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Acid Mine Drainage May Be Cause Of Fish Kill That Includes Muskies

Pennsylvania and West Virginia natural resource agencies have been sampling water from Dunkard Creek to determine what might have caused a large fish kill, including numerous muskies. On Tuesday, September 15, it was reported that acid mine drainage may have been the cause.Helen Humphries, spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, told news agenciesContinue Reading

Fall Walleyes and Rocks

By Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson   With a mouth full of predator teeth, big walleyes look like they could chew up underwater rocks. Instead, fall walleyes often frequent rocky bottoms while feeding heavily. Follow the formula outlined here by Ted Takasaki, and it’ll be you holding up a big fish for the picture. ThoughContinue Reading

Muskies Go Mainstream: Saric, Musky Fishing Featured In Outside Magazine

(Deerfield, IL, August 25, 2009) A feature article in the August 2009 issue of Outside Magazine dissects the ins and outs of musky fishing for its 675,000 readers. The article is also published on Outside’s popular web site, OutsideOnline.com, which reaches 550,000 unique visitors each month. In the lengthy article entitled, Passion Fish, columnist Michael PerryContinue Reading

Conditions Challenge LOTW Musky School Students

Water temperatures hovering around 60 degrees greeted the University of Esox as it held its annual Canadian Musky Adventure School at Sandy’s Blackhawk Island Camp on the Northwest Angle of Lake of the Woods in July. “The conditions made this our most challenging school yet, but perhaps our most rewarding,” said Musky Hunter Editor JimContinue Reading

The Musky Hunter Recently Wins Another 3 Telly Awards

MUSKY HUNTER TV SHOW WINS THREE PRESTIGOUS TELLY AWARDS … AGAIN Fourth Season to Begin in January (Deerfield, IL, July 17, 2009) Two episodes in the third season of The Musky Hunter were recently named winners in the 30th annual Telly Awards contest, which honors outstanding local, regional and cable TV programs, and the finest film and videoContinue Reading

Post-Game Analysis

Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson Football players learn a lot by analyzing film from last Sunday’s game.   Pro fisherman Ted Takasaki with a dandy sauger. Follow Ted’s recap of a winning tournament strategy, because it will help you refine your own days on the water. What happens in big-time tournaments does apply to everydayContinue Reading

Manthei and Regenfuss Win PMTT Mercury Marine Event at Eagle River

By Duane Landmeier The third qualifying event of the 2009 Professional Musky Tournament Trail — Mercury Marine’s Summer Challenge — was held on the beautiful Eagle River Chain in Eagle River, Wisconsin, June 27-28, with over 200 enthusiastic anglers registered to compete in the Mercury Marine-sponsored event. The chain is known for a very goodContinue Reading

Walleyes and Weather

By Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson An easy-to-understand story about barometric pressure and its impact on your fishing   Pro angler Ted Takasaki holds up a monster walleye taken during an approaching storm. In this article, meteorologist and avid angler Todd Heitkamp helps us all understand the impact weather– especially barometric pressure– has on fishing.Continue Reading

By Mat Hegy Panfish is a general term to cover Bluegills, Crappie, Rock Bass, and Yellow Perch and other regional species. The best part about panfish is that you don’t have to spend a fortune to have success or a good time. There is very little equipment that a person needs to go out andContinue Reading