Matt Skoog, area supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for Lake of the Woods joins the JMO Podcast for this episode. Matt explains where anglers can find reported information on walleyes and saugers and sturgeon on the DNR website. He also details how the research is carried out and how to interpret some of the information to help anglers better understand what's going on out there and how it can help them make better decisions when planning a trip or actively fishing...

Lance Busse joins the JMO Podcast for episode 270. Lance and his tournament partner Scott Rohloff can now say they are back to back Cabelas National Team Championship winners. Winning the first time in 2023 on Green Bay and then again in 2024 on Lake Erie. The stories of these two anglers and how this has all come together for them in recent years are rich in entertainment and loaded with excellent fishing information. This is a great interview that walleye anglers everywhere will enjoy...

Steve Dahl also known as Zippy, joins the JMO Podcast in this episode. Zippy is a founding member of the Perch Patrol guide service on Devils Lake in North Dakota. Back in the 90's when Zippy and his cohorts began their illustrious careers as guides there was tremendous change happening to Devils Lake with drastically more water filling up the basin and flooding the landscape. This was ultimately what created the body of water we hear about today but back then lots of interesting fishing...

Curtis McCormick and his tournament partner Tom Sieburg won the 2023 Masters Walleye Circuit Championship. Besides tournament fishing Curtis is a guide on Lake McConaughy in western Nebraska where he is originally from. Curtis shares great fishing tips in this podcast on how to find and target big post spawn fish on reservoirs with pelagic forage. In the case of McConaughy the walleyes are notoriously big and healthy due to their readily available food source, the alewife. Scheels -...

Jerad Newgard joins the JMO Podcast for a special Minnesota walleye opener episode. Jerad has been guiding in Minnesota and North Dakota for nearly 20 years. His experience and knowledge are a gift to all listeners who want to get better at finding and catching walleyes early in the spring after the opener in May. Chalet on Mille Lacs - https://chaletonmillelacs.com Flop Box - https://www.flopindustries.com Scheels - https://www.scheels.com/c/fishing Website -...

Ross Swenson joins the JMO Podcast this episode to chat about his guide business and the fish patterns on Lake of the Woods in Minnesota. Big North guide service offers fully guided spring sturgeon fishing trips as well as walleye fishing all year while the season is open. In this interview we learn about Ross as an angler as well as seasonal fish patterns and behavior according to his experience. Any angler that is looking to fish Lake of the Woods in the spring/early summer time frame will...

Duane Hjelm comes back on the JMO Podcast shortly after his 5th place NWT fishing on Lake Erie to start off the 2024 tournament season. In this fishing interview we get caught up with all the off the water things Dewey has going on and we get a great synopsis of what he and his teammates John Hoyer and Dusty Minke experienced on Lake Erie for this spring time tournament. Devils Lake Tourism - www.devilslakend.com North Dakota Game and Fish - www.gf.nd.gov Website -...

Joe Brick, owner of JT Outdoor Products joins the JMO Podcast for the first time. Learning about Joe's 20 plus years as a walleye tournament angler is entertaining and full of great perspective. In 2016 Joe and his father started JT Outdoor Products, now one of the most recognizable custom rod companies in the Midwest. This interview is full of entertaining stories and great information on fishing as well as the custom rod business. Lake Of The Woods - https://lakeofthewoodsmn.com Northland...

John Hoyer joins the JMO Podcast shortly after his NWT victory on Lake Erie in April of 2024. John is the face of tournament walleye fishing these days after his Angler of the Year season in 2023 and now winning the 2024 season opener on Erie during tough fishing conditions. In this interview we get the full story on what it's like to fish a tournament on big water such as the Great Lakes and what all goes into the decision making. He describes what he had to do to secure the win. Devils...

Gord Pyzer is back on the JMO Podcast due to popular demand. In 2023 Gord came on and gave us a taste of how he has been finding and catching more big fish by applying research science to his fishing strategy. In this fishing podcast Gord does a deeper dive into the science and shares his own fishing experiences to depict even better what this applied fishing science has made him a better more effective angler. Gord is a wealth of information and any angler would benefit from his teachings....

Daren Schneider is our guest on this JMO Podcast. Daren and his wife Heidi are tournament partners and have had an impressive run qualifying for the AIM Walleye Series National championship the last four years in a row. Daren has been a passionate walleye angler his whole life. In the last few years the fishing duo has completely focused their efforts on learning and becoming successful in tournaments utilizing Forward Facing Sonar. Their story of commitment to honing the skills needed to...

Jason Freed from Leisure Outdoor Adventures guide services this weeks guest on the JMO Podcast. Freed is a school teacher and HighSchool football coach while in the summer he guides mainly for walleye on both Leech lake and Vermillion in northern Minnesota. Jason is a talented guide and angler and truly takes his time on the water seriously each and every day. In this fishing podcast we hear all about his career and how great the fishing is on a few of Minnesota's walleye factories. Flop...

