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.

Imagine catching a trophy fish and celebrating with a mount of your big catch on the wall, but only after you actually released the fish back into the lake. That's happening now in Wisconsin's ...

Muskellenges are the biggest freshwater fishes in North America. Werewolves and vampires aren't the only creatures likelier to bite during the full moon. The best time to catch a muskie, one of the ...

Ever since he was a youngster, Mike Koepp has been a musky hunter. It all started one summer afternoon when Koepp, then 10, was fishing off a dock in Pewaukee Lake, not far from Milwaukee. “I’d caught ...

Late fall is a great time to fish for muskie because the fish are feeding aggressively to prepare for the cold months ahead. Weed beds that provide cover for fish during the summer have also thinned, ...

If you don’t know how to fish with poppers and get the most from these lures, now’s the perfect time to learn, as the topwater bite is in full swing and will stay good through summer and into fall.

Musky are the apex predator of freshwater fishing. These toothy creatures, which reach lengths of 60 inches and can top out scales over 60 pounds, are not easy to catch. But tangle with one and you’ll ...

Fishing guide Colin Crawford explains the protocol. "Back in the mid to late '90s, a 35, 36-inch fish on this body of water was a nice fish. But through Muskies Inc. [a non-profit group founded in ...

Werewolves and vampires aren't the only creatures likelier to bite during the full moon. The best time to catch a muskie, one of the country's largest and most ferocious fish, is during a full or new ...