by Blake Tollefson | Mar 5, 2023 | TROUT-SALMON
Early Season Stream Trout Winter is coming to end and anglers across the Midwest are chomping at the bit to get a taste of open water again. There’s one problem – most lakes are still ice covered as far as the eye can see. Fortunately, for Wisconsin anglers...
by Joel Nelson | Mar 1, 2023 | EQUIPMENT, FISH BEHAVIOR, PANFISH
Spring Crappies: Key Locations & Strategies Spring crappies are on the top of many people’s list in the spring. In fact, panfish continually rank as one of the most commonly targeted species in the U.S., and in northern waters, their popularity exceeds that...
by Troy Lindner | Feb 21, 2023 | BASS
Bass Tubes: The Nuclear Bomb of Smallmouth Fishing There’s one lure, bass tubes, that consistently catches smallmouth bass everywhere you go. It’s not new and sexy like the Spybait, it’s ugly and it’s been around for a LONG time. Why is it so successful? It closely...
by Jeff Simpson | Feb 18, 2023 | WALLEYE
Snap Jigging Triggers Savage Walleye Strikes Snap jigging is changing the game in the walleye world. Jigging for walleyes has traditionally been a slow, subtle, meticulous affair. Keep your line as short and vertical as possible to maximize feel and control. Use...
by Jeff Simpson | Feb 8, 2023 | BASS
Plastic Worm Fishing for Reluctant Bass Stick-shaped, plastic worms offer a variety of rigging options and actions that tease finicky largemouth and smallmouth bass to bite. It’s no wonder why just about every soft bait manufacturer has their own variation of...
by AnglingBuzz | Feb 2, 2023 | Ice Perch, PANFISH
Jumbo Perch in South Dakota When you think of in the jumbo Perch in the Midwest most anglers immediately think of Devils Lake in North Dakota, and while Devils lake it a great perch destination; all across North and South Dakota there are shallow water duck sloughs...