Muskie fishing demands both mental grit and physical endurance. Hours of casting and retrieving—at times with lures measured in pounds, not ounces—push both anglers and gear to their absolute limits.

While the muskie fishing season remains months away, organizers of the expo at the Kane County Fairgrounds did their best to stoke the fires of those looking for new equipment, the best muskie ...

What’s probably the rarest game fish in Northwest Montana? I’ll bet that 99% of local fishermen can’t answer that question correctly. Give up? It’s probably the tiger muskie. Tiger muskies are only ...

Spring means fishing the flats in 1 to 5 feet of water. If he's casting, Edquist likes muskie lures such as Rad Dogs, Showgirls and smaller crankbaits such as 6-inch Jakes. He prefers to troll with ...

Catching musky is hard. They’re evasive fish that can be difficult to find, so trying to hook into one from kayak—which has limited range—probably seems impossible to most anglers. But I prefer to ...

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.

MORSON, Ont. -- We'd trolled the equivalent of 10,000 casts with only a couple of missed strikes and a full plate of tasty Lake of the Woods scenery to show for our efforts. For one solid day, we'd ...

Freshwater muskellunge — often called “the fish of ten thousand casts” — sits at the very top of the angling world. For those ...

Get ready to fish for muskellunge! The fishing seasons for muskellunge begin on June 1 for inland waters and June 15 for the Great Lakes waters and their tributaries (Lake Erie, Upper Niagara River, ...