Bigwater Fishing Podcast with Ross Robertson

After a few years of traveling the world and serving in the United States military, Katie Jo decided to move back to Florida's Nature Coast and pursue her lifelong dream of being a Fishing Captain. She sits down after a day on the water with Captain Ross to discuss the challenges of going all in and starting her charter business. Captain Katie Jo shares the ups and downs that go along with it...

Captain Ross heads to Michigan to do some salmon fishing and then sits down with Captain Chip Cartwright, owner of Silver Streak Lures. The duo talk about the evolution of salmon fishing and Chip's family business over the last 40 years. Loaded with tips, tricks, and insight on salmon fishing as well as some typical Bigwater shenanigans. Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living chasin...

On this episode of the Bigwater Podcast, Captain Ross sits down with B Team Bob and Travis Hartman who is the Lake Erie Fisheries Program Administrator. They take the time to answer your viewer questions during this round table discussion. They go over fish movements, programs for bigger fish, and tricks and tips to catch more fish. Plus who doesn't like seeing B Team Bob get yelled at? Capt....

Captain Ross sits down with the walleye stat man himself, John Balla. They do a recap on ICAST 2024 and then full send the discussion to talk about the bass and walleye fishing tournament scene, the fishing industry as a whole, and professional fishing hobbyists vs professional anglers. Take a listen to see how Ross and John agree and disagree on various aspects of where the industry is going. Cap...

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...

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. Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living ch...

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. Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living chasing walleye as a full time professional angler for more than 20 year...

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. Captain Ross Robertson has made his complete living chasing walleye as a full time professional angler for more than 20 years. Through the year...

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 podca...

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...

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. 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 fis...

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. Throughou...

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. Befor...

Mark Fincel is a fisheries supervisor for the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. Ross and Mark discuss the recent record breaking walleye caught on Lake Oahe in the Missouri River and why it will happen again soon. 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...

Doc" Bruce Samson has multiple major wins to his credit and is known as the Devil's Lake Master having won the PWT on the lake twice. He also won the MWC National Walleye Championship in 1986 and the RCL National Walleye Championship in 2002. Doc also has 8 major walleye tournament wins including the MWC twice, the PWT 4 times, the AIM once, and the FLW/RCL once. Doc Samson has a winning...

Terry Brown has been around the professional bass fishing scene for more than 4 decades. Besides being an accomplished tournament angler in his own right, he’s a heck of a tinkerer and mechanic to boot. The resident expert when it comes to fixing boat, truck and trailer issues, Terry is a wealth of knowledge of not only maintaining fishing gear but also the history of the sport of bass fishing. He...

In this podcast, we discuss the recent cheating scandals that have rocked the world of competitive fishing, and what it means for the future of fishing tournaments. We talk pro walleye anglers Joe Okada and Brett King along with Denny Fox from the Aim Pro Walleye Series to get their insights on the problem of cheating and how to prevent it in the future. We also discuss the impact that cheating ha...

Kyle Wood oversees the management of selected Rapala and Storm hardbaits and Williamson lures. Wood is also responsible for growing the company’s relationships with bass anglers based on his 11 years of experience with the FLW and MLF bass fishing tours, for which he developed written, audio and video content. I this episode I talk with Kyle about how lures are designed and developed and some of t...

We just finished a day of walleye fishing on Lake Erie in the East Central Basin. What better way to unwind then to talk about our day, our favorite tactics, lures, and more with B Team Bob and Flathead. 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 gui...

Guess who's back, Country's Back. And he's helping me answer questions about Lake Erie Walleye fishing from our viewers. 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, tournamen...

Jonathan Durtka is a Michigan angler who is one of the leading advocates of spear fishing in the Great Lakes. He successfully lobbied the Michigan DNR to change its rules to allow spearfishing in select waters of the Great Lakes. In this episode we talk about the equipment you need, the regulations, and what Jonathan has observed while sitting on the bottom observing fish. Check out @purelymispear...

CHRISTOPHER VANDERGOOT is the director of the Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System and associate professor at Michigan State University. Prior to his current position, Chris served as a research fishery biologist at the Lake Erie Biological Station, Great Lakes Science Center, US Geological Survey located in Sandusky, Ohio, supervisor of fish biology at the Sandusky Fisheries Research...

Travis Hartman from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources joins the podcast again to compare notes with me. Travis presents some research findings to me and I talk about the real world application. There are lots of thoughts on techniques locations, and everyone favorite, lure colors. Travis Hartman serves as the Lake Erie Fisheries Administrator, overseeing the management and conservation of o...

Tom Keenan is a professional angler who grew up on the beautiful shores of Little Bay de Noc in Upper Michigan so his passion for fishing started at a young age. Keenan fished his first tournament in 1989. He teamed up with his brother Mark and took second place at their first Masters Walleye Circuit (MWC) Event. This competition inspired him to get a college degree and land a job in the fishing i...