The early-season walleye bite is fast, shallow, and aggressive. Use these tactics to make the most of first ice. You can find first-ice walleyes in a variety of structure types, but think shallow.

We're here with the boatless angler and we're flexing some walleye into the boat. We're running the flexi jig and testing it between two different styles of plastic jigs - a more passive tail with a ...

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, ...

I gave the Rapala Jigging Rap a sharp upward twitch and then, while reeling in the resulting slack line, allowed the heavy jigging lure to fall back onto the sandy bottom of Presque Isle Bay. When I ...

The early ice period is one of the best times to catch walleyes during the hard-water season. At this time, walleyes ...

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 ...

If you’re going fishing for walleyes tomorrow on one of the rivers that criss-cross the Midwest, a jig will probably be the best choice of lures. If you won’t be chasing walleyes until early summer, ...