Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Trophy Walleye Fishing... We Catch A GIANT!! | Addicted Life Video

In episode number 32 of Addicted Life we're back over on the eastside of Washington State and were targeting TROPHY walleye with Hester's Sportfishing. Mostly jigging for walleye is the main technique were using and we catch a GIANT! Thanks so much for tuning in.

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Shallow Water Fall Walleyes - Tony Roach Video

Tony Roach shows you some key techniques for fishing shallow fall walleyes. He discusses jig presentation, location and tactics for catching these shallow water fish.


Tuesday, September 15, 2020

How To Catch Fall Walleyes - Tony Roach - Video

Gear up for a fall fishing trip by watching how Tony Roach targets shallow fish in fall. He talks about what kind of structure to look for this time of year. Once he finds a piece of structure he likes he picks them apart based on wind direction that day or if there is little wind the direction of the wind the day before. Depending on depth and wind he uses 1/8 and 1/4 ounce jigs with a variety of live bait like red tails, rainbows and shiners along with Impulse® Soft Plastics. Follow his tips for a great day of fall fishing!





Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Deep Trolling for Late Summer Walleye - Fish Ed - Video



This Week Jon trolls for deep walleye on Lake of the Woods in late August. 
 
When the fish are 30 feet deep, downriggers, leadcore line, or bottom bouncers are all good ways to get your crankbaits to run at the correct depth. Lindy Shadlings or Cotton Cordell Wally Divers are great walleye lures any time of the year.



Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Locating BIG WALLEYE during LATE SUMMER Video

 
We're back chasing big walleyes and this time we're with Warrior's own Justin Schneider! Justin has been crushing the walleye up at Cedar River for a tournament and was kind enough to bring us out to his best spots and show us his best techniques! Along for the ride are some good guys from Wings Over Wisconsin. Check it Out!

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Lake Erie Trophy Walleye Fishing Video


Pre-fishing Lake Erie with Hot Rod Sportfishing's Randy Eyre. Catching big walleye on crawler harnesses.

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Fishing For Walleye in the Detroit River - August Eyes - Walleye Fishing Video



Feeling Bad for Phil pays off! Who would have thought of limits of walleye, jigging the Detroit River in the middle of August? 

These guys usually hit it really hard in the early spring when limits of walleye aren't uncommon but when they invited me to tag along and have some fun on this beautiful August afternoon the last thing we expected was a 3 man limit of those tasty eyes. The crazy thing was we pretty much had the river to ourselves and the only thing that really left the River were the fisherman.

  

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Summer Walleye Fishing - Walleye Workshop Video


Walleye Workshop - Summer

This is part 3 of a 4 part series walking you through the walleye fishing season. Spring / Early Summer / Mid - Summer / Fall. I typically do this seminar in person during the month of March. With everything going on I hope you enjoy this series on Youtube. Summer is probably one of the toughest seasons for many walleye anglers. Fish leave the shallower primary pieces of structure and often times end up roaming the deeper structures. I break summer walleye fishing down into locations and presentations. This video highlights exactly what I do to catch mid summer walleyes. I hope this video was useful to you as I put a lot of work and information into these presentations each year.

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Summer Walleye Fishing With Slip Bobbers Video

 

Todays video is all about the finer points of slip bobber walleye fishing. Slip bobbers are an incredibly affective way to catch walleyes all June long. This video is all about how I find fish and catch them using this technique. I also talk about a lot of the rigging tips and tricks when it comes to walleye fishing with slip bobbers. This will be the last slip bobber video I probably post for awhile so hopefully many of your questions will be answered. As we transition into the summer period how to find and catch these fish will change. Thanks for watching!


Monday, July 20, 2020

Giant walleye from Lac Vieux Desert spurs record talk

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Venturing out alone in the early evening, Van Dyn Hoven pulled his boat into a partial lee of an island in the lake's northeastern lobe and let the breeze drift him toward a 10-foot rocky hole.

It didn't take long to validate his decision to head out.

Casting a big, shallow-diving lure, he had a hit by a solid fish.

"I was targeting northern pike, which my wife and I love to eat," Van Dyn Hoven said. "I wasn't sure what I had, but it was plenty big."

The fish made two strong runs, then Van Dyn Hoven was able to work it to boat side. As he led it into the net, the fish turned and revealed a distinctive white spot on its tail.


"Walleye!" Van Dyn Hoven said. "I was stunned. That spot was as big as a silver dollar."
Although Van Dyn Hoven has been an avid angler since his youth and has caught many hundreds of walleyes, he had never seen one as big as the one he just landed.

He's not alone. In fact, only a handful of anglers have ever caught a Wisconsin walleye as large.

The fish was 31.75 inches long and, when weighed the next day on a digital scale, was 16.87 pounds, according to Van Dyn Hoven.


The fish was a female, mostly or completely spent after spawning, and would have been substantially heavier a few weeks earlier when laden with eggs.

