Just as I had done a thousand times that week, I swung the big crankbait around in a figure-eight alongside the boat. As the crankbait hesitated in a turn, a fish flashed out from beneath
The muskie’s “shadow” on the side imaging electronics was unmistakable – and it appeared in the opposite direction of where we were casting. At my suggestion that he throw a cast at the fish to
This week we’ll share big pike experiences from Scott Dalk, of Cross Plains, and Pat Ryan, of the Milwaukee area. I’ll dribble in more thoughts from readers on big pike as room allows.
One of the largest and most elusive fish in Minnesota, the muskie – or muskellunge – is an apex predator extraordinaire with a seemingly insatiable appetite. But in 2018, the hunter became the hunted. Some
The Wisconsin DNR in June decided that its recommendations to that state’s Natural Resources Board would not include opening a portion of the St. Croix River to a year-round game fish season. Now, the Minnesota
The term “every color of the rainbow” doesn’t apply to fishing lures, especially those designed for muskies. Lure manufacturers today offer far more options than even Mother Nature ever dreamed. A skeptic may say wild
Thanks to the practice of catch-and-release, the thrill of boating a big tiger muskie has been experienced by at least two visitors to Wisconsin’s Northwoods.
On June 10, longtime muskie angler Ken Williams, of
Not all fish and wildlife rule change proposals that receive popular vote support at Wisconsin’s spring hearings make it to the final rule change stage. Case in point this year was the DNR’s proposal to
The Wisconsin DNR will propose lowering the statewide daily walleye bag limit to three fish when the Natural Resources Board meets in Milwaukee Wednesday, June 28, but the agency will not ask the board to
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