Winter moves along like molasses for muskie anglers, who have been chomping at the bit for the spring opener. Luckily, the wait is over. The first few weeks of the season, post-spawn muskie can be ...

During this transitional time of year, it’s not uncommon for one day of lights-out action to be followed by a total skunking. Even traditional methods of predicting fish behavior like tracking fronts, ...

Northwoods angler Colin Crawford with a musky he caught and released, a tradition that started in Wisconsin because of Muskies, Inc., a non-profit group of musky anglers, in the 1990s. There’s no ...

A hot-button subject in the world of fishing is the use of live bait. I’m talking about minnows, worms, leeches and all of the other critters that fishermen use to try to coax an unwary fish into ...

The new Chautauqua Reel Outdoors Bait and Tackle Shop at Ashville Bay Marina was headquarters for the New York Muskies Inc.-Chapter 69 annual fall musky fishing contest last weekend. Submitted photo ...

Time to start putting some miles on that reel, because June 1 is opening day for the fish of 10,000 casts, and New York state’s largest freshwater sportfish—the fearsome muskellunge. That opening date ...

Catching large fish in Pennsylvania is never an easy task, but two experts explain why now is a great time to catch a heavy muskellunge. “November, the fall in general, is a time of year musky guys ...