Walleyes stripped for spawning typically yield about 85,000 eggs per fish, said Mike Arrowood, chairman of Walleyes For Tomorrow, and about 5,000 eggs per fluid ounce.
It's not uncommon for an adult walleye to produce 1 pound of eggs.

As such, Van Dyn Hoven's fish could easily have been heavier than 17 pounds, perhaps even 18, and has turned heads and generated discussion about a near miss on the quest to break the state's oldest fish record.

The Wisconsin walleye record is an 18-pound fish caught in 1933 on High Lake in Vilas County, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

Like some other old fish records, doubt has been cast on the legitimacy of Wisconsin's biggest walleye because there is no photo documentation of the fish and its information was presented years after it had been caught, according to the DNR.


Still, it's on the books and is recognized by state officials.

And it arguably makes big fish like Van Dyn Hoven landed in May all the more captivating.


Friday, July 3, 2020

Summer Time Walleye Fishing Tactics To Catch More Fish Video


Back to the basics with our twist on traditional summer walleye fishing tactics. These simple tips, tricks will help you catch more fish during the summer months wherever walleye swim!





Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Snap Jigging Mid Summer Walleyes - Jason Mitchell - Walleye Fishing Video



Walleye fishing on Lake Winnibigosh - Lake Winnie.  Working the rock piles and weeds.


Thursday, June 4, 2020

HUGE Walleye 14.8lbs caught on Lake Erie trolling. Fishing Spring Walleye



March 11, 2016 my two friends and I had an #epic day on Lake Erie. In 5 hours we caught 41 fish with most over 8lbs and several over 10lbs. We decided to make it to 40 fish before calling it a day. At this point my good friend Capt. Chris Gupton, hooked into a giant...


Thursday, May 14, 2020

Where to Find and Catch Walleye - Spring Walleye Fishing Video


Spring is one of my favorite times of year to chase walleyes. Pitching jigs and crank baits in shallow water is for sure one of the most enjoyable ways to catch a walleye. Location is everything in the spring. Not all spots or all of the shallows how fish equally. In this video I talk about 3 areas I look for spring walleyes. Sand, weeds, rock. I hope this video helps put more fish in your boat.

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Al Lindner explains why he loves the jig bite for Walleye - Walleye Fishing Video



When it comes to catching Walleyes, jigs is the way to go. Al Lindner and Dan Sura talk about some of their favorites and how to best use them. The big benefit is their versatility.

Thursday, May 7, 2020

How To Catch Big Spring Walleye - Fish Ed. Video


This week on Fish Ed, Host Jon Thelen travels to the Missouri River in Bismarck, North Dakota, chasing huge spring walleyes. Jon shows you how to recognize current seams and where walleyes stage in relation to those seams. This is the key to catching fish on this wild river that runs through North and South Dakota. Lindy Jigs tipped with minnows are the ticket to catching both eaters and trophy walleyes on this trip.

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Monday, May 4, 2020

34" Walleye Jason Mitchell Personal Best Walleye on Missouri River Video



Jason Mitchell catches his personal best walleye on the Missouri River south of Bismarck, North Dakota. Will never know the weight of this fish because there wasn’t a scale in the boat but we believe this fish was close to or could have possibly surpassed the North Dakota state record. Incredible experience. The first fish of the morning was a fish that we would guess to be a solid eight pound fish. The second fish was much bigger.

North Dakota has a no cull law that basically prohibits releasing a fish once the fish is in the live well which reduces mortality from anglers upgrading fish. Because we didn’t know the exact weight, we quickly decided to release the fish so hopefully some other lucky angler can experience such an incredible thrill. How big do you think this fish was? We have held many walleyes up to twelve pounds over the years but never personally seen a fish that had this length and girth.

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Spring Walleye Fishing - Walleye Workshop Video



Walleye Workshop - Spring This is part 1 of a 4 part series walking you through the walleye fishing season. Spring / Early Summer / Mid - Summer / Fall. I typically do this seminar in person during the month of March. With everything going on I hope you enjoy this series on Youtube. Spring is one of the best times of year to be walleye fishing, especially if you like big fish. In this video I talk about the format of this walleye fishing seminar, spring walleye locations, how to find them and how to catch them! I hope this video was useful to you as I put a lot of work and information into these presentations each year!

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Trolling for Lake Erie's huge spring walleye - Rapala - Video


Big Papa Sportfishing's Bob Bell joins Hot Bite Charter's Captain Matt Sell and his Dad for some monster walleye action. Trolling the Lake Erie reefs in April. Pulling Rapala deep husky jerks.

Monday, April 27, 2020

How to Lindy Rig for Spring Walleye - Fish Ed. Walleye Fishing Video



This week on Fish Ed, host Jon Thelen details how to fish a Lindy Rig in colder than normal spring water temperatures on Mille Lacs Lake in central Minnesota. Spring walleyes can be found in many locations at this time of year and in this episode, Jon explains how to locate and catch unpressured fish that are in deeper water than most anglers would think with 48-50 degree water temps. If you are looking to catch spring walleyes, you don't want to miss this episode.


