What Makes a Bucktail Jig So Effective for Catching Bass and Walleye? Simplistic in design but lethal in execution, the bucktail jig works magic when fished amongst weeds in the fall. Comprised of a ...

As summer transitions to fall, some gamefish species tend to become more active. This includes lake-dwelling walleyes. Bucktail jigs — hair jigs, if you like — can be one of the best tools for ...

In last week’s column I looked at the use of bucktail jigs on lake-dwelling walleyes. Interestingly, bucktail jigs also excel on river walleyes during the fall. In fact, generally our area rivers — ...

After the original Mister Twister came onto the market, I did not tie a bucktail jig for a couple of years. Then I ran out of bucktail jigs and realized that they had not been replaced by soft plastic ...

Before the soft-plastic revolution in fishing baits, bucktail jigs were among the most popular bottom-bumping baits for bass, walleye — just about every fish that swims. Now Mepps, the world’s premier ...

The following guest column was written by outdoors writer Spider Ryback about walleye fishing in Oswego County. It was sent to me by the Oswego County Department of Tourism. Each year, the first ...

Ted Dobs, of Verona, an Oneida Lake charter boat captain who's affiliated with Lake Ontario Outdoors, told me recently that the Oneida Lake shoreline fishing scene on opening day would be problematic, ...

The road from Winnipeg to Grand Rapids, Manitoba, is a long one. Highway 6 shoots north along the west side of that inland sea known as Lake Winnipeg. It is a land of sloughs, lakes and rivers winding ...

They have, when you put it all together, more than a century of fishing experience on Oneida Lake. Capt. Tony Buffa and Jack Henke know what they’re talking about, so ask them about their advice for ...