Learn how to rig, deploy, and catch fish with a downrigger for consistent success targeting trout, salmon, walleye or any other deep water fish. This gives you the basic idea of a downrigger set up.

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to fish for walleye and sauger at Lake of the Woods, a rather large body of water located where Minnesota and Canada come together. While there, I learned just ...

Bait stores (list and map). LAKE ONTARIO The near-shore brown trout fishing continues to be good. Trolling with downriggers during the early morning with small spoons in 70 to 90 feet of water is ...

Of all forms of fishing, trolling, to me, can be the most boring. Some other anglers with whom I’ve fished share similar sentiments. I’d rather cast until my elbow aches or bounce a jig off a rockpile ...

ON TROUT LAKE, BWCAW — We couldn’t decide if this was the last, best day of summer or maybe the first great day of autumn. Either way, at 80 degrees and sunny in mid-September, with a stiff southerly ...

Anglers targeting walleye this past week were having good results in several areas of Michigan. There were seven spots that stood out. “Walleye fishing was excellent with many anglers getting limit ...

Several downrigger styles are available. Electric downriggers are standard on most charter boats. An electric 'rigger deploys and reels in the downrigger weight, which may weigh 10 or 12 pounds or ...

Downriggers are standard equipment for Great Lakes anglers, but they have practical applications for inland trout anglers and even walleye anglers in some places. They are an effective tool for ...