Super-Heavy Musky Found Floating In New Brunswick
A giant musky of almost unbelievable proportions was found floating in the St. John River in New Brunswick and is creating excitement with fishermen in that region. The musky, which measured 50 7/8 inches long, carried a 29 3/4-inch girth…Read More
Musky May Be Largest From St. Lawrence In 50 Years
Ed Beers’ first three hours of musky fishing may have produced the largest musky to have been caught from the storied St. Lawrence River in 50 years. Beers, 39, a longshoreman from Port Newark, New Jersey, was fishing with Captain…Read More
Be Loud, Be Heard on the Ice
by Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson Typical of fish caught on the Lindy Darter, even during midday, this walleye inhaled the bait with gusto. Try Jon Thelen’s aggressive approach to winter fishing and you’ll be unhooking fish rather than…Read More
The Deadly Dead Stick
By Steve Heiting As I let my 8-inch Slammer rise to the surface between a patch of reeds and a large boulder, the water beneath it lightened as the image of a musky slowly materialized. The fish’s jaws flexed and…Read More
Ten For Canada
By Steve Heiting Canada. The name alone triggers memories for many of us. Besides the great fishing and sense of adventure, visiting the unspoiled beauty simply feels good from a spiritual sense. For those of us who have been there,…Read More
Fall Muskies By Degrees
By Steve Heiting Gulping a breath of crisp air, I stood and watched as the tail and dorsal fin of the big musky paddled into the tea-stained water. The setting sun shot streaks of purples and oranges and yellows beneath…Read More
Muskies: Go With The Flow
By Steve Heiting The musky moved quickly from the side but then slowed as it turned to follow the topwater toward the boat. Thick across the back, the fish appeared short but its great length became readily apparent as it…Read More
Musky Interrelationships
By Steve Heiting Fear stalks the night. For some, it takes the form of anxiety or claustrophobia and haunts their dreams. My sleep is disturbed by nightmares of giant muskies lost and the specter of muskies I may not catch.…Read More
Forget Finesse
By Steve Heiting, Managing Editor If I remember right, it was about my tenth cast on the first spot of the first full day of the University of Esox Musky School on Lake of the Woods last July when a…Read More
Minnesota Angler Releases 60-Incher On Vermilion
When Kevin Walsh first saw the musky, he didn’t want to say how big it was. But he had a strong feeling. “I said it was 55 inches but I felt it might be 60 inches. I didn’t want to…Read More
