Tips for a productive walleye outing

Fishing is like befriending a large and playful beast, the Disney kind, whose favorite meal is your ego.

The problem is our desire to attribute a few good catches to our growing skills and knowledge and, in doing so, bolster our belief that we've finally become the fine anglers we want to be. We even get a little cocky. Then, BAM, our proudly held skills yield nothing but consecutive fishless days, usually with friends in the boat who've all heard our recent success stories.

The beast contentedly burps

Fearing a humble retraction in next month's article, I submit the following tips hoping thei...