When it comes to first ice, walleye fishing can be incredible—but only if you know where to go and what to use. In this early ice walleye guide, Jason Mitchell shares expert insights on location strategy, lure selection, and tactics to help you catch more walleye at first ice. Master the season’s best opportunities before the crowds move in.
As fall approaches, walleye often prefer larger, bulkier baits. Learn how to increase the size and profile of your jigs and lures to target these fall feeding fish.
Lake trout tend to stay relatively deep during the open water season, but late fall is a prime opportunity to target them in shallower water.
Swimming jigs is a very effective way to catch spring walleye. Here are 10 tips to help you master this technique and turn over more fish.
Late ice walleye patterns can vary among fisheries, but there are some almost universal tendencies that seem to occur across most.
Understanding some of these factors can help you make much better decisions on the ice when targeting jumbo perch at late ice.
While pike are indeed abundant across the upper Midwest and beyond, trophy pike can be much more difficult to find.
When baiting your spoon or glide bait with a minnow head, consider the style of bite before you pinch off the bait onto your hook.
Wherever crappie swim, this simple trick often separates those who always seem to catch the biggest crappies from those who just catch fish.
Jason Mitchell covers how to easily set up your hub shelter for a comfortable day on the ice.
Soft plastics fished correctly catch almost anything that swims and can be particularly deadly for catching crappie through the ice.
