By Duane LandmeierThe fourth qualifying event of the 2009 Professional Musky Tournament Trail, the Musky Hunter Magazine Fall Showdown, was held on the scenic St. Croix River near Hudson, Wisconsin, September 12-13. Over 160 anglers registered to participate in the event and the St. Croix River was a new destination to the Professional Musky Tournament… Continue Reading
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 agencies… Continue Reading
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. Though… Continue Reading
(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 Perry… Continue Reading
By Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson Ted Takasaki holds up a huge weed musky for a quick photo. Follow the formula and find your own weed monsters this fall! It’s not enough to know that giant, hungry muskies haunt weeds in fall. We all know they’re in the green stuff somewhere. Living weeds give… Continue Reading
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 Jim… Continue Reading
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 video… Continue Reading
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 everyday… Continue Reading
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 good… Continue Reading
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