Day Three pre-fishing comes to a close
Chris and I left Davenport early today for a half-day of pre-fishing on the Illinois River at Spring Valley. The Saugers were waiting for us! Changed crankbaits and caught two […]
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What Walleye Lures Will We Use at Spring Valley?
Hello to all our Walleye Wisdom watchers! I wanted to file a quick report before leaving early Monday morning to meet Ranger/Evinrude Pro Chris Burns in Davenport, IA and head
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Let the Tournament Games Begin!
The excitement of competitive walleye tournament fishing was captured by a great FLW Outdoors photographer last year while Tommy Skarlis from Dorchester, Iowa and I were teamed up for the
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Big Smallie chases off Big Walleye!
Chris Burns caught this nice Smallmouth Bass while we were trolling for walleye. I think the Smallie must have scared away a big Walleye and took Chris’s bait!! You never
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Tin or Glass-what’s the Best?
The debate goes on each year in the Spring as anglers who itch for a new boat (or new to them boat) evaluate the pros and cons of aluminum
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Happy Easter from the Speicher Family!
We are blessed to have such a wonderful family and I want to introduce you to our children who were home with us over the weekend and went to Palm
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When to Use a Slip-Bobber: When You Want to Catch’em!
Greg Bohn is a long-time fishing guide in northern Wisconsin. The past few nights I’ve been reading his book from the mid-80’s about catching walleyes in the wood. It reminded
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Grown Man Caught Eating Walleye Sushi!
Our good friend, Dave Zapf, took this picture of me just about devouring a little walleye–or, as he calls it, walleye “sushi”. The fish from Canada’s Lake Lac Seul come
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Chris Burns Catches Monster Walleye!
Chris caught this huge walleye while we were fun fishing for a day after the FLW Walleye Tour event on Little Bay de Noc a couple summers ago. Do you
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Matt Speicher’s NE Iowa Trout Fishing Report
With the vast majority of Iowa rivers surging with high water making the majority of them unfishable, why not hit up a NE Iowa trout stream? Trout streams, for the