It never gets old, the sharp tick experienced when a river walleye inhales a leadhead jig dressed with a fathead minnow. I don’t know how many river walleyes I’ve had the good fortune of catching ...

Tip-ups probably account for the majority of pike caught through the ice. Countless others are caught incidentally by anglers in pursuit of perch, walleyes or crappies. But jigging is an exciting and ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

The best way to describe walleye is fickle—so it’s no wonder finding good walleye lures feels so difficult. When targeting these picky predators, it’s often feast or famine for anglers. There’s almost ...

From the unsurprising domination of a jig-and-minnow to the rising popularity of the dice bait, here’s what the pros used to haul in trophy smallmouth during the August 2025 Bassmaster Elite stop in ...

DULUTH — When the News Tribune ran a story in March on how jigs are by far the No. 1 lure for the most world-record fish, it probably didn’t surprise any walleye anglers in Minnesota. The data from ...

While solid ice can be found on lakes throughout Minnesota, ice growth has stalled because of recent mild temperatures. The forecast calls for heavy snowfall in some areas Friday and Saturday, which ...