Captain Ross sits down with Sam Lungren, the traveling fisherman, to talk about their latest video shoot together and Sam's personal best Lake Erie Walleye. While Sam is a veteran outdoor writer and world traveler, you won't want to miss how a $5 flip flop can almost ruin a trip. They also discuss Sam's fishing travel adventures and give you a few tips to make your bucket list fishing trips a little smoother!

Captain Ross sits down with Casey Powell to talk about how he finds the best night fishing locations from shore. We go over his tips and tricks with lures, cadence, gear, and more. There are tremendous shore fishing opportunities across the Midwest and this is a great walleye fishing opportunity that anybody can enjoy without a lot of equipment.

We cover it all in one podcast from Captain Ross Pooping in a boat to Fish Tagging, Walleye's in gill nets, Electrofishing, and more! Listen to this month's Bigwater Fishing Podcast as we sit down and chat with two Ohio Department of National Resources Fisheries staff.

The golden rivet club. A boat in a tree. A ferry loses steering. Sunken boats and more! Listen to this month's Bigwater Fishing Podcast as we sit down and chat with two local captains that have operated tow boats and ferry's for years on Lake Erie.

Country Steve joins the Podcast for the 3rd time. But this time HE'S asking the questions.Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living chasing walleye as a full time professional angler for more than 20 years. Through the years he has worn many hats including time as a fishing guide, boat salesman, TV host, outdoor writer, product designer, tournament fisherman, speaker, radio host and podcaster to name a few.Ross fishes ice-out to ice-up on the Great Lakes. He spends the majority of the year walleye fishing on Lake Erie’s Western and Central basins.Check out more from Bigwater Fishinghttps://www.facebook.com/BigwaterFishing/https://www.instagram.com/bigwaterfishing/http://bigwaterfishing.com/Download Bigwater Fishing Podcast EpisodesiTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bigwater-fishing-with-ross-robertson/id1508243662Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bigwater-fishing-podcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0i8zS8tQumNGYGAXqKLX45#mercurymarine#shimano

Jeremy has been fishing since he was old enough to hold a rod and reel. From an early age his passion for fishing has never stopped growing. He has an education from Gustavus Adolphus College (Biology/Business) and Bemidji State University (Education). Throughout the summers of his college years, Jeremy was a fishing guide in northern Minnesota, specializing in musky fishing. Upon graduating from college, he dove head first into the sports fishing world, and has been there ever since.

Jeff Tyson is the Program Manager of Fishery Management for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Jeff and I talked about the health of the Great Lakes, fish populations, and the most threatening invasive species.

Joe Cermele has been in fishing media full time since graduating college in 2005. He’s authored three books, and written more articles, blogs, scripts, and voiceovers than he could count. Joe currently hosts the Cut & Retie Podcast. He was the host of the Hook Shots video series and podcast, and most recently the host of B-Side Fishing, Das Boat, and the Bent podcast on the MeatEater Network.

With a career spanning over two decades in law enforcement and environmental protection, Jason Albanese has dedicated his expertise to safeguarding Ohio's natural resources. As a seasoned Detective/Investigator with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Watercraft, Jason has consistently demonstrated a commitment to public safety, investigations, and education.

Matt Markey is the Outdoors Editor for The Toledo Blade newspaper. He graduated from St. Wendelin High School in Fostoria, OH and received a degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University. He has worked for newspapers in Orlando, Bowling Green and Fostoria, OH. Prior to that, Markey worked in the movie business in California, Montana, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico for about 6 years. Before becoming The Blade's Outdoors Editor, he covered Ohio State football and the athletic teams at Michigan, the University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University.

Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living chasing walleye as a full time professional angler for more than 20 years. Through the years he has worn many hats including time as a fishing guide, boat salesman, TV host, outdoor writer, product designer, tournament fisherman, speaker, radio host and podcaster to name a few.