By: Steve Heiting Think you know everything about your home musky waters? Is it possible that you may have overlooked something, and that you don’t have to travel to Canada to pursue muskies that rarely see an artificial lure? The “open water,” suspended musky is one of the final frontiers remaining in our sport. Few… Continue Reading
A warm front and stable weather made the fish turn on for the second qualifier of the 2011 Professional Musky Tournament Trail, Mercury Marine’s Summer Challenge, which was held on the Eagle River Chain in northeast Wisconsin on June 25-26. There were 98 boats entered in this annual event that is hosted by the Eagle… Continue Reading
The Musky Hunter television show received five Telly Awards for four of its 2011 episodes — including a Silver — the industry’s highest distinction. Since its inaugural season in 2007, this award-winning musky program has received nine Tellys, unprecedented for a fishing show. The Telly Awards is a widely known and highly respected national and… Continue Reading
Subscribers of Musky Hunter magazine have been treated to a free three-dimensional image affixed to the cover of the June/July 2011 issue. “The image is courtesy of 3D Picture Store, Inc., the newest and most unique outdoor art company to hit the picture world in a long time,” said Musky Hunter Editor Jim Saric. “With… Continue Reading
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is reporting a new state record musky, which was caught by a 12-year-old West Virginia angler. The 31.75-pound musky was caught in the Potomac River on April 14 by Kenneth Files III of Falling Waters, West Virginia. Kenneth was fishing with his father, Kenneth Files Jr., and caught the… Continue Reading
The Professional Musky Tournament Trail kicked off its 2011 season at scenic Cave Run Lake in Morehead, Kentucky April 16-17 with the Chaos Tackle Spring Shootout, with 90 teams participating. Cold front conditions with highs in the 50s, high winds and record high water levels hampered fishing conditions. The water was between 18-23 feet above… Continue Reading
By Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson Hall of Famer Ted Takasaki with a dandy springtime crappie caught using the system described in this article. Mr. Slip Bobber, Greg Bohn, outlines what you need to know to find and catch crappies as they seek warmer water in the spring. When north woods guide, Greg Bohn, fishes… Continue Reading
By: Dave Genz Could we be in for a series of “real, legitimate winters” as Dave Genz predicts? If so, you will be much more successful ice fishing in snowy and slushy conditions if you follow Genz’s experience-based strategies. When it comes to understanding ice fishing from an Ice-Belt-Wide perspective, nobody has the years of… Continue Reading
By: Joel DeBoer Perhaps the most eagerly sought after of all game fish, at least during the early open-water months of spring, is the walleye. While the Wisconsin state-wide opener is not until early May, a few bodies such as the Wisconsin River system where I guide remain open year round. To my clients and… Continue Reading
By: Joel DeBoer Fishing is a sport unlike any other for a variety of reasons. Perhaps one of the most alluring factors that sets fishing apart is the never-ending challenge resulting from continual changing and varied seasons, weather changes, water types and conditions, and of course the vast variety of species available to pursue. While… Continue Reading