Joel Nelson Outdoors
4 Walleye and Perch Style Baits You NEED!
Here’s a few categories of walleye and perch baits I always have when I hit the ice. Better yet, here’s how I organized them.
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Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch
Walleye Wishes 2022!
As I sit writing this on one of the last days of January, the temperature outside has yet to nudge above the 0 degree mark! Nevertheless, I know that nicer days are ahead and that […]
Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch
DEEP WATER WALLEYES
When a person is preparing to go fishing, it’s a good idea to keep in mind that the fish might not be where we expect them to be. I forgot that fact recently, and it […]
Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch
Reel Times – March 2019
SPRING “WALLEYE” FEVER! Lots going on in the Fishing the Midwest World! Spring has finally sprung! This is an exciting time of year for fishing enthusiasts across the Midwest as open water is appearing, meaning it’s […]
Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch
Stay Away .. Big Stone Lake and Upper Red Lake
Recently I was fortunate to get in on a couple of really good ice bites. One bite was on Big Stone Lake for perch and big bluegills. The other was on Upper Red Lake for […]
Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch
Stay away!
Recently I was fortunate to get in on a couple of really good ice bites. One bite was on Big Stone Lake for perch and big bluegills. The other was on Upper Red Lake for […]
Walleye Fishing
New Alternative Gear Walleye Record for Missouri
“I first thought I caught a carp, but when I got the fish in the boat I realized I had caught a walleye,” Reynolds said. “I was in shock that I caught a large walleye.” […]
Walleye Fishing
Virginia – Catch Walleye While Weather Turns
While the woods are heating up and the waters are cooling down, this time of year is a great time to catch trophy fish. People are switching gears to hunting season which is leaving fish […]
Fishing News - Fresh
Lake Erie Western Basin Walleye, Yellow Perch Numbers Strong
Early data gathered by wildlife agencies in the western basin of Lake Erie indicate great news for Ohio anglers, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The 2018 walleye hatch appears to be […]
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Walleye Spinner Fishing – Prime Time Basics
Walleyes are on a serious chew right now in most of the local lakes you fish. Sure, there are lulls in activity and certain days are better than others, but you couldn’t pick a better […]
Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch
Find the fish and more!
Walleye anglers during late summer often struggle putting good catches of fish in the boat. Lots of baitfish, a summer of fishing pressure, and peaking pleasure boat traffic are all factors that can “make it […]
Walleye Fishing
What Walleye Jig to Fish?
We are programmed to understand that not all lure types are created equal, with different baits serving different needs seasonally for varying species. What about baits in the same class however? While we grasp the […]
Walleye Fishing
Troll Down Deep Husky Jerk’s For Post-Spawn Walleye
By the time someone in your boat says something like “I guess the big girls aren’t hungry anymore,” it’s likely already too late – the big female walleyes you’ve been catching (or someone at the […]
Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch
WALLEYES ON JIGS RIGHT NOW
Walleye Season 2018 has arrived across the Midwest. In fact, it here’s been here for a while for some anglers. But now that the season is open for pretty much everyone in Walleye Country, it’s […]
Walleye Fishing
Cast Rippin’ Raps for big walleyes this spring
With baseball season in full swing, walleye anglers should warm up their pitching arms and get ready to rip. To catch the most early-season ‘eyes, rest your kicker motor and work out a Rapala Rippin’ […]
Walleye Fishing
A Bismarck angler broke a 60-year-old fishing record.
