Crankbaits, blade baits, minnows, worms, leeches, soft plastics, and in-line spinners are all great walleye offerings. The best baits and lures for walleyes depend on the location and conditions.

Growing up as I did in mid-Ohio, I didn’t have much reason to think about what might constitute the best salmon lures. Walleyes? Yes. Crappies? Absolutely. Smallmouth? From time to time ...

David Powell at Lake Fayetteville Marina said crappie fishing has improved. Minnows or jigs are good to use. Powell said blue ...

Walleye can live 20 years and occasionally longer in Lake Erie, which indicates how long the impact of a single strong hatch can endure.

Want to increase your seatrout catch count when fishing? Often, the best bait for speckled trout is actually a lure. Sure, live pigfish attract plenty of trout, but so does a perfectly worked topwater ...

Stripers are scattered from Horseshoe Bend park to Beaver Dam. Best live baits are brood minnows or shad. Keep a top-water ...

But as the water temperature drops below 60 degrees, the best presentation for big walleye is trolling with long, thin crankbaits that work well at slow to medium speeds. These lures work great at ...

As the fall chill settles over Iowa, the state's rivers come alive beneath the surface, making now the perfect time to reel ...

Another pleasant weekend led to many more fishing reports and fish photos for this time of year; that leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Here’s how fishing looks this week in the Northwest Lower Peninsula, Northeast Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula, according ...

Fair weather greeted anglers this past week, but with colder temperatures and rain in the immediate forecast, it could help ...