Learn the top 3 lake trout fishing techniques — vertical jigging, trolling, and casting — and discover the best lures for ...

VERTICAL JIGGING for walleyes on the Mississippi River in 6 feet of water is like walking through a pitch-dark house that you’ve never stepped foot in before. In your mind’s eye, you can imagine the ...

In late summer, fall and winter, when lake trout visit submerged islands topping out from 20 to 80 feet of water, vertical jigging with a variety of lures, such as soft plastic flukes, tubes or ...

We pretty much did the vertical jigging for the entire time I was there, a day and a half, and caught fish from 12 to 25 feet of water. Blade baits have been the favorite bait for vertical jigging ...

For muskies, try vertical jigging By JEFF KNAPP [email protected] Mar 3, 2020 ...

Jigging spoons tend to be thicker than conventional spoons and to have a smaller profile--weights are typically an ounce or more in a compact shape just 3 inches long and a half-inch wide.

You'll mostly catch bass by vertical jigging, but a nice bonus can be a few eating size stripers, crappie and white bass--coming out of the chilly water, these fish are at their flavorful best.