November 2025--"Wintertime Trolling"

About this episode

Nicholas Zart discusses wintertime trolling for walleye on Lake Erie and shares his insights on fishing techniques and the changes in the fishery.

We're targeting big, cold water walleye this month on the Off Shore Tackle Podcast. Nicholas Zart is a Lake Erie Charter Captain and tournament angler who loves wintertime trolling. He talks about his long time love of Lake Erie and how that fishery has changed, the differences between chartering and tournaments and why he loves to teach anglers how to catch walleye. Zart also describes his scouting techniques for finding big fish and why he partners with Off Shore.

People in this episode

Host: Mike Avery

Guest: Nicholas Zart

Topics covered

• wintertime trolling
• walleye fishing
• Lake Erie
• charter fishing
• tournament fishing
• scouting techniques

Keywords

• winter fishing
• walleye
• trolling techniques
• Lake Erie fishing
• charter captain
• fishing tournaments
• scouting for fish

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Off Shore Tackle

Places: Lake Erie

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