Slip Bobbering Weed Walleyes

Slip Bobbering Weed Walleyes by Nathan Shore Giant walleyes prowl through weeds all summer long, yet they're pretty safe from most fishermen. Sure, you can know they're in there, but getting them out is a challenge. Few anglers know more about getting big walleyes out of the weeds long-time guide and author of "Master The Art of Slip Bobbering," Greg Bohn. He's likely netted more 10-pound weed-holding walleyes than any other guide in the country. For him, slip bobbering weed walleyes is an art form. Bohn says that successful slip bobbering weed walleyes begins with using the right equipment to deliver baits to the correct depth. Keeping the boat positioned and moving at the right speed also are critical. "I want the boat 20 feet or so off the weedline at all times," Bohn said, "and moving at less than 1 mph." Fishing the right weedbeds is the final piece of the puzzle. During summer, Bohn focuses on main-lake weedlines surrounding the deepest basins in the lake. Prime spots are weedbeds on main-lake points, offshore humps and mid-lake bars. He says that the spot-within-the-spot often is the area where weeds get closest to deep water. "If you find one of those spots with some boulders nearby or ...

The Spring Bull Bluegill Formula

If you're looking for a powerful fishing technique here is the spring bull bluegill formula by Matt Johnson As anglers we find ourselves looking for a reason behind the decisions we make. We want to justify that the decisions we make will have a positive outcome on our day of fishing. Let’s face it; we don’t want to make decisions that result in a poor day of fishing. So we analyze the situation and make the best decision based on the given conditions. We start to build a pattern and then execute that pattern. Right or wrong, we tell ourselves—through our gut instincts—that these specific moves will help us catch more spring bull bluegill. Sometimes we turn towards our network of fishing buddies to help guide us, other times we just wing-it and hope for the best, but regardless of path we still try to use our best judgment to gain the desired outcome. With spring bull bluegill, we often over-analyze the situation and make the decisions tougher than they need to be. With panfish there are simple formulas for success, especially during the spring. Let temperature be your guide. If I had to pick one season where temperature plays the most ...

May Means Crankbaits On The Tennessee River Chain

May Means Crankbaits On The Tennessee River Chain By Abe Smith Basketball fans have their “March Madness,” but there’s madness in May, too, on the storied reservoirs of the Tennessee River. It’s time for Crankbait Madness. “By mid-May, bass are done spawning and they come out from the shallows and gang up on offshore structure to recuperate,” notes Jimmy Mason, Bassmaster pro who also guides throughout the Tennessee River system. “And a crankbait is a dynamite tool to locate and catch them. Get a school fired up, and you can catch them cast after cast!” Timmy Horton used crankbaits on the Tennessee River waters of Guntersville, Wheeler, Wilson, Chickamauga and Pickwick as springboards to his Bassmaster Elite Series career. “In May bass start schooling in the creeks,” echoes Horton. “I like to find them with a crankbait as they start coming out toward the main lake.” Though largemouth bass predominate on the river system, the Tennessee River impoundments along the Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama borders also produce some of the largest smallmouth bass found anywhere. Pickwick is the most well known and Horton cut his teeth there. He said that at times both species can be caught using crankbaits on the Tennessee River from the ...

After Bite – Post-spawn Crappies

Forget the fallacies… Anybody can find and catch post-spawn crappies with the right electronics and gear By Mitch Eeagan Early in the spring season, before the urge to procreate was great, post-spawn crappies gathered together in massive schools and were fairly easy to locate and catch. When spawning is in full swing, those same fish move back into the shallows, where antagonistic strikes from aggressive adults guarding eggs are simple to conjure up – so much so it might be prudent to leave well enough alone and let life happen without interruption. But soon the post-spawn crappies period will be upon us and catching these most desired fish will be tough. Or at least that’s what the majority of anglers think. The truth is, it’s not that the fish are unwilling to eat, but rather they have spread out and, although are feeding veraciously to make up for energy lost during the spawn, aren’t willing to move much to wolf down morsels as they once were. What’s the key to catching success after procreation takes place? Locating post-spawn crappies with pinpoint accuracy is number one. And that isn’t as hard nowadays when a boat’s rigged with the right electronics. And then ...

Ice-out panfish for the shore bound angler – By Wayne Ek

In my region it happens somewhere around late March or early April; the ice starts to pull away from main lake shorelines. When it happens streams, creeks and culverts start to run hard with melting snow or rain. Finally, it’s time to chase ice-out panfish. At this time of year you don’t even need a boat; in fact fishing from shore may be more productive. Now is the time to be mobile and willing to jump from lake to lake, culvert to culvert or backwater to backwater. You need a full tank of gas and a willingness to check as many fishing locations as possible. You also need to keep it simple, no live bait, no stringers, no arsenal of rods or multiple boxes of lures. The simpler and less cluttered you can make this, the more successful you’re going to be. What to look for: The main criteria for this type of fishing is to have a number of fishing spots that are close to roads or other access points. None of the spots that I fish are more than a 50-yard walk from my truck. And make sure that the lakes you’re going to scout or try are good panfish ...

