This lure’s metal lip not only holds up to whacking hard bottom, but can be tweaked so the bait’s action matches the musky’s mood. Musky lures are so important because, well, muskies are moody.

HAYWARD, Wis. — The fish of 10,000 casts? As Brad Bohen was preparing to launch his drift boat into Upper Twin Lake in northern Wisconsin, he paused long enough to cast his 9-foot fly rod off the dock ...

When Robert Thompson first decided to take a video camera along on his fishing trips, it was mostly as a lark and to have something fun to post on a "goofy website" he had created. They were casual ...

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The muskellunge fish, or the "musky," is a large, toothy, freshwater member of the pike family. Growing up to 6 feet long and weighing up to 40 pounds, the musky is an aggressive predator and a known ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --A Minnesota man caught the fish of his lifetime, and one that could set a new world record. Robert Hawkins caught a 57-inch monster muskellunge on Lake Mille Lacs Monday. The best ...

To date I have targeted muskies on the fly in five states over the course of about twelve years. And to date I’ve yet to catch one. Oh, I’ve had follows and sniffs, but I’ve never even had one fully ...

When you think of fly fishing, what type of fly lures do you picture? Small ones, about the size of a dime? While these are very common for trout fishing, there has been a growing trend by fly tyers ...

Musky fly fishing is anything but elegant. Giant streamers are put on shooting head sinking fly lines. After dousing these flies in the receiving water, they have enough bulk to be tossed around ...

BRAINERD, Minn. — “If you’re a very bad person in this life,” hall of fame angler Al Lindner once told me, “your punishment will be casting to muskies for the rest of eternity.” Admittedly, he said ...