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Detroit River Pre-Spawn Walleye Fishing: Timing, Tactics, and Traditions
Why the Detroit River Is Special The Detroit River is not a typical river. Flowing roughly 28 miles between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie, it is wide, deep, and powerful, with heavy current, shipping channels, and expansive flats. These characteristics create ideal staging habitat for pre-spawn walleye. Fish stack along breaks, seams, and current edges as they move upstream toward spawning grounds near Fighting Island, Grosse Ilse, upper river islands, and numerous shallow spa

Rob Barnes
Dec 31, 20253 min read


Detroit River Jigging: A Spring Tradition Worth Experiencing
When winter fades away in across southeast Michigan, the Detroit River comes alive in a way few outsiders expect. Beneath the cold water, walleye stack up in massive numbers, and anglers from all over the region gather to take part in one of Michigan’s most iconic fisheries: Detroit River jigging. Detroit River jigging is all about simplicity and precision. Anglers vertically jig heavy lures—often ¾- to 1½-ounce jigs tipped with soft plastics—directly beneath the boat. The go

Rob Barnes
Dec 27, 20252 min read



Rob Barnes
Mar 28, 20230 min read


Adjusting Tattle Flags on Off Shore Tackle Planer Boards
Our friends at Fishing 411 TV were gracious enough to let me share about some starting points for Off Shore Tackle tattle flag settings...

Rob Barnes
Sep 23, 20211 min read


Night Moves for Fall Walleyes
Getting Bit As summer begins its transition to fall one of the go-to ways to get bit when fish are pressured is to take advantage of the...

Rob Barnes
Sep 1, 20212 min read


Making the Lake St. Clair Bug Hatch Work
ANGLERS AGREE Fishing during significant insect hatches on Lake St. Clair makes fishing significantly more challenging. Hatch events...

Rob Barnes
Jul 5, 20213 min read


Michigan Walleye Tour Detroit River
For the 2021 season I’m scaling back on tournaments to focus on starting my business and on my family. With our baby girl due in July we...

Rob Barnes
May 4, 20214 min read
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