This is prime time for muskie fishing right now and this year there will be an extra couple of weeks that anglers can take advantage of thanks to an extension of the season for the
A quick-strike rig with a sucker minnow can be quite effective at this point in the year.
The 58.25-inch fish, caught on Mille Lacs, bests previous record by an inch.
Suckers come into their own when water temperatures drop and lakes turn over.
Late-summer, early-autumn tactics for North America’s largest sportfish.
The best baits are bucktails and shallow-running crankbaits, as well as some topwater baits.
Muskellunge size structure suggests that population is reaching trophy growth potential.
It’s tullibees that give Mille Lacs muskies the chance to grow to large proportions.
Independence has a storied reputation for not just producing good numbers of muskies, but also trophy-caliber fish.
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