For the last 26 years I have been a part of what we call Operation Musky. This is a group of six men that are still left from ...

Bemidji State graduate student Baylor Short is leading a partnership with the DNR and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe to study ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. - As a Bemidji State University graduate student, Baylor Short may spend his entire day searching Leech Lake for a single fish. The graduate student is leading a research partnership ...

Nick Camadine was hoping for a big fish when he headed out to the Barge Canal in Rome, but even he probably didn't expect the morning to turn into a story worth telling. Camadine landed a 44-inch ...

VILAS COUNTY, Wis. (WJFW) — The 40 th annual National Championship Musky Open tournament was held on lakes throughout the Northwoods this weekend. Over 1,100 anglers were on lakes all over the ...

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Taking place on August 7, 2026, at Lake Vermillion’s Vermillion Dam Lodge, the Grand Rapids team of Jack Wolf/Ben Johnson, captained by Jack’s father, Abe Wolf, in addition to winning the Minnesota ...

Two expert anglers are having a successful year and share what's been working to catch heavier fish than other years.

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, ...

Ed Richard holds the 45-inch muskie that won him the 2026 Muskie Derby championship and $2,000. The fish weighed 22.17 pounds. Credit: Courtesy of the Fort Kent International Muskie Derby The 2026 ...

Anglers are hooked on the possibility of making unusual catches. For that reason, a Pioneer, Ohio, native really enjoyed his May 18 outing. The Ohio man, Jarett Stevens, caught a record-setting green ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – It’s time for another edition of 18 Sports’ Big Fish Summer. Presented by the Elmira Pioneers, we showcase another memorable catch from the summer. Congratulations to Rick ...