Michigan-based Hardcore Smallmouth Angler Talks Late-Season Specifics
“Fall is my favorite time of year to throw A-rigs for big smallmouths,” says hardcore Michigan-based bass angler, Kyle Kunst.
While Kemos still likes to put a deer in the freezer, in recent years he’s spent a lot more of October, November, and even December on the water.
“When the water temp hits about 50 degrees a lot changes. First, lakes have gone through turnover, and this allows walleyes to roam anywhere in the entire water column, from 5 feet to 50 feet of water.”
While he says finding fall fish can sometimes be challenging, he spends a lot of time shallow and generally has positive results.
When to soak big creek chubs for trophy fall walleyes with Whitewater pro staffer and veteran PWT champ/TV host, Gary Parsons.
Whitewater Fishing pro and veteran walleye tournament champ, Gary Parsons, talks long-line trolling tactics for more walleyes this fall.
WHITEWATER pro and B.A.S.S. Elite Angler, Jay Przekurat, talks tactics and tech for more bass this coming fall season.
Whether you’re on the climate change bus or not, there’s no denying we’re in a historical heat wave – border to border, coast to coast. Oceanic and freshwater anglers alike were initiating June fishing patterns in July and now treating the rest of the summer like the notorious dog days.
Whitewater Fishing’s Packable Rain Jacket and Pant perform exceptionally on far-north, 8-day, off-grid canoe fishing trip.
If there’s one piece of fishing apparel no angler is ever without, it’s a hooded sweatshirt. Typically adorned with some fishing company logo, most of us have at least a few to rotate in between heavy washings to rid the fabric from fish slime.
According to Whitewater pro-staffer and recent 2023 Bassmaster Classic 7th place finisher, Jay Przekurat, tournament practice days were "absolutely brutal" with sub-zero temps, wind gusts over 30 mph, and potentially bone-piercing rain. Despite foul weather, Jay launched his Nitro every morning and battled Mother Nature in search of a river pattern that would guarantee a top-10 finish during the critical hours of bass fishing's Super Bowl.
Most experienced river walleye anglers have several presentations rigged as the mood of early-season walleyes changes daily, if not hourly. Any early-season river walleye angler should be prepared to be versatile and run through a lot of presentations, ultimately letting the fish reveal what they want. What follows is a list of winning spring river walleye presentations, all involving live bait, although hair jigs, blade baits, stickbaits, and soft plastics are early-season options, too.
