I've seen fish caught when there was no rhyme or reason to how it was accomplished. My tips are here to help you try and take a little chance out of the picture and put odds in your favor so you can catch more fish. This is my favorite tip and it's for all those who choose to fish once in a while. This tip will help your catching go up by 50-75% if used correctly. Set the hook on everything. If your line goes slack, don't think, set the hook and then worry about what it is. Very often, after one of my guests has caught a big fish, they say they thought they had snagged on the bottom. Don't think about losing 35 cents on that jig, instead think "This is the big fish I came for". I fish 300 days a year and still that is my best advice. Any feeling not the same as usual, treat it like it's a fish and you'll catch 50% more fish. Keep the following in mind as you fish later this summer and you'll increase your success rate. As fish move out closer to their summer haunts, they begin to start feeding more heavily and more aggressively. Crank bait fishermen can start trolling a little faster and live bait fishermen have to get more flash. In order to create a reaction bite, try spinners. You can also try different lengths of snell line and changing speeds. Just keep in mind you must use bottom walkers or three way swivel systems and adjust for where your bait is in regards to the bottom. That is where the big walleyes feed most of the time. Fish flies hatch at troublesome times for a lot of fishermen. A trick I like to use is a small piece of a worm. It makes it look like a larva. Using the whole worm is not as good, 1 to 3 inches of the worm works better. The color rule of thumb is to use bright colors on bright days, dark colors on dark days. The time of day determines light penetration. So throughout the day that will normally change. I suggest trying multiple colors and try narrowing it down from that. Remember there is sometimes an exception to every rule. Also don't be afraid to try black or white. On the subject of crank baits… When trying different colors refer to the color tip (#4). This leaves us with the issues of size and action. In the spring, start off with smaller. As spring moves into summer, bigger starts to become better for bigger fish. Most of the time it's best to choose baitfish sized crank baits. Moving latter in the year, you can start cheating a little and go a little bigger. The wiggle of the lure seems to be a little different every place I go, so keep trying different kinds. Lake conditions… 9 out of 10 times it is better to use weight forward systems. River conditions… 7 out of 10 times it is better to use jigs than weight forward. On the subject of jigs… When selecting colors refer to the color tip (#4). Then there is the matter of size. I usually choose the lightest jig I can get away with. This seems to work best most of the time. But it is the drop speed of the jig that can sometimes be the ticket. Try moving up in jig size by 1/8 to 1/4 at a time. Is it clear & calm? Sun draws oxygen out of the water and wind puts it in. When the wind stops, the fish move to higher oxygen spots. Water temperature will not make any difference. The fish like oxygen more. In rivers… there is always oxygen in the current. In lakes… plants produce oxygen so go to the weeds.

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