Right now, it can seem as if every fishing boat in the Northwest is at Drano Lake, circling the Toilet Bowl for spring Chinook. But there is another hot bite in the Gorge that is not getting as much ...

The bite was subtle, which is often the case when fishing a river hovering around 40 degrees. I was fishing a Ned rig — a finesse-sized pairing of a slim 2.75-inch straight worm with a light leadhead ...

What Makes a Bucktail Jig So Effective for Catching Bass and Walleye? Simplistic in design but lethal in execution, the bucktail jig works magic when fished amongst weeds in the fall. Comprised of a ...

When most anglers think of fishing, they probably think of warm water, summery clothing and carefree days on the water. While summer is a great time to wet a line, fall may be a sleeper season for ...

Fall weather patterns are starting to move things around. Locating active fish isn’t as easy, but when you find them, the action can be fast and furious. The final weekend of the Fall LOC Derby should ...

May 16—BAUDETTE, Minn. — If the walleyes didn't cooperate on this sunny Saturday morning, the opening day of Minnesota's 2025 fishing season, it certainly wouldn't be because of the weather. Morning ...

May 2—Every year since 1986 — good weather and bad — Tim Lyon has tested the waters of Lake of the Woods or Rainy River on the Minnesota Fishing Opener. A charter boat driver for Ballard's Resort on ...

BAUDETTE, Minn. — If the walleyes didn’t cooperate on this sunny Saturday morning, the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 fishing season, it certainly wouldn’t be because of the weather. Morning temps in ...