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. Matt's a longtime guide in the metro of Minnesota and has years of experience targeting spring crappies and his insights are spot on.  Scheels - https://www.scheels.com/c/fishing  Website - www.jmopodcast.com  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JMOFishingPodcast  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_jmopodcast/

Ice Out Crappies w/ Matt Johnson | JMO Fishing 254

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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 on Lake of the Woods.  Scheels - https://www.scheels.com/c/fishing  Lake Of The Woods - https://lakeofthewoodsmn.com  PK Lures - www.pklure.com  Website - www.jmopodcast.com  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JMOFishingPodcast  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_jmopodcast/  

Lake Of The Woods Biology w/ Matt Skoog | JMO Fishing 272

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 listening to.  PK Lures - www.pklure.com  Northland Fishing Tackle - https://shop.northlandtackle.com/kits/tungsten-short-shank-and-long-shank-jig-assortment-46-pc-kit-assortment-with-box/  Lake Of The Woods - https://lakeofthewoodsmn.com  Website - www.jmopodcast.com  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JMOFishingPodcast  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_jmopodcast/  

Back 2 Back NTC Champions w/ Lance Busse | JMO Fishing 271

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 stories were being created and in this podcast Zippy tells many stories about the how he and his guiding partners got their start. There's a few great Jason Mitchell stories in this as well. This is a truly fascinating documentary style interview that will have any angler entertained.  Devils Lake Tourism - www.devilslakend.com  North Dakota Game and Fish - www.gf.nd.gov  Website - www.jmopodcast.com  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JMOFishingPodcast  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_jmopodcast/     

Guiding On Devils Lake How It All Began w/ Steve "Zippy" Dahl | JMO Fishing 270

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 - https://www.scheels.com/c/fishing  South Dakota Glacial Lakes - https://www.sdglaciallakes.com  Risovi Taxidermy Studio - www.risovitaxidermystudio.com  Website - www.jmopodcast.com  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JMOFishingPodcast  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_jmopodcast/  

Post Spawn Reservoir Walleyes w/ Curtis McCormick | JMO Fishing 269

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 - www.jmopodcast.com  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JMOFishingPodcast  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_jmopodcast/   

Ice Out Crappies w/ Matt Johnson | JMO Fishing 254

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