Three-day early-summer musky trip targeting muskies in river spillways and backwaters. Budget car-camping through nighttime ...

When South Dakota wildlife officials tried to give anglers the freedom to keep their prize catches of a unique fish, something surprising happened. Many anglers said no thanks and convinced a state ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study looks at why muskies are considered to be the fish of 10,000 casts. If you ever hear a Midwesterner mention the "fish ...

Aug. 26—BEMIDJI — Ask any serious muskie angler, and they'll probably say that a 50-inch muskie is a fish of a lifetime. They'd be right, of course, but 13-year-old Noah Moss topped that benchmark ...

Israel Quintana had a slow day fishing for trout using PowerBait at Eagle Nest Lake on Sept. 6. Michael Santistevan caught a ...

Fishing enthusiasts like Homer Glen resident Ted Koski say once you’ve caught a muskie there’s no turning back. “As far as the lure of catching muskie – no pun intended – it’s the size. They’re an ...

For anglers, landing a muskellunge, or muskie, is a big deal. The "fish of 10,000 casts" is notoriously elusive, making the massive fish an even bigger prize when one finally strikes a lure. In a new ...

Travis Kahlbaugh, Grand Forks, shared this story of a big muskie he caught May 29 while fishing walleyes on Lake Bemidji: I was fishing for walleyes with 6-pound monofilament line and a silver Rapala ...

The 2026 Fort Kent International Muskie Derby drew 208 anglers this weekend, with more fish caught than in recent years and a 45 ⅝-inch muskie taking the top prize. Ed Richard caught the longest fish, ...