In a sport in which size really does matter, Ben Knutson has raised the bar to an almost unbelievable level. On November 25, 2020, Knutson, of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, caught two 50-pound ...

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 ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is inviting people to share their thoughts on a draft update of the state’s long-range plan for muskellunge. “Public input, stakeholder discussions and ...

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 ...

Nov. 25—The 64-year reign of one of Minnesota's most storied fishing records appears to have come to an end on a chilly night this week. Nolan Sprengeler of Plymouth landed a muskellunge weighing 55 ...

Minnesota muskies have been known at times to devour extra-large prey, like the 18.9-inch white sucker that researchers retrieved this spring from the stomach of a 50-inch muskie on Shamineau Lake ...

Noah Moss, 13, of Aitkin, Minnesota, landed this 54-inch muskie Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, on Lake Plantagenet near Bemidji. He'd landed a 51¾-inch muskie the previous morning. Noah's 54-inch muskie ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Cass County Deputy Sheriff Bob Landreville and veteran fishing guide Dan Craven refer to their beloved Leech Lake as the mother of all Minnesota muskie lakes. At a fishing forum ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP/WCCO) — A Minnesota man rushing to sneak in a final fishing expedition before the freeze on one of the state's largest lakes appears to have broken a 64-year-old state record. Nolan ...

A strange, long and skinny muskie has been caught by a Minnesota man in a shallow water channel. Tayden George, 19, had been fishing for bass and panfish in a channel connecting Lakes Ida and Charley, ...

MILLE LACS - A muskie caught on Lake Mille Lacs the day before Thanksgiving could have been a world record - although it’ll never be official. Caught by Dominic Hoyos of Stillwater, who was fishing ...