The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that the 2025 open water musky fishing season closed statewide on Dec. 31. Anglers are also reminded that musky may not be ...

The elusive muskie is getting less so, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. According to a recent survey of muskie anglers, 56 percent of Wisconsin anglers, 48 percent of ...

A new Wisconsin musky record has just been certified on Green Bay, but there’s already talk of that record being broken, possibly this year. On June 4th, 2025, longtime fishing guide Jeff Van Remortel ...

At the end of 12 days of fishing, much of it in weather that froze lines to rods and started the first ice of the season creeping out from the shores of Sawyer County lakes, Tony and his partner had ...

Wisconsin muskie angler Tony Burmek caught his 41.5-pound muskie near Hayward in 1955 during a 12-day stretch when he and his brother, Fred, caught 17 muskies. The story by Gordon MacQuarrie ...

Imagine catching a trophy fish and celebrating with a mount of your big catch on the wall, but only after you actually released the fish back into the lake. That's happening now in Wisconsin's ...

Musky are the apex predator of freshwater fishing. These toothy creatures, which reach lengths of 60 inches and can top out scales over 60 pounds, are not easy to catch. But tangle with one and you’ll ...

PARK RIDGE – Central Wisconsin is now home to a one-stop-shop where guests can find musky tackle and adult beverages under the same roof. Taps and Tackle Co. opened Nov. 11 inside The Bottle Stop at ...

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ARBOR VITAE - To the west, white pines towered majestically above an undeveloped tract of green space on the shore of Big Arbor Vitae Lake. Overhead a trio of bald eagles pirouetted on the ...

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