Joe Henry, Author at Midwest Hunting & Fishing

Putting the Hurt on Stained Water Walleyes

November 1, 2019

Fishing Articles, Hard Water Fishing Articles

Tannins. Organic matter from plants that causes water to have that light tea color. This stained water as they call it creates a lot of opportunities for walleye anglers. It is helpful to understand some signi... Read More...

Cast and Blast: Lake of the Woods

Joe Henry

September 9, 2019

Birds and Small Game Articles, Fishing Articles, Hunting Articles, Open Water Fishing Articles

There is a piece of Minnesota bordering Canada that absolutely shines when the leaves start to turn colors. This area boasts world class fishing and a surrounding environment full of wildlife with thousands of ... Read More...

Patterning Dog Days Eyes on Lake of the Woods

Joe Henry

July 1, 2019

Fishing Articles, Open Water Fishing Articles

There is a well-known pattern of catching big numbers of walleyes that takes place each year during the late summer on Lake of the Woods. Massive numbers of walleyes make their way to the big open expanses of ... Read More...

Shoreline Success on LOW

Joe Henry

May 10, 2019

Fishing Articles, Open Water Fishing Articles

The early season on Lake of the Woods is typically about walleyes. Most anglers anchor up and jig with a minnow with good success. The walleye fishing happens everywhere from the Rainy River to near shore areas... Read More...

Prehistoric Monsters of the Rainy River

Joe Henry

March 29, 2019

Fishing Articles, Open Water Fishing Articles

Dinosaurs have not inhabited the earth for only 65 million years. The lake sturgeon is amongst a family of fish that have been around about 135 million years. They are prehistoric. They are tough. They are big.... Read More...

Winter Walleye Movements on Lake of the Woods

Joe Henry

February 20, 2019

Fishing Articles, Hard Water Fishing Articles

They don’t call it The Walleye Capital of the World for nothing. Even on a walleye factory like Lake of the Woods, anglers still have to position themselves on fish to be successful. If you have been there be... Read More...

Dead Sticking Finicky Eyes

Joe Henry

February 1, 2019

Fishing Articles, Hard Water Fishing Articles

It’s called the “one two punch” when ice fishing. Jigging one line and dead sticking or basically a live minnow under a bobber the other. The idea is the jigging line attracts walleyes and if they are somewhat... Read More...

Nuances to Ice More Walleyes

Joe Henry

December 17, 2018

Fishing Articles, Hard Water Fishing Articles

Ice anglers who hunt walleyes through the ice know the feeling. Watching a promising thick line come through on your electronics, it holds for just a moment while you are poised, ready to set the hook to only... Read More...

Fall Run of Wallyes

Joe Henry

September 11, 2018

Fishing Articles, Open Water Fishing Articles

As the air begins to cool and the leaves begin to float to the ground, an annual event of nature takes place within one of North America’s premier walleye fisheries. Each fall, large numbers of emerald shiners ... Read More...

Crawler Harnesses: Walleye Catching Machines

Joe Henry

August 20, 2018

Fishing Articles, Open Water Fishing Articles

One of the key tips from pro walleye fishing is that crawler harnesses are extremely effective in a variety of waters, a variety of depths and are absolute walleye catching machines. At one point in my life, I... Read More...

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