How to catch river-run spring walleyesWinter’s waning moments signal the start of an annual rite of spring, as schools of spawn-minded walleyes surge upstream in rivers across the continent. Don’t let the cool water temperatures fool you, the spring run can produce some of the year’s best fishing for walleyes and sag-bellied saugers.Team Northland Pro Chip Leer of Fishing The WildSide knows the drill.“My favorite fisheries are good-sized rivers flowing into larger bodies …

Overlooked Spring Panfish Hotspots:Spring is a great time to get your fish on—as schools of hungry crappies and sunfish swarm into shallow water to feed. Unfortunately, fish-hungry anglers also flock to popular fishing areas, creating “combat” conditions that fray your nerves and spook skittish slabs.If you want to avoid the mob scene this spring, find overlooked hotspots by following the advice of veteran panfish hunter and Team Northland Pro Chip Leer of Fishing The WildSide….

Try this simple trick to light up the night with Northland Fishing Tackle® Glo-Shot™ SticksLighted bobbers are critical tools for tapping the night bite for walleyes and other gamefish that dine after sundown. However, commercially made lighted bobbers are often big and bulky, making it a challenge to present your bait in the strike zone without scaring the fish.Veteran guide and Team Northland Pro-Staffer Eric Brandriet of Dakota Prairie Angling sidesteps these setbacks by making his …

By Kevin Dahlke We are getting to that time of the ice season where the fishing starts picking up again with the warming days and more light reaching into the waters. This in turn starts getting these fish fired up for spring time and they start getting into more of a feeding mood.This time of year, these fish start congregating in areas and turn to feeding more on a regular basis. Late ice is a favorite time for fishing and the catching can start improving with the warmer sunnier days that…

Fast panfish action gives anglers a chance to finish the season strong. Northland Fishing Tackle pro Mark Courts offers the following timely tips to help you ice the most slabs possible before the icepack disintegrates.“Late winter is an awesome time to be on the ice chasing sunfish, crappies and perch,” he says. “Due to longer days and higher levels of dissolved oxygen, the fish are active and on the bite.”Achieving late-ice nirvana hinges on finding the fish.