Entries Tagged muskie fishing

A West Virginia muskie angler proved you don’t need an expensive boat — or any boat for that matter — to catch the fish of a lifetime.

Whenever you fill a fishing reel with braid, tape should be used so the line doesn’t slip on the spool.

There are windows of opportunity when you’ll catch more and bigger fish — bass included — in lakes by leaving the boat at home and sneaking around in waders instead.

A 55-pound 14.8-ounce muskie caught on Nov. 22, 2021, is likely to break the long-standing Minnesota state record of 54 pounds, which was caught in 1957.

Wisconsin angler Nicole Lynn catches her biggest muskie yet, and she’s in a kayak!

Capturing a muskie strike and catch on drone video had never been done before. These two anglers proved it could be done.

To properly release a muskie, you need the right tools, technique and mindset.

Mille Lacs Lake in central Minnesota is home to world-class muskies, and Benjamin Knutson recently caught and released two of them less than an hour apart.

Fish can be caught again and again if cared for properly and then promptly released.

Topnotch electronics are tremendous tools for finding key underwater structure, and sometimes they tip you off to a monster fish’s precise location, too.

After three days of checking out the newest rods, a panel of muskie experts made its choice for “Best New Muskie Rod” at Muskie Expo Chicago.

A muskie is known as the “Fish of 10,000 Casts,” but sometimes that math is lost on a young angler who doesn’t pay attention to such statistics.