By Jason Mitchell When I look back at past years, there are several patterns that really stand out in the fall.  Vertical jigging over deep rock piles.  Casting stick baits after dark over shallow rocks.  Pitching jigs tipped with soft…

By Jason Mitchell Fall patterns run the gamut from shallow to deep.  Depending on the body of water, there might be walleyes on shallow rocks or weeds, deep structure, deep rocks, open water or current bottlenecks.  

By Jason Mitchell Anglers love to follow cliches.  Many of these cliches get taken as bold truths and get repeated until nobody ever questions what the cliche is.  A lot of information is regurgitated and repeated until we get to…

By Jason Mitchell  Like many anglers, I learned how to live bait rig for walleyes with the bail open and my trigger finger on the line.  At the first indication of a bite, the though process was to let line…

By Jason Mitchell Over the past few years, pitching or casting to reach shallow walleyes has increased in popularity amongst walleye anglers tenfold. Some fisheries like North Dakota’s Devils Lake have long had a casting cult but pitching or casting…

By Jason Mitchell Jigs are the most versatile tool in any walleye angler’s tackle box.  Like any technique, there are details and nuances that can make you successful or unsuccessful.  If there is one aspect of jig fishing that is…