Neal Leier of Bismarck caught a walleye just this morning that broke a record set in 1959 by a single ounce. Leier brought in a 15-pound, 13-ounce, and 32 and 1/2 inch walleye from the […]
Walleye Fishing
Collaborative walleye restoration efforts to begin on Lac Vieux Desert
Straddling the Michigan-Wisconsin border in Gogebic and Vilas counties – and lying within the 1842 Treaty-ceded territory – Lac Vieux Desert is a roughly 4,000-acre lake that has been receiving a lot of attention lately. […]
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Ultimate Walleye Cheat Sheet
Golden-flanked walleyes are prized catches for anglers across the Walleye Belt, and spring is prime time to get them. Afoot or afloat, you stand a better than average chance of sampling some of the year’s […]
Walleye Fishing
Winnie Walleye Wisdom
Each Minnesota walleye opener finds hundreds of boats on Big Winnie. I’m there with the masses. It’s a family tradition. A mixed crowd of small boats, big boats, guide boats, and resort launches converge along […]
Walleye Fishing
FOX 9: Mille Lacs Is Catch and Release Only
Anglers will not be allowed to keep any walleye they catch on Lake Mille Lacs this summer. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Monday the 2018 walleye fishing season on Mille Lacs will be […]
Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch
WALLEYES RIGHT NOW
In some states in walleye country, the walleye ice-fishing season is winding down. Some places protect walleyes as they enter the time of the year when they’re preparing to spawn. In the areas where catching […]
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Biologist fighting uphill battle to get eelways built on Potomac dams
Decades ago, as Ed Enamait and other biologists surveyed the Potomac River for walleye, smallmouth bass, muskie and other freshwater game fish, they discovered a disturbing trend. Every year during the 1980s and ’90s, their […]
Fishing Tips
Trouble Catching Open-Water ’Eyes? The Answer is Clear…
Look up the definition of “fickle” and you’ll find: likely to change, especially due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable. And this makes that one word the perfect depiction for walleyes. Despite their pickiness, […]
Walleye Fishing
Power Rigging For Walleye
Live bait is a critical component to catching walleye on many fisheries. Even with the advent of soft plastics and the fact that more walleye anglers have confidence with artificial baits, there is still a […]
Walleye Fishing
Win In The Wind With Shad Dancers For Walleye
For walleye anglers, the wind can giveth and the wind can taketh away – makes the ‘eyes bite, but complicates casting for ‘em. So next time you want to bust ‘em when it’s gusty, sling […]
Walleye Fishing
Don’t Get Stuck Without Sticks – NPAA Coverage
Jigs are popular springtime walleye lures, but don’t overlook versatile, slim-profile stickbaits in your quest for early season success. Also commonly called minnowbaits or jerkbaits, these baitfish-imitating hardbaits are deadly weapons when schools of spring-run […]
Fishing News - Fresh
Have You Tried A Bite Booster Lure Yet? You Should
Trolling, casting or vitical jigging for pike, lake trout, walleye and bass, The Bite Booster has earned it’s place in the ODU Tackle Box. Bite Booster Lures Inc. was founded in June 2015 in Montreal, […]
Ice Fishing
How To Use the Jigging Rap for Walleyes
It never fails to amaze how many baits flood the market each year, but how few become fish-catching sensations. Fact is, what creates a fish-catching phenomenon is not just the bait but the interpretation of […]
Walleye Fishing
Northland Tackle Lake Of The Week- Green Bay, WI
Green Bay dominates Lake Michigan’s western shoreline. Ranging from 10 to 20 miles in width and 120 miles in length, it covers some 1,600 square miles and offers a variety of habitats that attract and […]
From The Desks of the ODU Writers
Spoon Ideas For Icing Walleyes
It won’t be long until we’re on the ice chasing walleyes. There are a lot of different ways to catch walleyes under the ice, but it seems like many, maybe even most walleye ice-anglers like […]
From The Desks of the ODU Writers
Walleye Under The Ice – Rattle baits, flutter spoons and swim lures
By Jason Mitchell – Over the past decade, aggressive search tactics for walleye have been trending across many fisheries, particularly large bodies of water where the sheer acreage can be daunting. The lures combine with […]
Ice Fishing
Walleye Spoo-Clam Pro Tackle Rattlin Blade Spoon (Video)
The Jason Mitchell custom spoon is a walleye catching machine! Flash, Rattle, and a custom feather treble is what makes this ice fishing spoon special.
