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 ...

We're out on Lake Erie trolling for walleye. We're trolling at about 2 Mph, using sp Viper Spoons, baited with nightcrawler worms and trolling for those walleye along the bottom. Antonio and I have on ...

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 ...

If there's one fish that should be labeled "handle with care," it's the walleye. Handle carefully when a walleye's on the line so it doesn't escape the hook. Be extra cautious getting that prized ...

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 ...

Alexandria area: Walleye action on Miltona, Ida, Le Homme Dieu and Geneva lakes has been steady on bottom bouncers with spinners or Lindy Rigs with leeches at 17-20 feet. Bass are hitting on ...