Expert advice and practical tips to improve your fishing results
In winter, fish feed more slowly and crowd into fewer places. What studies show about feeding, winter spots and the time of day, and which species close from December or January.
Dawn and dusk are a good bet, but not for every fish. What 13 years of walleye trips and tracking studies show about the best hours for each species, summer and winter.
Zander are most active in low light, and in autumn the dusk window moves by hours. What telemetry and catch studies show about the best hours, cold water, depth and murky water.
Is the autumn pike frenzy real? What feeding and catch studies show, how ten lakes cooled in 2024, which hours work in October and November and where pike hold.
Solunar calendars for 2027 are already out, built on the moon and the sun. What they contain, what catch studies found about the moon and how to find the best hours at your own spot.
A spot that fished well all September suddenly goes dead. Often the lake is turning over. What happens under the surface, how long the quiet spell lasts, and how to tell the bite is back.
Most blank days go wrong in one of two ways. Either the fish couldn't feed, or they could and you fished the wrong hours. Four quick checks tell you which one it was.
Use a fluorocarbon leader in clear water, for pressured fish, or over abrasive bottom. Here's when it earns its place, which diameter to pick for perch, chub, zander and pike, and how to tie one.
Anglers love to say, "The moon wasn't right today." Catch studies have checked that line. Here's what they found.
Ice fishing looks simple: drill a hole, drop a lure, wait. But anyone who's put in real hours on hardwater knows it's rarely that easy.
Pressure gets blamed for every slow day. Here's what the studies say, how Klewa uses the trend, and what matters more for pike, bass and trout.