Joining the JMO Podcast for a great episode this time is Mark Courts. Mark is a long time professional tournament angler for both walleye and bass. In this interview we discuss Mark's tournament preparation and pre fishing style. We also get some great tips on high speed graphing for walleyes and how important lure color is to Mark when he's refining the patterns on Lake Erie. Risovi Taxidermy Studio - www.risovitaxidermystudio.com Chalet on Mille Lacs - https://chaletonmillelacs.com Flop...

Scott Mackenthun joins the JMO Podcast once again. In this interview he educates us all on the most popular aquatic plant species here in the Midwest. Many of the most popular fish patterns include how and why certain fish are relating to vegetation. Correctly identifying specific plant types and learning when and how to find our target species associated with them is a skill many of the best anglers possess. This will be a great fishing conversation anglers will want to listen to. Chalet on...

We get to know Joe Henry in this JMO Podcast. Joe has a rich background in fishing and has been a promoter in the industry for 10 plus years now for all of Lake of the Woods. Arguably there isn't a Midwest destination that offers more to a larger spectrum of anglers. Lake of the Woods is turn key for so many people and is available to anglers on all levels at a great price point. In this interview we focus on things happening this spring including late ice trophy northern pike on the big lake...

Kurt Schirado joins the JMO Podcast for another great episode. With decades of experience on the Missouri River here in North Dakota, Kurt's recommendations and opinions are rich in valuable information and passion. That is why any angler will want to listen to everything Kurt has to say in this fishing podcast. Scheels - https://www.scheels.com/c/fishing Devils Lake Tourism - www.devilslakend.com Risovi Taxidermy Studio - www.risovitaxidermystudio.com Website -...

Al Lindner joins the JMO Podcast for another great episode. In this fishing podcast Al details the significant developments within the industry throughout his career as a tournament angler as well as a television host. Strategies, concepts, lures and presentations have all been debated and refined by anglers since the beginning. Some things have come to stay and some topics have a short visit to popularity. Al shares stories and insights too many great aspects of fishing in this interview and...

Corey Heiser joins the JMO Podcast to chat about rigging and operating forward sonar. We also get into some very informational spring walleye topics for finding and catching fish in shallow cold water scenarios. There's a lot of information in this interview that walleye anglers will want to hear. Scheels - https://www.scheels.com/c/fishing Brew City - www.brewcitytms.com Devils Lake Tourism - www.devilslakend.com Website - www.jmopodcast.com Facebook -...

Matt Johnson joins the JMO Podcast once again to highlight a great spring fishing opportunity. With this years mild winter turning into an early spring ice out for large portions of the ice belt, anglers can find new open water opportunity by targeting crappies. This conversation can be applied anywhere crappies live but Minnesota anglers especially will want to hear what Matt has to say as this is likely the best open water fishing to be had on inland waters until walleye opener in May....

Jason Mitchell joins the JMO Podcast for another great fishing conversation. Jason's insights on spring walleye fishing come from many years of unique experiences that we can all learn from. In this fishing podcast Jason shares his strategy and opinions on utilizing jerkbaits in the spring for walleyes on Devils Lake and beyond.

Joe Okada joins the JMO Podcast for a great spring walleye fishing conversation. As a tournament angler and guide Joe has employed many techniques to find and catch walleyes in all types of scenarios. Growing up in Madison, Wisconsin exposed Joe to many experiences and one of which we've never featured here on the JMO Podcast before. Rigging flies on 3-Way rigs for spring river walleyes. Joe breaks down this technique for us here on the JMO Podcast and if you want to see more from Joe head...

Doug Wegner joins the JMO Podcast again to share his philosophy on Green Bay walleye fishing in the spring. The stories and experiences shared in this interview are covered in the overtones of Doug's mentality as an angler. When interviewing Doug what I learn the most is how to be relentless when it comes to finding and catching trophy walleyes. Countless hours of fishing have honed Doug's skills and opinions and we are the lucky ones that get to listen to him share on those...

Jake Romanak from Fishing 411 TV joins the JMO Podcast for this great episode. Walleye anglers everywhere will want to listen to the tips and tricks Jake details in this interview for trolling crank baits in cold water. Jake and his father Mark produce some of the best walleye fishing content you'll find on TV or online. They spend most of their time on the Great Lakes where they are from. Arguably some of the most innovative and effective trolling practices we see for walleyes across North...

Doug Burns joins us for some spring fishing topics that will have everyone ready for their first trip out in a boat this year. In this fishing podcast we highlight fishing opportunities that are especially fun on a spring with an early ice out. We also chat about presentations and why it's important to be a versatile angler early spring when fish are transitioning from winter patterns to spring spawning grounds. Cold Snap Apparel - www.coldsnapoutdoors.com Scheels -...