Archives: Fishing

Wolf River Walleyes

A person wearing an orange jacket and a camo headwrap holds a walleye toward the camera at night. Houses and trees are visible in the dimly lit background near a calm waterfront.

Anglers in fall on many Wisconsin waterways, including the Wolf River system, will eventually witness large schools of baitfish gathering near inlets, landings and bayous. Schools so thick, in fact, they seemingly cannot even be fished. Most anglers will never forget a phenomenon quite like it. Watching the schooling ball of baitfish and the walleye […]

Late Fall Fishing

A close-up of a hand holding a crappie above the water, showing the fish’s speckled scales and wide dorsal fin. Leafless trees and a shoreline are visible in the background.

For fall river crappie, I like it simple. Drifting a light jig and minnow right to their holding area. As a perfect example, we caught a couple of crappie close together by a bottom snag and then anchored. The winning formula was tossing a 1/32nd ounce jig 10 yards upstream and letting it sink and […]

For The Heartiest of Souls

A smiling man standing on a boat holds a large walleye horizontally in front of him. A forested shoreline and calm lake water are visible in the background.

Some of the best fishing of the year happens in fall. You have to tough out the cold, but trust me, it’s worth it. During the late fall months, walleye fishing is my favorite. With clients in the summer, I spend a lot of time fishing largemouth bass or northern pike, most often with live […]

Fall In to Bass Heaven – Two months. Two fish. Great fishing!

An older man wearing glasses, a cap, and a life vest sits in a boat holding a largemouth bass upright by the mouth. A calm lake and tree-lined shoreline stretch out behind him under an overcast sky.

Fall arrives a little earlier than most anglers realize. If you pay attention to the weather, watch for cooler nights in mid- to late-August. As the days lengthen, it’s darker longer, and that promotes the cool down. Which makes September and October prime bass months. Work it right and you can have success with both […]

Wolf River Panfish: Wolf River Haven

A smiling woman wearing a sleeveless black shirt, denim shorts, and pink sunglasses holds up a large crappie on a dock beside a calm lake with trees and boats in the background.

The Wolf River is a panfish haven. Especially during low water, this often occurs late summer into early fall. An abundance of downed trees, rocky riprap shoreline and carved out clay banks near trickling tributaries draws out big gills and crappies from the backwaters. Anglers targeting these main river panfish like to use an eighth […]

The ABCs to Fall Walleye Success: Simple Location Lessons for More, Bigger Fish

A young angler dressed in a purple jacket and hat proudly holds up a large walleye while standing in a boat on a cold, sunny day with open water and bare trees in the background.

With the passing of the Dog Days of Summer, fishing becomes a lot more consistent and predictable. Cooler water temperatures make it much easier to pinpoint and target specific fishing locations. Years of fishing the Wisconsin River has taught me how to look for and approach these locations while targeting walleyes, one of my favorite […]

Moon Phases And Muskies: Fish the Full Moon in the Fall

A smiling angler wearing a yellow and black jacket and red cap holds up a massive muskellunge (muskie) in a small fishing boat on a lake, surrounded by fall trees.

Muskies are like an old friend that I annually clear my calendar for, and I always choose the full moon period in October for the visit. Like almost everything, the longer you do something the better you will become at it. Fishing muskies for 20 years on the same weekend every year, I’ve learned a […]