BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The final days of summer are approaching, which means it might be time to consider a change in your approach to fishing gear.

“Growing up as a kid, I heard every excuse you could imagine for not catching Walleye in the dog days of summer,” Johnnie Candle said. “They go too deep, the water gets too warm. Heck, there’s even a wives’ tale that says their teeth fall out that keeps them from eating. Well, as I got older and studied fish more in-depth, I’ve learned that that’s not why we don’t catch them. We don’t catch them because we don’t change the way we fish, although the fish’s eating habits change immensely. What happens in the heat of the summer, or the middle of the season, is the young of the year bait fish are now edible size, which puts a gigantic amount of

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