First-ice walleyes often roam near shallow shoreline structure and breaks within easy walking distance of lake-access points – especially on shallow, mostly featureless, bowl-shaped fisheries like Minnesota’s Upper Red Lake.…
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Bumping bottom for first-ice ‘eyes
Bouncing a flutter spoon off the bottom will often fire up finicky first-ice walleyes. While catching easy limits of eater walleyes on North Dakota’s Devils Lake, James Holst and Joel…
Bull ‘gills on jig-and-plastics
Precise jig-and-plastic presentations will yield bigger bluegills than live-bait offerings. James Holst and Joel Nelson demonstrate productive panfish presentations while catching 10-inch bluegills on small lake in Central, Minnesota. In-Depth…
Bring bling for clear-water ‘eyes
Big, flashy, gold flutter spoons – “bling” – work well to call in curious walleyes and perch in clear water. James Holst and Calvin Svihel demonstrate productive techniques while catching…
Blade baits for late-ice ‘eyes
Big, noisy, vibrating or rattling lures will call in super-sized, shallow, late-ice walleyes. James Holst and Calvin Svihel catch several giant “Greenback” walleyes while demonstrating late-ice, blade-bait techniques on Manitoba,…