Walleye Fishing

2013 1st outing

Yo, Yo, Yo it’s Walleye Time.

April 6, 2013

Finally got a chance to go walleye fishing in 2013. The weather Gods all complied and the temps were manageable along with the wind. As a first time out on the water, for the year, it was expected to be more of a shake down cruise than an actual fish catching experience. We did have [...]

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School On Ice: Part 2, Saginaw Bay Ice Fishing School with Mark Martin

February 21, 2013

School On Ice, Saginaw Bay Ice Fishing, Part 2 Article and  Photos © 2013 by Russ Fimbinger Day 3, Tuesday, Feb. 12th—Special Note: The final tally on Monday’s fishing report looked like this: many eating size perch were caught in the waters off Pinconning Park. The group fished in 6 to 10 feet of water. [...]

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Schools In, Gateway Starting to Take Shape

September 12, 2012

The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Gateway in Trenton is really looking good. After moving 40,000 cubic yards of dirt, restoring 16 acres of wetlands and planting hundreds of trees the place is starting to look like a refuge for wildlife. Quite a contrast from the industrial days of yore. The first step was to [...]

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What is it with Our Fascination with Large Fish?

July 26, 2012

What is it with our fascination of large fish? Is it a fear factor of not knowing what’s down below? Man has a natural instinct to fear large predators dating back to dinosaur times. I’m guessing T-rex had a lot to do with that. You’d think by now after having fire for over a million [...]

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Muskucopia

July 8, 2012

The Detroit River and it’s surrounding waters has to be the largest cornucopia of fish and fishing opportunities in the world. From checking my Michigan Outdoor News I find reports of anglers taking over limits of silver bass. Silver bass? The scourge of the spring walleye enthusiast, silver bass are very popular somewhere. It was [...]

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You Can’t Always Get the Walleyes You Want

May 11, 2012

It’s usually that way when you’re doing something you like. Around here in spring that usually means walleye fishing. What else is there? Fact is that the Detroit River and western Lake Erie has the best early spring walleye fishing in the world. Many people come from hundreds if not thousands of miles to fish [...]

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Detroit River Silver Bass

April 22, 2012

St. Walleye took me out last night for some walleye fishing. Like most outings with him it turned into something more than just a walleye trip. He knows where the walleye go much like a patron Saint knows where their charges are. So much so that even the Treasurer of the DWF uses his advice. [...]

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Changing Winds – Detroit River Walleye Fishing

April 22, 2012

Never believe a weather forecast again especially if it for the wind prediction. After that big blow on Monday, with it’s reported 3 foot waves on the river, I saw the prediction of 2 mile per hour winds for Tuesday and took the afternoon off of work. Well Mother Nature didn’t check the wind prediction [...]

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Detroit River Walleye Fishing

March 22, 2012

  No not one of Bill Engvall’s jokes. This is important if you’re interested in catching walleyes this year. Yes it’s only March 20th, well before the normal walleye run. With this warm weather everything is early and the big walleyes are in the river. If you see these 2 signs you can be sure [...]

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The begining of an Ice Fishing Addiction

December 2, 2011

It’s getting to be that time of year again. That’s right ice fishing season! Whether you are a casual weekender who only hits the ice a couple times a year or a die hard, hard water-a-haulic, you can’t help but get a little excited. Ok maybe a lot excited! For me this is a joy [...]

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