It seems like a simple recipe, really. Joe Bucher — longtime host of “Fishing with Joe Bucher” and a 2002 Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame inductee — believes there are just three ingredients to ...

Muskies are already the fish of 10,000 casts, so imagine how much cooler it would be if that hit on cast 9,999 came on a giant topwater lure. If you know when and where to fire a big propbait or ...

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 ...

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Anglers in New York can start chasing the ‘fish of 10,000 casts’ next week. Muskie season for inland waters opens June 1 and runs to Nov. 30. For the Great Lakes, their tributaries, Niagara River and ...

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 ...

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URBANA, Ill. — If you've had problems catching that trophy muskie of a lifetime, it may not be your fault. Scientists at the University of Illinois say they have discovered some of the reasons why ...

Hunting and fishing go hand in hand for many people, but for those who choose to angle for musky, a large freshwater predatory fish in the rivers and reservoirs of the Midwest, fishing is hunting.

Anglers looking to tangle with big, toothy predators in fresh water would be hard pressed to find better targets than muskie and pike. The two game fish are closely related, and they inhabit some of ...