A nightcrawler harness is a time-tested, proven, multi-hook rig used to present live nightcrawlers in a slow but efficient and enticing way. They are especially effective for targeting walleye. The ...

Robert Smith might fool walleye with lures one minute then feed them live bait the next. Both are part of a three-pronged strategy the angler uses to catch walleye at Beaver Lake. Summer brings some ...

Then he rigs the second hook so there’s a bow in the harness line – not in the nightcrawler. This further promotes a straight retrieve. Instead of discarding a worm if a perch or small walleye nips ...

The simple-looking Widowmaker jig, made from heavy, high-density tungsten, fished with a nightcrawler and cast to the suspended walleye by Dunkirk Champion walleye pro, David Hoisington, caught most ...

Hanging on to a thin blue sky, three young ospreys passed over the Lake Erie harbor in relaxed formation. Whether the novices were merely meandering or on a late-afternoon mission couldn’t be ...

A change of seasons calls for a change in fishing tactics, especially when it comes to catching walleye at Beaver Lake. The toothy, sweet tasting walleye has fast become a marquis fish at the big lake ...

Ask any walleye nut and they’ll tell you there’s lots to love about these popular game fish—and loads of reasons to learn how to catch walleye. First, walleyes are widely distributed across the ...