by Pete Maina Lure Colors and Muskies (Courtesy of The Next Bite – ESOX Angler Magazine) You’ve all seen the smiley tackle manufacturer or rep at the sports show, graciously offering info on their line of product; also counsel on the myriad of colors available. I’ve been there myself many times; on both sides of the… Continue Reading
By: Richard A. Minich Let’s Have Fun Out There “A good fisherman has fun, the best fisherman has the most fun.” . . . Aunt Bea 2003 By: Richard A. Minich Muskies for Young Persons (Part one of three) The Muskie Hunter is on a quest for the trophy of a lifetime. He needs to… Continue Reading
Steve Heiting Chances are very good that during the coming seminar and sport show season my response to a simple question is going to disappoint the person asking it. I’ll be asked the same question at least once a week and I’ll give the same answer. It will be an honest answer, but it won’t… Continue Reading
Steve Heiting When it comes to rock bars, this one has it all — boulders, a gradual slope before a sudden drop-off to a main lake basin, and located on an island that already is a must-fish spot. This rock bar is a veritable “spot on the spot.”Yet I had never caught a musky there.… Continue Reading
Steve Heiting There’s little question why bucktails are the most popular style of musky lure. Bucktails can be fished fast or slow, in clear water or dark, shallow or deep, from season’s start to end. Their spinning blade and wiggling tail seem to hold a special fascination for muskies, and when the moment of… Continue Reading
By: Bob Devine There is nothing that I enjoy more than getting out to run crawler harnesses after 1 month of chasing jigs on the Detroit River.During the month of April I am on my Minn Kota vertical jigging for walleyes and watching my fishing line as well as my clients.So when Lake Erie’s walleye… Continue Reading
By: Bob Devine One of the best ways to catch fish is by trolling. Trolling covers water and allows anglers to vary their baits at different depths to find their target species. Whether you are a musky, walleye or salmon angler it is a good chance that you do troll. Learning to troll is more… Continue Reading
By: Patricia Strutz It’s happened to all of us. You are fishing alone when the 4-foot beauty strikes and, obviously, you want a picture. Sound impossible? Not so with the proper equipment and a little preparation.When I’m not fishing with a client, I spend many hours out fishing by myself. The very first season I… Continue Reading
by Chad Cain Believe it or not, the muskie season is right around the corner. In the southern range of the muskie world, once mid-February rolls around it is time to grab your gear and head out to the lake. Any brief ice period is over, and muskies are on the prowl and starting to… Continue Reading
By: Justin Gaiche When the water temperatures fall to the mid 30’s in shallow bays, pan fish can be very difficult to catch. The combination of noise from vehicles, ice augers, shacks and anglers can easily make fish spooky while the cold water temperatures virtually shut down these cold blooded fish. For many people it… Continue Reading