It had been a fun, if not especially memorable, day of fishing, with barracudas and bonitos biting baits intended for dolphin, sailfish, kingfish and tuna. Now Capt. Sam Heaton was making one last ...

Several downrigger styles are available. Electric downriggers are standard on most charter boats. An electric 'rigger deploys and reels in the downrigger weight, which may weigh 10 or 12 pounds or ...

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to fish for walleye and sauger at Lake of the Woods, a rather large body of water located where Minnesota and Canada come together. While there, I learned just ...

Here is Tony Floor’s Tackle Box report for September: As an old dog – getting older – who has been around a salmon rod for decades, I have an issue I want to share with you. In mid-July, I ...

A Lake Superior troller, John Ehlers grew tired of losing fish. He knew it happened when his line was momentarily slack after it released from a downrigger cable or a planer board. So Ehlers started ...

Anglers wanting to improve their skills should consider attending the two-day Salmon University later in March in Kent. For the ninth year, Tom Nelson of Salmon University is bringing together some of ...

Fishing for kokanee salmon requires some specific equipment and a willingness to learn, but anglers who figure it out are rewarded with fun catches and excellent table fare. Jordan Rodriguez As my ...

When fishing with a partner for lake trout on Flathead Lake or lake trout and chinook on Fort Peck Reservoir, you can fish with four rods. If you only have two downriggers, like me, you can put one ...

Adding hookless teasers and heavily weighted multi-armed dredges to your trolling spread can pay big dividends in just about any offshore fishery in the world. But one requirement is the ability to ...