Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. September 1957 had been, Art Lawton recalled, a “miracle” month of muskie fishing. The muskies in New York’s St. Lawrence River ...

There are fish that people like to catch, and then there is the musky — a long, heavy, toothy, unpredictable apex predator that fuels obsessions, stories and lifelong pursuits. Renowned as the fish of ...

Freshwater muskellunge — often called “the fish of ten thousand casts” — sits at the very top of the angling world. For those who chase them, muskies represent the ultimate challenge: powerful apex ...

Hello again, today we're coming at you from a northern lake where we're fishing for those lovely muskies. We share with you an important tip on how to land a muskie when you are fishing for bass and ...

Wisconsin's catch-and-release muskie record was broken for a third time in 2025 by Sam Becker, who caught his 57-inch muskie ...

Appearance is the only difference between the Great Lakes spotted muskie and muskies that are found throughout Wisconsin.

Muskie fishing opens in Minnesota this weekend, but excitement for the season's first days isn't what it once was. That's because the state's lakes and rivers hold fewer muskies than they did a decade ...

If you're not fishing for early-season muskies, you’re missing out on a great opportunity—and you're hardly alone. With prime muskie fishing typically pegged for mid-summer and early fall, lots of ...

A 57-inch-long muskellunge claimed a state record. Here are the other longest fish on record, according to three DNR ...

What’s probably the rarest game fish in Northwest Montana? I’ll bet that 99% of local fishermen can’t answer that question correctly. Give up? It’s probably the tiger muskie. Tiger muskies are only ...

DULUTH — Minnesota has just over 100 lakes and rivers considered prime for muskie fishing, and the state Department of Natural Resources wants your input on how to manage them. This week, the DNR ...