Leeching for walleye
Tim Allard discusses the merits of leeching for walleye and the unique advantages offered by live vs artificial baits.
Onto the green
Weedbeds, made up of several different species of aquatic vegetation, can be a highly productive place to target mid-summer walleye.
Catching summer muskie
Find weeds, find muskie. That simple truth is the basis for Ben Beattie's summertime guiding strategy.
Ruling pike with weedless spoons
Weedless spoons DO work. Very few presentations are more perfectly suited for pike than the weedless spoon.
DIY: keeping your trolling motor salad free
We’ve all been told that the biggest bass hide in the thickest, gnarliest cover. Getting to them can be a big problem, and no electric motor is perfectly weedless. But here are four ways to keep your motor working in the salad.
Pitching short casts for big walleye
Being able to accurately pitch a bait is a good skill to have as a walleye angler. Short, gentle casts are great for catching walleye.
Anglers noticing more aquatic vegetation on Trent-Severn Waterway
Parks Canada staff have not noticed an increase in the volume of aquatic vegetation on the Trent-Severn Waterway or the number of requests for permits for vegetation management from property owners so far this year.
Weed-ripping tactics for pike
Pike attack for many reasons. Being ambush predators, they have a hit-first-ask-questions-later disposition. While this aggressiveness helps them survive, it also makes them vulnerable to techniques intended to trigger reaction strikes, like ripping baits around weeds.