There are fish that people like to catch, and then there is the musky — a long, heavy, toothy, unpredictable apex predator that fuels obsessions, stories and lifelong pursuits. Renowned as the fish of ...

Full disclosure: I am not an expert muskie angler. If anything, muskies are the bane of my existence as a fisherman. That doesn’t mean, however, that I don’t have a deep appreciation for them as a ...

Freshwater muskellunge — often called “the fish of ten thousand casts” — sits at the very top of the angling world. For those who chase them, muskies represent the ultimate challenge: powerful apex ...

The right musky reels are critical pieces to landing the so-called fish of 10,000 casts. These powerful, toothy fish leave anglers questioning their every decision. While muskies aren’t known for ...

In the beginning, I had a classic Zebco 202 spin-cast combo, and it was good. At least, good enough for 5-year-old me. But ...

Tournament champions, the father-son team of Brandon and Gavin Guthrie, and Joe Dancho, landed three giant Chautauqua Lake muskies. The Guthries are shown here with their largest musky, a 45-inch ...

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Freeze-up was a couple of weeks away when Josh Stevenson and I launched his boat recently, looking for a muskie. Tricking one of these toothy behemoths into munching a lure or bait would, we knew, end ...

HAYWARD -- A Hayward man has set a musky world record in fly fishing. Wisconsin wildlife officials said the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum has notified Brad Bohen the 51.25-inch ...

CASTLE ROCK LAKE, Wisc. -- Freshwater fish with teeth that swim in Ozark waters include walleye and brown trout. Those pale in size to the mighty muskellunge, a lean, mean fighting machine of northern ...