Leverance and Radtke Win PMTT Ranger Boats World Championship
The PMTT Ranger Boats World Championship on Lake Minnetonka outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, opened with warm, mid 80-degree air temperatures and water warming back up into the 60s with high blue skies. To say this made the muskies a bit…Read More
Fall Over for Walleyes
By Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson If you look in summer spots, your fall walleye fishing will be frustrating. But follow Hall of Famer Ted Takasaki’s transition formula and you just might score a monster like this! Though the calendar…Read More
St. Louis River Shines during PMTT Event
The Musky Hunter Magazine Fall Showdown Qualifier conducted by the PMTT at the Superior, Wisconsin, proved to be a great surprise. The St. Louis River showed its true colors in a very large fashion. Forty-nine muskies were registered by the…Read More
The Eyes Have It
By Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson The rich colors of an above-water sunset belie the low light conditions fish face as they play out nature’s game of predator and prey. Read all about the art and science of color from…Read More
Lindy Riggin’ Fall Trophies
By Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson What a monster! Fall is trophy time for walleye anglers, especially if you key on the fine points presented by Hall of Famer Ted Takasaki. Here, Ted holds up a bruiser taken on…Read More
Records Fall During University of Esox Canada School
Eager students and warm, stable weather combined to produce record big fish catches when the University of Esox held its annual Canadian Musky Adventure school July 17-24.The 14th annual school, which was held at Sandy’s Blackhawk Island Camp on the…Read More
Woman Boats Largest Musky Of Summer Musky Tactics School
The largest musky of Eileen Dusek’s life proved to be the biggest fish boated during the University of Esox Summer Musky Tactics fishing school.The school, an offshoot of Musky Hunter magazine, was held June 11-13 at St. Germain Lodge and the adjoining…Read More
Small Plastics for Big Panfish!
By Tom Dietz The lake was like glass as my wife Kris and I headed across the water to a sand flat with newly emerging bulrushes on it.This particular shallow flat is a major spawning area for crappies, sunfish and…Read More
Reefin’ Summer Smallies
By Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson Ted Takasaki with a bruiser smallmouth bass caught on a Lindy X-Change Jig and plastic grub. Find and stay on smallie action this summer by following the formula laid out by top guide Jim…Read More
By Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson Ted Takasaki’s satisfied smile says it all: you can still track down and catch crappies long after the easy shallow spring pickins are over! Follow Ted’s advice on what to look for, how to…Read More