LAKE ALEXANDER-Muskellunge are not the kind of fish most would choose to introduce a first-time angler to the sport. It takes hard work, a lot of time, the right tools and patience before they may ...

If you're not fishing for early-season muskies, you’re missing out on a great opportunity—and you're hardly alone. With prime muskie fishing typically pegged for mid-summer and early fall, lots of ...

There’s a new world-record muskie on the books. Earlier this year, the International Game Fish Association certified Derek Balmas’ 53.15-inch muskie as the new all-tackle length record for the species ...

Freeze-up was a couple of weeks away when Josh Stevenson and I launched his boat recently, looking for a muskie. Tricking one of these toothy behemoths into munching a lure or bait would, we knew, end ...

Muskie fishing opens in Minnesota this weekend, but excitement for the season's first days isn't what it once was. That's because the state's lakes and rivers hold fewer muskies than they did a decade ...

Al Louis is no ordinary fisherman. He is a business owner, a jeweler and a Rotarian. On top of it all, he loves to fish — a lot. When he is not busy running his downtown La Crosse jewelry shop, ...

Expert strategies for locating and catching post-spawn muskies from opening day through the spring fishing season. Learn the right water temps and conditions, the best lures, and how to extend this ...

Muskellunge are not the kind of fish most would choose to introduce a first-time angler to the sport. It takes hard work, a lot of time, the right tools and patience before they may even catch a ...