You Don't Own The Lake!

Sep 17 2024 16 ep. 67 mins
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Join your host, Brian Ondrejka, owner and full time fishing guide of Kansas Angling Experience Guide Service, as he discusses a wide variety of topics in the fishing world. From baits to boats, presentations to electronics, and all around fishing talk - not just in Kansas, but across the country. Each episode brings new topics, exciting guests, and a wealth of knowledge and banter you won't want to miss!

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#15 - Austin Crossman - H2H Tournament Fishing, HAWGUST Recap, Lund Boat Talk & Green Bay Walleyes

Sep 17 2024 65 mins  
I've been looking forward to having Austin on for a while and our chat tonight did not disappoint! I picked Austin's brain on his experience fishing the Head2Head Walleye tournaments over the last couple of years in Wisconsin, which then leads us into talking about and reliving our time in Door County for the annual HAWGUST bite this year. Austin and I both represent the Lund Boats

#14 - Noah Humfeld - Fall Transition, FFS Debates, & Internet Heroes

Sep 13 2024 59 mins  
After an 8 month hiatus, we are back with another podcast. Today I'm chatting with my good buddy & returning guest, Noah Humfeld of Madison Angling Guide Service out of Madison, WI. Noah and I talk about how our water bodies are fishing based on current conditions during this late summer into fall transition, and the challenges we face as guides. We also dip into the ever popul

#13 - KDWP Fisheries Biologist Jim Miazga

Jan 19 2024 87 mins  
Special guest in the house tonight to kick off the 2024 season of the You Don’t Own The Lake podcast. Jim Miazga, a fellow Wisconsinite, is our KDWP Fisheries Biologist in this region. Filling the shoes of the GOAT - the late, great Richard Sanders - Jim is one of several incredible young up & coming fisheries biologists in Kansas, and I for one know I’m happy to have him i

#12 - Northern Door County Wisconsin "Hawgust" Walleye Recap & More! w/ Aaron Mik & Cody Solberg

Aug 31 2023 59 mins  
Today we have two returning guests to the podcast! My buddies Aaron Miklaszewicz & Cody Solberg, to talk about our takes on the HAWGUST bite in northern Door County on the Bay of Green Bay. If you guys haven't seen my video from my trip up a couple weeks ago, please go check it out on the Kansas Angling Experience YouTube channel. Both Aaron & Cody spend a ton of time up th

#11 - Green Bay Walleyes & The Wisconsin Sheephead Shootout! w/ Aaron Miklaszewicz

Aug 01 2023 71 mins  
And we're back! Thanks for being patient while I took some time off. Living in one of the best small towns in America to catch big Great Lakes Walleyes, Aaron Miklaszewicz has it made. Oconto, WI and the west shore of Green Bay offers just about everything an angler could ask for. Aaron is no stranger to catching big Walleyes, as he gets to enjoy it year round only five minutes fro

#10 - All Things Swimbaits w/ Josh Pladies of Clutch Swimbait Co.

Jun 13 2023 70 mins  
Today we sit down with Josh Pladies, a buddy of mine and owner of Clutch Swimbait Co. Josh started Clutch to fill an internal need to always be tweaking and tinkering with baits, and has grown into an absolute passion. Josh focuses on bait design from an engineering perspective in lieu of an artistic standpoint allow for his baits to be designed around performance and fish catching

#9 - Spring Into Summer Walleyes - Tips, Techniques, & My RECAP!

Jun 05 2023 62 mins  
Sorry for the podcast delay, things have been a tad bit hectic around here on the guiding side of things as well as trying to put out as much fishing content as I could while I had the holiday weekend off! Join my good buddy Grant & I as we talk through the April, May, & June months as far as what's been putting fish in the boat from early season, post-spawn fish on Livesco

#8 - Lake Michigan Multi-Species w/ Cody Solberg

May 16 2023 70 mins  
If you've spent any time on YouTube watching Walleye videos, there's a strong chance you've seen this guy pop up. Whether it's on the ice, or the vast open water of Lake Michigan, Cody is always dialed. Cody not only specializes in big Green Bay Walleyes, but also spends a fair bit of time guiding King Salmon on Lake Michigan as well. In today's episode we swap stories, talk target

#7 - Walleyes & Wipers w/ KDWP Fisheries Biologist Craig Johnson

May 09 2023 57 mins  
A legend in his own right, KDWPT District Fisheries Biologist Craig Johnson has played an integral part in Kansas fisheries all across the state. He's been in the game for 30 years now, and have him (as well as many others), to thank for the Walleyes you catch in Kansas. During the walleye spawn, Craig runs a 6 person crew tasked with collecting female broodfish to obtain eggs for

#6 - Livescope & GIANT Walleyes w/ Max Wilson!

Apr 18 2023 63 mins  
Max Wilson is one of the hottest names in Professional Walleye Fishing. Max had one of the best seasons ever recorded in 2018, as he became the youngest to win the Cabela’s National Walleye Tour Championship (NWT). Shortly after that he became one of the youngest to win the coveted Masters Walleye Circuit Team (MWC) of the Year award. Fast forward to 2019 and he kept that streak