The 8-foot trolling rod bent into a deep curve, telegraphing the presence of a good-sized fish. My buddy Art yanked the outfit from its rod holder and began slowly gathering line on the trolling reel.

When W. H. Chip Gross goes fishing, he packs about 45-50 years of experience into his tackle box and heads out on a nearby lake. And it’s that experience, along with an inquisitive nature, that ...

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 ...

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Trolling at night can produce great results to get big walleyes this late into the fall Big minnows for live bait and stick bait style crank baits, along with paddle tails are great for late October ...

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 weekend, with ...

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 ...

From big browns on the Bow River, to why walleye’s eyes glow, to a review of the Orvis Helios F Fly Rod, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s attention on Fishing on SI this ...

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