Fishing Tips
Hair Jig Magic, From Northland Tackle
The hair transplant was a success: Bucktail Jigs make a big comeback with the walleye bigwigs. “Hair jigs, like the Northland Buck-A-Roo, work magic on cold-water walleyes. Here, Doc Samson hoists a late spring monster.” […]
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November 10 issue of NW PA Fishing Report
The Landing Net – We continue to experience unusually warm weather into mid-November. While the steel-head anglers have benefited from recent rains and the tributaries are now loaded with fish, the fall bite on inland […]
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ODU’s Last magazine covered bass, walleye, panfish & a bunch on waterfowl – Don’t miss out
Link to this edition of ODU Magazine – https://www.odumagazine.com/Magazines/ODUOctoberFishing2016/ Call this fall edition of ODU Magazine a double barrel edition, with 130 pages of fishing and hunting coverage. Packed with 26 articles from open water […]
Walleye Fishing
Walleyes in a Snap
By Jason Mitchell. Trolling patterns that cover water and break down big locations with crankbaits often seem to dominate the walleye scene come mid summer. As fish pull out over deep contours or basins and […]
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The October Edition Of ODU Magazine Beats the Bell On Halloween
Call our Late October Edition of ODU Magazine a double barrel edition, with 130 pages of fishing and hunting coverage. Packed with 26 articles from open water fishing for bass, walleye, catfish, pike and more, […]
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A Power Program for Walleyes
Nearly fifty years after the inception of the modern live-bait rig—what’s today known simply as the ‘Roach Rig’—its sheer effectiveness still raises eyebrows and turns heads. Take a vigorously squirming minnow, nightcrawler or leech, and […]
Bass Fishing
Video – Crayfish That Evade Big Bass
Go under the surface of freshwater lakes to see how large bass and walleye prey on crayfish. In this amazing clip, you’ll see how crayfish escape to live another day. See the strategies they employ […]
Videos
Get caught up with ODU Magazine
Get caught up with ODU Magazine and check out our latest magazine released on Tuesday. It covers our “Top 25 Products of ICAST”, plus bass, redfish, panfish, walleye, snook, and a little hunting to get […]
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Late Summer Edition of ODU Magazine Is Now Available
This edition of ODU Magazine has a very special feature that each year becomes our most read section and shared magazine …. our “Top 25 Products of ICAST”. This year we hope we did not […]
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Plan You Ice Fishing Vacation To Saskatchewan
The province of Saskatchewan, with its thousands of lakes and rivers, is located directly within the center of North America’s premier ice fishing destinations. With large fish, plentiful stocks and ice for nearly six months […]
Walleye Fishing
Mille Lacs walleye quota busted
TwinCities Pioneer Press reported – Minnesota anglers have busted through the kill limit for walleye on Lake Mille Lacs, but unlike last year, walleye fishing will remain open, officials announced Tuesday. The decision to keep fishing […]
Walleye Fishing
Georgia – New State Walleye Record Beating Old 1995 Record
Angler Wes Carlton knows his walleye, and is awfully glad that he took time to go fish last week! Roberts, age 42, of Gainesville hooked the new state record walleye at Lake Rabun on Feb. […]
Ice Fishing
Warming up to the ‘night bite’
This article appeared on the Blade 1st: Dark comes early this time of year, and the cold rushes across the open lake like a million razor-tipped teeth, searching for any exposed flesh to flash freeze. […]
Ice Fishing
Northland Tackle: Grave Diggin Walleyes
Sitting nice and snug inside the Frabill, it was hard to believe what had just happened. Jigging for walleyes at the end of a sweet little point, I’d watched on the camera screen as a […]
Ice Fishing
Choosing the Best Ice Fishing Combo
Ice season is here, and it’s time to unpack and prepare! While looking through your fishing gear you pick up and test your ice rods. You remember the fish you iced on them last year, […]
Fishing News - Salt
GIANT IGFA WORLD RECORDs – December 2015
This edition of IGFA Hot Catches features four potential world record catches from around the world. Catches include: a California yellowtail from Mexico, a beautiful southern bluefin tuna from New Zealand, a trophy walleye from […]
Fishing Tips
Northland RZ JIG
Always let jig hit bottom before you start your retrieve. Remember, fish generally hit a jig on the fall! The RZ JIG® is the most reliable, versatile artificial fishing lure on the market today! Jigs […]
Fishing Tips
NORTHLAND WHISTLER JIG: Deadly for Crappie, Perch, Walleye, Bass & Trout!
The WHISTLER JIG® is one of the deadliest fishing lures ever developed to provoke strikes from lethargic, inactive gamefish! It’s secret is a uniquely designed propeller blade that spins, flashes & flutters to lure fish […]