Pretty dang crazy story from this write-up talking about a 14-yr-old boy (Connor Halsa) who hooked a billfold full of $2,000 that had been sitting on the bottom of Lake of the Woods for over a YEAR! And it was all returned to the original owner (Jim Denney, a farmer from IA) who had lost it during a charter trip.

Can read the full story and watch the video interviews here.

BIG props to that young man for doing the right thing!

Dropshots aren't just for bass 👀 they're a simple and efficient way to keep your bait right in front of a walleye's face and know it's fishing in the strike zone the whole time. 🎯

They work all year round, but I don't think there's a better way to catch finicky, late-summer walleyes (on outside weed-edges and the tops of hard-bottom humps) that may be turning down other presentations.

Bonus points: If you’re fishing with your kids or someone who’s maybe not as experienced, this is the PERFECT way to help them catch a walleye without trolling. Few reasons being 1) the fish will basically set the hook on itself if they just start reeling, 2) don’t need to be a master at jigging cadences, and 3) the bait is always near – but up off of – the bottom.

Brady Kingsland has caught a few walleyes in his day, but this was a first:

Mike Harris said he’s marked that fish on his Humminbird before...

🤣🤣🤣

1. Forrest Leitch and “Hank” had themselves a day 🙌 dropshotting with a half of a nightcrawler. Forrest said, “Never know what you’ll stumble across in these tiny [few hundred-ish acre] northern-MN lakes! I knew this lake was home to a few walleyes, pleasantly surprised to find out there were some big ones.” Pleasant surprise is right:

Start ’em off young. 👊

2. Brittany Peeters catching waldos in northern SK with her blue-eyed fur child! 👏👏👏 Said she caught this one on the “Canadian Classic” aka jig + minnow:

3. Riley Dalzell’s pupdawg, Rip, figured out a new way to cool off – that or he’s trying to catch the fish that Riley already threw in the well haha. Either way he's legit smiling:

4. Lindsay Martin and her furry friend Gus are cheesin’ with a solid, southeastern-CO saugeye! Pic posted on @eagleclawfishing’s Insta:

5. This miniature Australian shepherd (named Trout!) has more patience for the trolling bite than I do:

6. Enjoy these hot summer days ‘cuz we’ll be walking on water 🕳🥶 before ya know it...and not everyone is as excited about that idea. Shot from @jigsandspoons:

BONUS: Graham Cloutier sees your fishing dogs and raises you a fishing goat! 👀 A goat who apparently has a soft spot for walleyes and nachos LOL:

...to Ella Biggins, a Marquette Academy senior who “will be attending Benedictine University to pursue her biology degree as she continues to do volunteer work both locally and at college.”

> The Spring Valley Walleye Club will be giving away a minimum of one $1,500 scholarship annually to interested high school seniors who have demonstrated effective, voluntary, long-term dedication to the preservation, protection, enhancement and/or promotion of Illinois’ natural resources.

With their brands Panther Marine and TrollMaster.

...that will be used in the National School Lunch Program and other federal food assistance programs.

ICAST (the annual fishing biz trade show) has a “New Product Showcase” each year where companies show-off their new fishing products, and industry folks vote for their favorite “Best of Category” (there’s 37) and overall “Best of Show” award. That has already happened – the 2023 winners are here.

Now there’s a dealio where non-industry folks can vote for their favorite new products (from the 37 category winners) for the ICAST 2023 Anglers’ Choice Best of Show Award. Voting will be online thru ICAST’s website from Aug 20-26. Heads up you do need to create an account to cast your vote.

An additional 15% off already discounted prices. Some schtuff is up to 90% off.

That was apparently dropped by a bird and landed on a transformer.

Enter to have a shot a winning an Okuma prize package including their all-new Dead Eye Classic “A” rod paired with a 2500 Ceymar HD spinning reel, Line Cutter, and more!

Takes just 10 seconds to enter below and can share the link you get for bonus entries. 👊 Good luck!

Another good reason to keep a Sharpie in the boat. And finally some proof that Ross Robertson can color inside the lines. 😅

- That’s guide Jeff Sundin talking about bass walleye fishing during algae blooms throughout Aug and early-Sept...but it’s actually one of his favorite scenarios to target ’em:

Jeff goes over a whole bunch of specifics on how and where he hits ’em right now in this Dan Johnson In-Fisherman write-up. 🎯

These 3 facial expressions going on in this shot from The Next Bite TV are all so different, yet so awesome in their own way lol. You know it’s a special caliber of fish when even John Hoyer is getting his “whoaaaa” on:

I still think sauger have THE coolest camo. Exhibit 1A from @dennis_kuhn on Insta:

National Professional Anglers Assoc.