We're out here fishing with Gino jigging for walleye in the Upper Niagara River in the late fall. I'm running the 3/4oz gold Stingnose - because we have a dark day and some darker water, gold tends to ...

Learn where to catch trophy freshwater stripers in the Southeast. Proven tips, tactics, and hot spots for striped bass ...

Today we are using the sp Viper Spoons - the SP1 or SP2 are ideal for walleye and that is what we are trolling for today. No downriggers and no divers on board, so we opted to use the pre-tied T-Turn ...

TAWAS/AuGRES: In Tawas, there was very little to no boat traffic. Shore anglers at Gateway Park caught an occasional Chinook salmon casting plugs and spoons. In AuGres, a few boat anglers have been ...

After a lot of time, gas money, and even heartbreak, I’ve dialed in a consistent late-summer bite on the biggest walleyes of my life. This isn’t luck, and it’s not always easy, but it’s repeatable.

Things settled down in Lake Erie for more consistent walleye action and another last-minute catch the final morning of the Fall LOC Derby sealed the deal for a first-time derby participant. Walleye ...

OSCODA/AuSABLE: Walleye were taken in good numbers while trolling crawler harnesses or Jr. spoons on three to seven colors of leadcore in 80 to 130 feet of water. Anglers trolling spoons and targeting ...

It was all steel and fighting heart, never letting up for a second — bucking, hammering, and slashing wildly. Illustration by Mel Phillips / Outdoor Life Men pay a price to see the unspoiled and ...

Submitted Photo Mark Mohr, left, and Bob Rustowicz, right, share tournament leadership prize award duties at last year’s “Duel in Dunkirk” walleye tournament. The 2025 tournament will take place this ...

Several downrigger styles are available. Electric downriggers are standard on most charter boats. An electric 'rigger deploys and reels in the downrigger weight, which may weigh 10 or 12 pounds or ...

Learn how to rig, deploy, and catch fish with a downrigger for consistent success targeting trout, salmon, walleye or any other deep water fish. This gives you the basic idea of a downrigger set up.

St. Ignace: There were no reports of lake trout last week due to inclement weather. When conditions improved, anglers tried trolling spoons or Spin-N-Glos along the northwest and west sides of ...