Muskies are notoriously hard to catch. But as the water cools in fall, like bears going into hibernation, muskies go on a feeding binge. There's no better time than fall to catch a trophy muskie, and ...

MORSON, Ont. -- We'd trolled the equivalent of 10,000 casts with only a couple of missed strikes and a full plate of tasty Lake of the Woods scenery to show for our efforts. For one solid day, we'd ...

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 ...

Halfway into "Rocktober," cooler temperatures and shorter days are finally starting to set in on a consistent basis. Much different from the start of this month, when we had summer-like daytime ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. – Every fall, about the time most outdoors enthusiasts across the Northland put away their rods and reels and set their sights on hunting, Steve Young gets serious about fly fishing.

This last week has been a story of failures and successes. For the most part, fishing success, but we certainly had some challenging days as well. As water temperatures continue to fall, we will ...

The new Chautauqua Reel Outdoors Bait and Tackle Shop at Ashville Bay Marina was headquarters for the New York Muskies Inc.-Chapter 69 annual fall musky fishing contest last weekend. Submitted photo ...

Sonya Kalez with her first-ever musky that she caught fishing with her husband in Chautauqua Lake last week. Photo courtesy of Dennis Young The abundant population of Chautauqua Lake muskies are ...

The New River in Virginia may be on the fringe of the musky range, but it’s a mainstream musky fishery. Jim Saric and Pro Guide Ken Trail maneuver the shallow and swift waters of the New River, while ...

Early summer musky fishing revolves around the most abundant shallow cover available. Depending upon the water, the shallow cover may be weeds, rocks or timber. Jim Saric and trophy hunter Tom ...

A few weeks ago, Jackie McManus, of Mexico, got out of work with just an hour of daylight left to blow off some steam on one of her favorite trout streams. She missed the first two bites, but the ...