Fishermen often over-analyze a situation, make techniques and approaches too complex. We end up outsmarting ourselves. We can cite a million reasons, from the weather to the calendar, for why fish ...

Legendary north woods guide Greg Bohn is known as Mr. Slip Bobber for a good reason -- he's spent the past 30 years in northern Wisconsin perfecting the tactic that is one of the most used and least ...

As I am gearing up for the upcoming gamefish season, I always find plenty of little projects to keep me busy. Going through and tending my arsenal of rods and reels is one of the annual tasks that ...

There are lots of ways to catch fish. Some anglers like to try to learn a new technique every year. Others like to refine a technique that they’re already familiar with. Doing so increases that angler ...

Ask any walleye nut and they’ll tell you there’s lots to love about these popular game fish—and loads of reasons to learn how to catch walleye. First, walleyes are widely distributed across the ...

ISLE, Minn. -- Slip bobber fishing may not have originated on Mille Lacs Lake, but when I first heard of the system back in the late 1970s that's where it was being done. Today, bobber fishing is part ...

Gearing up for the walleye opener is all about the little things. There's no need to shell out a couple hundred bucks for a variety of lures in all of the newest colors and configurations. Save that ...

What is a Slip Bobber Rig? A slip bobber rig requires a few key components to tie everything together, but the star of the show - and what gives this rig its name - is a float (bobber) that has a hole ...

Anglers are catching walleyes and saugers across the lake using a variety of tactics, Lake of the Woods Tourism reports in its weekly update. Best action has been in 18 feet to 30 feet of water and ...

You'll find Ron Miller fishing from the Island Lake bridge most days of the spring and summer. Even if the temperature is 45 and the wind is howling down the lake, as it was on Tuesday morning. "I'm a ...

East — Walleyes are hitting Lindy Rigs and leeches or crankbaits on the 25- to 30-foot gravel and mud areas during the day. Slip bobbers and leeches have worked best after dark on the 14- to 20-foot ...