Trolling can dominate many mid to late summer walleye fishing strategies and obviously trolling crankbaits enables anglers to cover water and fish fast. There is one particular pattern however that we are seeing emerge very prominently this summer and that is trolling for walleye in weeds.
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Matt Liebel joins the JMO Podcast to discuss Lake Sakakawea and tactics for successfully trolling crankbaits for walleye.
In past articles, we have shared some effective trolling tactics that incorporate the use of a bow mount trolling motor. Particularly early in the year, creeping…
Early season post-spawn walleye tactics often incorporate live bait rigging and jigging. Particularly with states like Minnesota and Wisconsin that have a walleye opener, crankbaits often…
Lake Oahe with veteran guide Chad Schilling using speed and crankbaits to catch walleyes during the hottest days of the summer.
Crankbait trolling for walleye is so effective come mid-summer. Besides covering water, crankbaits also simply trigger fish. Most of the prominent trolling patterns in the Midwest…
I have often heard not to fish memories. When I look back, however, over my own fishing career, some of my greatest fishing memories involved trolling…
Large weed-covered flats seem to hold walleye particularly through the first half of the summer. These often-large nondescript locations can be often overlooked by anglers who…
Walleye anglers have long loved crankbaits. Across many walleye fisheries, tried and true tactics incorporate trolling and for good reason. Trolling cranks allow you to break…
Trolling patterns that cover water and break down big locations with crankbaits often seem to dominate the walleye scene come mid-summer. As fish pull out over…