GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- As a muskie fisherman with a knack for inventing things, developing a muskie lure came naturally for Jeff Sprecher. It appears the Grand Forks inventor and entrepreneur has landed ...

This lure’s metal lip not only holds up to whacking hard bottom, but can be tweaked so the bait’s action matches the musky’s mood. Musky lures are so important because, well, muskies are moody.

Husky wooden musky lures like these from Fretthold Baits were show-stoppers for folks visiting the recent Musky Expo in Celoron. Folks asked about what, how, why, and where to fish for secrets to ...

Most anglers don’t know what to think when they walk into a musky shop and are greeted with rows upon rows of strange-looking lures ranging in size, shape, and color. From massive rubber swimmers with ...

Muskies are the fish of 10,000 casts. Catching one is great, but the diehard muskie nut gets excited just seeing one follow the lure. To catch a muskie, the odds are in your favor during the fall. So ...

At the end of an increasingly raw and windy day, and nearly eight hours after the bite, Mike DeBella was still smiling. Just after 9 a.m. Monday morning, DeBella, 22, of Chicago, hooked a 33-inch ...

The Muskie Junkie: An Angler’s Quest to Catch His First Muskie One. I cast a jerkbait. Nine inches long, 3 ounces, and with two 3/0 treble hooks, the lure sails 40 yards before it belly-flops on the ...

Ever since he was a youngster, Mike Koepp has been a musky hunter. It all started one summer afternoon when Koepp, then 10, was fishing off a dock in Pewaukee Lake, not far from Milwaukee. “I’d caught ...

The Lower Wisconsin River from the dam at Prairie du Sac to the “Trestles” just past the Highway 12 Bridge is well worth fishing for muskies this time of year. The activity on the river and number of ...

The arrival of autumn sees with it a definite impending switch in musky location and behavior. As leaves first hint at changing color here in the Northwoods and the nights find a nip in the air, water ...

Captain Mike Sperry and his guests shared several hefty musky catches this year in Chautauqua Lake. Visitors can chat with Sperry at the Musky Expo. Photo courtesy of Chautauqua Reel Outdoors Wherever ...