During this transitional time of year, it’s not uncommon for one day of lights-out action to be followed by a total skunking. Even traditional methods of predicting fish behavior like tracking fronts, ...

Muskies are suckers for live bait in fall. Ask Evergreen Lake guide Thad Hinshaw, who returned last week from a trip to Detroit Lake, Minn. “We had terrible weather every day but one up there. Sunny, ...

Catching large fish in Pennsylvania is never an easy task, but two experts explain why now is a great time to catch a heavy muskellunge. More: Take your time with fall musky “November, the fall in ...

A recent fishing trip and memories of other fall fishing experiences reminded me why, to many anglers, autumn is a special time for fishing. I’m also reminded of how active so many species of fish can ...

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 ...

If you thought you had to fly to Canada for big-time musky action, or head to the Pacific Northwest to catch Coho and Chinook, think again. If you thought you had to fly to Canada for big-time musky ...

Ever since he was a youngster, Mike Koepp has been a musky hunter. It all started one summer afternoon when Koepp, then 10, was fishing off a dock in Pewaukee Lake, not far from Milwaukee. “I’d caught ...

I was talking to a fishing guide and good friend, Russ Smith, in northern Wisconsin to check on the early fall musky fishing action. Russ lives in Minocqua and guides most of Vilas and Oneida Counties ...

The modern musky angler has at their disposal a vast and diverse repertoire to utilize in the pursuit of the king of freshwater. From vertical jigging to trolling, from casting crankbaits for ...