Fishing
Kinkaid Lake’s 50-incher tops 2024 muskie creel survey in Illinois
A 50-incher hooked by Richard Wren last May at Kinkaid Lake topped the list of fish on the 2024 Muskie Creel Survey results provided by DNR Fisheries Chief Mike McClelland.
Kinkaid dominated the list
Fish biologists, charter school students tackle muskie, pike project on Wisconsin’s Spider Lake
What do charter school students, Wisconsin DNR fish biologists, financial donors, muskies, and northern pike have in common?
A new study taking place on Spider Lake in Sawyer County that will take a closer
Michigan commission votes to protect whitefish and lake sturgeon; Pike, bass, and muskie regs also approved
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission at a recent monthly meeting passed several fisheries orders that range from additional protection for whitefish and lake sturgeon to more liberal size limits on bass and pike on a
Huge Minnesota muskie from Mille Lacs’ depths reeled in
According to the Florida-based International Game Fish Association, Art Weston caught a potential record-breaking muskie measuring in around 138-centimeters or 54-1/3 inches on Minnesota’s Lake Mille Lacs on Tuesday, Oct. 29.
After documenting its
Tips for tracking down big muskies in the late fall
Cooling waters in fall trigger muskies to feed so they can bulk up for the approaching winter. For avid muskie fishermen, there may be no better time to seek a giant fish.
To be
Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Consider water temp when fall fishing
Many fishing enthusiasts await the fall bite to begin. Predator fish leave the main basin of the lake to return to the shallows and gorge themselves on baitfish.
State Roundup: Rachel Bouressa appointed to Wisconsin Natural Resources Board
We have a new Natural Resources Board (NRB) member as of Friday, Oct. 18, when Gov. Tony Evers appointed Rachel Bouressa to the NRB.
Evers made the move following the resignation of Paul Buhr,
When it comes to muskie fishing in Michigan, the ‘good ol’ days’ are now
When I started my career as a DNR fisheries management biologist in northern Michigan in the 1970s, there were fewer muskie waters available. Also, the overall size structure of muskies in them was much smaller
Thousands of muskies stocked across Ohio
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is stocking nearly 20,000 muskellunge, or muskies, in nine inland lakes across the state in 2024. Muskies can grow to more than 50 inches in length and are
