Gary shot some video while Sue went shopping in downtown Stillwater, Minnesota Sunday afternoon. Catch the sights and sounds plus watch some locals fishing on a relaxing Memorial Day weekend.
Gary Limits Out on Pool 4 Memorial Day Weekend!!
by Gary Speicher, NPAA #128 •
Gary got on the water for a couple hours Sunday morning and caught over 15 nice saugers and walleyes plus lots of drum!! He brought in a 19, two 18’s, a 16, and a nice 15-incher to clean. Check out this video if you want to see his technique and baits to catch fish other…
Day 2 FLW Walleye Tour Fishing Report from Red Wing
by Gary Speicher, NPAA #128 •
Well, Walleye Wisdom “watchers”, it’s over for me as I weighed just one fish today but what a dandy–a 10.4 pound walleye caught live bait rigging! My pro partner for today was Keith Carlson from Goodhue, MN. Keith had found a spot during pre-fishing just off the main channel where the current was conducive to…
Beautiful Prescott, MN, on the Mighty Miss
by Gary Speicher, NPAA #128 •
I shot some video as I pulled out of the town of Prescott, MN, on my way to day four pre-fishing for the FLW Walleye Tour Western Division first tournament on Pool 3 of the Mississippi River. Caught two and let them go. Lost some cranks today while pulling leadcore with cranks and the nice…
Day 4 Pre-Fishing Report from Red Wing.
by Gary Speicher, NPAA #128 •
We put the Lund Explorer in at Prescott at 7am this morning. We then worked our way downriver checking spots Dave and I fished the previous day. We caught only two and unfortunately lost some nice crankbaits, too! Found out that I am paired with Jeremy Evans for tomorrow. He’s a local from Hastings and…
2nd Day Pool 3 Pre-fishing.
by Gary Speicher, NPAA #128 •
Dave DeDecker and I put the Lund Explorer in at Diamond Bluffs early this morning. We pulled lead core and cranks on a commonly fished spot with no takers. Then we went to three-way rigs with double shallow running Shad Raps and pulled two nice ones within a short distance! Unfortunately, that was it for…
Lac Seul Walleye Takes a Leech below a Slip Float
by Gary Speicher, NPAA #128 •
A couple years ago at Lake Lac Seul, Matt and I found an area between two islands with lots of stickups. We threw number 5 and number 7 Shad Raps and caught some active fish on cranks in the timber. The wind was blowing from the southwest right down through the “chute” between the islands…
Lac Seuls Golden Eagle Resort Update
by Gary Speicher, NPAA #128 •
Just got off the phone with Alma and Scott Angove who own the Golden Eagle Resort on the Northwest corner of Ontario’s Lake Lac Seul. Scott’s report is as follows: ” Gary, the water is down this year because of lack of snow and the dry spring we’ve had–this should equate to really good fishing! We’re…
Attention Tournament Anglers
by Gary Speicher, NPAA #128 •
We received this important message from Pat Neu, Executive Director, NPAA, and want to pass it on to all tournament anglers who are stakeholders in the future of competitive walleye fishing: “Attention Tournament Anglers: this year more than any in recent memory it is critical for you to get out and fish. Tournament organizations need…
Day 2 FLW Results.
by Gary Speicher, NPAA #128 •
Well, Walleye Wisdom Watchers, Chris Burns almost made the cut to the top 10 finalists at the FLW Walleye Tour event on the Illinois River at Spring Valley, IL. Chris finished the two-day qualifier with six fish weighing 9 pounds 10 ounces. He was knocked out by Pro Dan Stier from Mina, SD, at the…