 

Friday, April 17, 2020

How to Fish Dakota Prairie Lakes in Spring Video



The prairie lakes of the Dakotas can provide excellent early season fishing opportunities for anglers looking to hop in the boat just after ice-out. These fertile farmland "ponds" provide the perfect environment for smallies, walleye, perch and more to grow FAST!

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Fox River DePere Spring Walleye Run - Video



Hot spring walleye fishing action on the Fox River in Depere Wisconsin. Hot baits are the new plastics from Bfishin Tackle and the Fin-Tech Zone-r jigs.

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Spring Walleye Fishing Sturgeon Bay - Video

This is by far the best chance at a trophy sized walleye throughout the entire year. The last few springs, multi-8-13 lb walleye days were very common.

Friday, April 10, 2020

Minnesota Walleye Fishing - Rainy River Spring Walleye Fishing 4-14-12 Part 2 - Video - LOTW


Welcome to Part 2 of what arguably was the best day of Walleye fishing this northern Minnesota native has ever experienced. Throughout the day we boated well over 50 Walleyes over 25 inches, easily! Needless to say, this is where I'll be next year on April 14th...Birchdale, Minnesota! Now, who's with me?

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Rainy River Spring Walleye Fishing 4-14-12 Part 1 - Minnesota Walleye Fishing - Video - LOTW


Welcome to the Lake of the Woods Outdoorsman's video debut! Well, not really, just a new name, with even better reports for the Walleye Capital of the World, Lake of the Woods and the Rainy River. On this day of lifetime the weather might not have been so hot, but the Walleye fishing was on FIRE!!!! Birchdale, Minnesota is where it all took place, and special thank you to my very good friends in the boat for putting the smack down on those Walleyes.

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Fish Ed. Big Spring River Walleye - Rainey River - Video


Barely out of ice fishing season, Jon Thelen takes Fish Ed. on its first open water trip of the spring. In clear waters like the Rainy River, a good tip is to use a clear leader between the main line and the bait. This will help you jig up more big walleye. This episode is loaded with tips and tricks and Jon shows you how to put more fish in the boat when the weather hasn't quite warmed up yet.

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Ice fishing tips from Gord Pyzer: Top walleye lures - Video



According to fishing editor Gord Pyzer, you don't need to haul around a bunch of tackle boxes, filled with dozens of different baits. Find out which ones are best.

Saturday, March 21, 2020

Ice Out Missouri River Walleye Jason Mitchell Video



Early season ice out walleye on the Missouri River south of Bismarck North Dakota. Jason Mitchell joins Kyle Heim from SCHEELS to showcase classic current slipping tactics for vertical jig fishing.

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Winter Walleyes - Lake Poygan Wisconsin - In-Depth Outdoors Video



James Holst and Adam Rasmussen of Rasmussen Outdoors target mid-winter Walleyes on Lake Poygan in Central Wisconsin.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Minnesota Ice Fishing for Walleye on Lake of the Woods - Northland Tackle - LOTW - Walleye Fishing Video



The Wigwam Crew shows Lake of the Woods to the boys form Frabill, MarCum, Wilcraft and Northland Tackle. Brian "Bro" Brosdahl (Frabill, Hummingbird, Northland Tackle, and I'm sure many more companies) makes an appearance with Dennis Salmela from Fishing For Knowledge in this addition of the Wigwam Fishing Report Video.


Friday, February 14, 2020

Red Lake Ice Fishing -- 4 man walleye limit - Video

We had heard the bite was still on at Red Lake so we decided to pull the wheel houses up and try fishing for some walleye. Most of the fish we caught that were on camera are towards the end of the video. We set up in 12 feet of water and although the fishing wasn't on fire, it was steady through out the day and night. This was enough to fill a four man limit of walleye over the course of a day and a half. Nearly every walleye we caught were keepers except for the smaller ones. The biggest one caught was 19".

All footage was taken with a GoPro.

Friday, January 24, 2020

Walleye Fishing - Fish Ed. Lake Winnibigoshish Walleyes - Video - Lindy



This week on Fish Ed, Host Jon Thelen travels to famous Lake Winnibigoshish in northern Minnesota in chase of the lake's abundant walleye. Lake Winni, as it's called by many, boasts some of the best ice fishing in the world for numerous species like walleye, northern pike, perch, and eelpout.

Friday, January 17, 2020

How to Catch Giant Winter Walleye! Angler's Xperience Episode 58 - Video



Seth Burrill, host of the Angler's Xperience, teaches you in detail how to catch big winter walleyes utilizing the Norisada Custom Tackle Blade Bait and Berkley Gulp Goby.

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Outdoors In The Heartland - "Winter Walleye" Video - Mississippi River IL MO



"Winter Walleye " - Larry Woodward and Bob Richardson go fishing for walleye in the wintery Midwest.

Fish Ed. Early Ice on Lake of the Woods - Lindy - Walleye Video



Host Jon Thelen heads out in search of walleyes and sauger on Lake of the Woods. Jigging spoons and darter style baits combined with the right location result in a great day of ice fishing in northern Minnesota.