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Video: Fall Musky Locations and Lure Tips

Casting to muskies is most common during summer, but during fall many anglers will switch to trolling crankbaits, using live bait, or jigging tubes vertically. When and where are these fall techniques most effective?

October 28, 2025

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Video: Trolling Tips for Fall Muskies

When muskies leave the shallows and begin moving toward main lake basins, trolling is an effective way to find and catch fish.

October 23, 2025

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Video: First Fly Rod Musky

A musky is tough enough to catch with baitcasting gear; trying to do it with fly gear is insanely hard.

September 16, 2025

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A Moment in Time

Three generations catch three muskies — on the same day!

September 11, 2025

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Video: A Modern-Day Old-School Musky Legend

In a world of high-tech fishing, it’s refreshing to see an angler who is the definition of “old school.”

September 04, 2025

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Video: Giant Musky Follows Topwater Lure

A giant musky following closely behind a topwater lure is thrilling — and tremendously frustrating if it doesn’t strike.

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Video: 2-Year-Old Catches Big Smallmouth Bass

You’ll be amazed by this young child’s skill with a spinning rod and reel.

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Father’s Day Surprise: A 10-Year-Old’s First Musky

Three generations share the boat to make a special memory on Father’s Day 2024.

December 10, 2024

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Video: Net Man Fail on a Big Musky

No other way to say it — this musky video is a heartbreaker.

November 12, 2024

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Video: Musky Guide Accidentally Catches a Big Fish

At the beginning of a fishing outing, it’s common for a musky guide to demonstrate how different lures work to their clients. In this case, a big musky interrupts the lesson.

October 22, 2024

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Video: Big Musky Strikes Topwater Lure . . . Once, Twice — Three Times!

Experienced musky anglers understand it’s rare for a fish to strike a lure twice. But three times?

October 01, 2024

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Video: Musky Bites Kayak Bass Angler on the Knee

Kristine Fischer has caught and released many muskies in her fishing career, but this one took a bite out of her knee while being unhooked.

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Video: Boatside Muskie Strike Results in Broken Fishing Rod

The angler is rewarded with a big muskie, but the fish has the last laugh because it destroys an expensive fishing rod during the battle.

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Outstanding Fishing Video: Shoreline Muskies

You don’t need a fancy boat and thousands of dollars in high-tech electronics to catch fish, even muskies. And these young anglers from Wisconsin prove it.

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Video: Ice Fishing . . . for Giant Muskies?

A young guide in Quebec has learned how to catch massive muskies through the ice on tip-ups. It’s literally hand-to-hand combat — and the one bleeding after the battle isn’t the fish.

February 06, 2024