After a fun week fishing Eagle Lake in Ontario, it’s back onto Lake Sharpe again! The late-summer bite continues to hold steady, and while August is often referred to as a negative connotation there are multiple bites, and quality bites, taking place along the upper end of Lake Sharpe in the Pierre area! We cover […]
Hot weather, high sun, summer thunderstorms, and deep water walleyes. For anglers across the Midwest, these four elements all seem to go hand in hand. Fortunately, that doesn’t necessarily have to be the case! When it comes to targeting walleye on natural lakes in the mid-summer, one of the highest percentage areas is going to […]
As the calendar flips to August, temperatures continue to rise, and the thoughts of the upcoming school, football, and hunting seasons all come to mind it’s easy to forget about walleye fishing. For many anglers, the mid-summer blues can hit hard, and the belief is that walleyes have slid out into the deep water, only […]
When the calendar flips to August, and mid-summer grips the region, there’s one sure bet to find big walleyes and that’s in deep water. There can be good fish found shallow in the weeds, or holding in a river mouth, but wherever walleye swim in the middle of summer there can be fish found in […]
When it comes to fishing, regardless of species or location, one of the most important aspects of finding fish is understanding the forage they are targeting and how that will impact your location and presentation. Many times, particularly in the mid-summer, there are a variety of forage patterns that are currently present and understanding each […]
After my first day ever fishing Eagle Lake, Ontario, right away the first thought is that this is a massive and complex waterbody. The lake sprawls across approximately 68,000 acres, and features literally hundreds of islands, rock points, humps, and other structural elements. Home to trophy caliber musky, numerous northern pike, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, […]
The dog days of summer continue on the Missouri River, but there’s still good fishing to be found if you look for it on Lake Sharpe! As the calendar flips to August, it’s easy for the thoughts of fishing to slip many folks’ minds but now is a great time to get in some last-minute […]
Sometimes you go out right away and the morning bite is fantastic! Sometimes you go out and your fish are right where they belong and cooperate exactly as they should! Sometimes none of that happens, and you’re left trying to scratch out any sort of bite! That happens more than many of us would like […]
Mid-summer as a walleye angler is a time to slow down, try new things, and think outside the box. Particularly, for me, this is the end of the 2025 tournament season and a time to try new things and work on improving as an angler. One of the ways to do this is to try […]
As anglers it’s very easy to get wrapped up in the color of our crankbaits as we constantly search for the “hot color” or “secret bait.” The question is, does color actually matter when it comes to trolling crankbaits for walleye? In this mini study, we put blue and purple against each other on a […]
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