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 ...

As summer transitions to fall, some gamefish species tend to become more active. This includes lake-dwelling walleyes. Bucktail jigs — hair jigs, if you like — can be one of the best tools for ...

The shape, profile and subtle action of 3- to 4-inch tubes, rigged in concert with standard insert-style leadhead jigs, dupe cold-water river walleyes. And the added benefit is not having to deal with ...

In walleye country, it’s apparent that autumn is not far away. The days are still warm, but not as warm as they were two weeks ago, and, most noticeably, the nights are cooling down. Autumn means ...

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. - Dustin Larson had a game plan to put walleyes in the boat on this early June morning: Pitch jigs and soft plastic tails along the edge of a shallow flooded shoreline and cover ...

Don Beans likes fishing for fall walleyes on lakes along the Knife Lake flowage, northeast of Ely. He favors narrows on those lakes, where minnows seem to congregate in the fall. He often uses a Lindy ...

My favorite lure for taking walleyes from weed beds is a jig worm. Bass, pike and musky will also fall for this presentation. Most of the time I will use a one-eighth ounce jig head with a six inch ...

Walleyes are following emerald shiners as they move shallow and into the Rainy River, and anglers report an increase in walleye numbers at the Lighthouse Gap and along the south shore, Lake of the ...

Good numbers of walleyes are being taken along the south shore of Lake of the Woods, according to the weekly report from Lake of the Woods Tourism. There are schools of walleyes in many locations, ...