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DNR Hosts Regional Fish Iowa! Games Competitions and Family Fishing Fun
STORM LAKE, IA - First ever regional competitions for the Fish Iowa! Games will be held June 7 at the Storm Lake Marina and Hatchery Complex in Storm Lake, and June 9 at FW Kent Park, near Oxford. Both will be followed by family fishing events that are open to the public. The Iowa Games and Iowa Dep [...]
Cold Water Dangerous Memorial Day Weekend
ST PAUL, MN - Minnesotans are eager to hit the water for Memorial Day weekend, but the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding boaters that warmer weather does not mean warm water. “For boaters and swimmers, our current water temperatures can prove dangerous, or even deadly, if they [...]
Walk-In Access Enrollment Deadline Extended
WORTHINGTON, MN - Landowners have an extra two weeks to enroll in the Walk-In Access program, as the deadline has been extended to June 14, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said. “We extended our enrollment period to coincide with the deadline for the Conservation Reserve Pr [...]
How Important Is Spring Snowmelt & Rainfall to Groundwater Supply?
OWATONNA, MN - Snowmelt and rainfall during the spring months are the sources of major replenishment for the entire hydrologic system, including groundwater. While a great deal of the spring runoff melts into lakes and rivers, some of it infiltrates the soil into two principal zones: saturated and u [...]
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MADISON, WI - The weekly Wisconsin fishing reports & hunting report from 5/17/13 are gathered by local DNR officials, angler creel surveys, county and state parks staff. They are compiled. There are always current Wisconsin Fishing Reports and hunting reports as well as outdoor reports in this f [...]

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Kiss My Bass
So how many people kiss the Bass when they catch one? Do you kiss every bass or just certain sizes? Do you feel guilty about it if your married or enjoy it more? Anyone never kiss a bass? Some of the guys on TV like Jimmy H. almost get into too much with the bass, but hey, who am I too judge.
Crawford County Outing
[img]http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy294/StreamOfTime_photos/dbpine_zps8d813150.jpg[/img] The trout were willing. Dan Braun got a taste of my home water. [img]http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy294/StreamOfTime_photos/danbraunbeaver_zps31ecc818.jpg[/img] I had a dozen browns follow on my f
1994 60hp Merc Tiller leaking oil from the power trim motor...help
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I Piolit Trouble
Thanks perch will check the male plug never did blow a fuse. just furstrating being its a new unit and lost some fishing time. Thanks again for the quick reply. green light was still on when unit would not work.
Gas (Beating a dead horse)
As I understand it, some materials that are fine with gasoline degrade when exposed to ethanol. These materials were widely used in motors and fuel systems before ethanol was added to gasoline. Also ethanol dissolves stuff that gasoline doesn't so if there is crud in the system it might get kn

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New home made gear
They did buy Toledo, I'm pretty sure. Here's a couple more from the winter... Goldeneyes are Bigger Water Decoys I got as raw bodies/heads and burlapped. Herters were all dinged up, so I burlapped and painted. Definitely getting into the hobby. Need an airbrush next go round. [url=http://f [...]
TEAM 2: "HOOK HUNTERS" Official Site
How did your hunt go FP? Been pretty quiet in here! Today was the first morning I've been out since last Thursday - finally a beatiful day! Birds were fired up too. Hiked up to my first spot only to hear one 1/4 mile away. Walked around & setup on him (turned out to be them) about 125 yds a [...]
Lab Needs knee Surgery
Thanks for your replies. The vet that would do the surgery is from the cities.I found a person in the chetek area that used the same traveling surgical vet and the results were very good. A follow up blood test showed lower creatine levels. The vet I am seeing for pre-surgical work believes that th
Team 3 !!
I should have hunted with you Wally awesome job!!
Do-it-yourself decoy weights
Fishuhaulik, I would check the small out of the way hardware store just like looking for bullets as I did this several years ago and found the mother load of strap weights for really, really cheap and the guy at the store told me that if I bought all the weights he would give me a better deal that h

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Wayne Ek – 2012 Tournament Bass Blog
This information and more provided by Ice Fishing & Hunting Information - Click Here Please Lake Minnewaska – Tuesday Night League Tournament This tournament was held on July 3rd with 10-boats. I did not pre-fish for this tournament as I had already fished a tournament (the MFBA) o [...]
Wayne Ek – 2012 Tournament Bass Blog
This information and more provided by Ice Fishing & Hunting Information - Click Here Please Minnesota Federation of Bass Anglers (MFBA) – Minnewaska Tournament on July 1st, 2012 The MFBA has a number of tournaments scattered throughout the state. And even though these are mo [...]
Wayne Ek – 2012 Tournament Bass Blog
This information and more provided by Ice Fishing & Hunting Information - Click Here Please Reel Team Bass on the Le Homme Dieu Chain. This tournament was held on June 30th and had 40-boats. We finished 6th, cashing a check for $400.00. I pre-fished 3-days for this tou [...]
Wayne Ek – 2012 Tournament Bass Blog
This information and more provided by Ice Fishing & Hunting Information - Click Here Please Le Homme Dieu Chain League Tournament Fished the “chain” on June 26th, as the 5th lake in this 14-lake series. I didn’t get to pre-fish, but Roy did. He found a shallow sp [...]
Wayne Ek – 2012 Bass Blog
This information and more provided by Ice Fishing & Hunting Information - Click Here Please Lake Ida – League Tournament June 19th, was the night of storm after storm. The tournament normally runs from 5:30pm to 9:00 pm. But what started off as a cloudy warm night turned butt-ugly [...]

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Slip Bobbering Weed Walleyes

The Spring Bull Bluegill Formula

May Means Crankbaits On The Tennessee River Chain

After Bite – Post-spawn Crappies

Ice-out panfish for the shore bound angler – By Wayne Ek

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Ice-out panfish for the shore bound angler – By Wayne Ek

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