Muskie business: The hunt for success north of the border MORSON, Ont. -- Brad Vollrath was barely a dozen casts into the evening when he realized he'd left his muskie net back at the dock. In that ...

Some fishing hobbies are relaxing. Muskie fishing is closer to an obsession. Muskies have long carried the nickname “the fish of 10,000 casts,” and that reputation is not marketing fluff. Minnesota’s ...

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Guide Jeff Van Remortel’s 56-inch Green Bay giant sets a new Wisconsin catch-and-release record, but with a positive trend toward more giant muskie being caught, the record may not last long. A new ...

Anglers looking to tangle with big, toothy predators in fresh water would be hard pressed to find better targets than muskie and pike. The two game fish are closely related, and they inhabit some of ...

SAWYER COUNTY, Wis. -- If only it were like this back in Louie Spray’s day. In the fall of 1949, Spray landed what still stands as the world-record muskellunge, or musky - 69-pounds, 11-ounces.

It was a cold and rainy day in early December — perfect weather for Musky fishing. If you don’t know what that is, think of a barracuda, with big teeth that lives in freshwater, and they can be up to ...

CO Chelsey Best (Crosslake) worked grouse- and waterfowl-hunting enforcement. Numerous ATV operators were also contacted throughout patrols. Enforcement action was taken for no helmets on juvenile ...

Most serious muskie fishermen have been practicing catch and release for decades. I think that tradition began along the St. Lawrence River in hopes of producing a muskellunge as big, if not larger, ...

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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 ...