Several downrigger styles are available. Electric downriggers are standard on most charter boats. An electric 'rigger deploys and reels in the downrigger weight, which may weigh 10 or 12 pounds or ...

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to fish for walleye and sauger at Lake of the Woods, a rather large body of water located where Minnesota and Canada come together. While there, I learned just ...

Merrily we trolled along, enjoying the alpine scenery of Horsethief Reservoir and just enough of a breeze to combat the summer heat. “Who’s ready for a turn fish?” I called out as I angled the boat a ...

Here is Tony Floor’s Tackle Box report for September: As an old dog – getting older – who has been around a salmon rod for decades, I have an issue I want to share with you. In mid-July, I ...

As my boat glided through the mist, one rod gave three telltale downward bobs on the downrigger. Before I even had hands on it, a silver rocket exploded out of the water, pirouetting across the ...

Harbor Beach: Limits of lake trout were caught north and south of the harbor when trolling dodgers and spin glows just off the bottom or spoons with downriggers in 60 to 130 feet of water. Good colors ...