Member Kent Hollands, a native of Grand Forks, North Dakota, has seen his love of fishing for big channel cats on the Red River of the North evolve into a fulfilling, fun and expanding business.

Fishing in the pitch dark is a different ballgame than wetting a line under full sun.

Imagine a vast rolling plain dotted with wetlands teeming with fathead minnows, and you're picturing a walleye's dream smorgasbord.

Fall can be a trying time for walleye seekers. As water temps plummet, ‘eyes focus on steep breaks in deep water, where they can be hard to find and tough to catch. At least, that's the story during the day.

Choosing a crankbait for trolling is tough. Where do you start, given the nearly astronomical number of options in lure size, profile, action and color?

My first ever California yellowtail came last July near northern Baja’s Coronado Islands.

Bill's Deep-Fried Fillets

My fishing partner Jack has caught some humongous landlocked stripers. I was with him the evening a 48 pounder noisily engulfed his prop bait, but that fish was a mere minnow compared with the cow he hooked on a foggy morning last August.

See if any of these tips can help you catch the big one.

To counter this, rig a slip float above the lure, and freespool the line immediately after the cast so the lure can sink directly below the float.