a Ned rig — a finesse-sized pairing of a slim 2.75-inch straight worm with a light leadhead ...

The walleye is better known for its flesh than for its fighting abilities. But we still respect it as a sportfish because its oh-so-light bite makes it oh-so-hard to catch. A good spinning rod for ...

What Makes a Bucktail Jig So Effective for Catching Bass and Walleye? Simplistic in design but lethal in execution, the bucktail jig works magic when fished amongst weeds in the fall. Comprised of a ...

When I was a young teenager growing up in Waterloo, catching a walleye from the shorelines of the Cedar River was like getting a Mickey Mantle in a pack of baseball cards. In late March and early ...

DULUTH — When the News Tribune ran a story in March on how jigs are by far the No. 1 lure for the most world-record fish, it probably didn’t surprise any walleye anglers in Minnesota. The data from ...