ShareNothing comes as close to that “little kid before Christmas” feeling like the anticipation before the fishing opener. For those of you in states where there is no closed walleye season… sorry… you’re missing out. Nothing hones your appreciation for the sport like being off the wagon for a few weeks. So thousands of Minnesota [...]
ShareThere’s no great way to sugar-coat a subject like this, so I will get right to it. Earlier this year, fellow walleye fisherman Ron Seelhoff, long known as one the best, if not the best, trollers in the pro walleye ranks underwent an extensive surgical battle with thyroid cancer. Surgeons removed his voice box, vocal [...]
ShareThe extraordinarily early … and warm… spring here in Minnesota has really started messing with the natural flow of things. The most recent news is that the Minnesota Legislature is considering an early fishing opener. This would not be a permanent move, but would simply move the opener up a week this year to give [...]
ShareI saw a couple of articles this past week referring to the latest announcement by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources that efforts to stop the spread of invasive species on Minnesota lakes will now shift further away from education and more heavily toward enforcement. What this means exactly is the subject of a bit [...]
ShareFor those who follow the various walleye fishing tournament tours it will come as no surprise that Tom Keenan captured his second FLW Walleye Angler of the Year honor recently with his fifth place finish on Lake Oahe. I had the opportunity to present Tom with a few questions and he was kind enough to [...]
ShareI’ve mentioned a few times in this blog that we were given the opportunity to participate in the Cabela’s National Team Championship walleye tournament on Little Bay de Noc this year. We finally made the trek at the beginning of the month and it did not disappoint. Our first tournament was a great deal of [...]
ShareWith air temperatures in the 50s, water temperatures in the upper 40s and the occasional wind gust in the 30s we headed out on Lake Bemidji for the 2011 walleye opener. The morning was spent taking care of a few odds and ends with the truck and the boat, so we didn’t hit the water [...]
Share The sun finally exerted its will in Northern Minnesota today and warmed us up into the high 50s. After a nice Easter dinner I got the itch to see if there was any spawning action in the area, so Junior and I jumped in the truck with the dogs and made a little 6 [...]
ShareThe walleye fishing season officially closes on inland Minnesota lakes on the last weekend in February. For most walleye anglers, this leaves an agonizing 75 day gap in the walleye fishing schedule. Fortunately, there are some options for those who wish to make a drive to one of a few fisheries that lay on state [...]
ShareThose who follow tournament walleye fishing have certainly heard the name Pete Harsh. He has been at it since 1983 and since that time has amassed several tournament wins and the prestigious 2008 FLW Walleye Angler of the Year. He recently joined Team Evinrude and I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to [...]
