As a professional muskie guide, I was able to test each reel on this list in real-world fishing scenarios. Tests were conducted both casting and trolling for muskies during late winter and early ...

Hello folks, this week we're in the freshwaters of Lake St. Clair and we're trolling for trophy muskies. We've baited up perch-like crank baits on steal wire leaders and trolled ourselves into a huge ...

Spring means fishing the flats in 1 to 5 feet of water. If he's casting, Edquist likes muskie lures such as Rad Dogs, Showgirls and smaller crankbaits such as 6-inch Jakes. He prefers to troll with ...

MORSON, Ont. -- We'd trolled the equivalent of 10,000 casts with only a couple of missed strikes and a full plate of tasty Lake of the Woods scenery to show for our efforts. For one solid day, we'd ...

Morson, Ontario - We trolled the equivalent of 10,000 casts with only a couple of missed strikes and a full plate of tasty Lake of the Woods scenery to show for our efforts. For one solid day, we ...

Catching musky is hard. They’re evasive fish that can be difficult to find, so trying to hook into one from kayak—which has limited range—probably seems impossible to most anglers. But I prefer to ...

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There’s a new world-record muskie on the books. Earlier this year, the International Game Fish Association certified Derek Balmas’ 53.15-inch muskie as the new all-tackle length record for the species ...

Muskie fishing demands both mental grit and physical endurance. Hours of casting and retrieving—at times with lures measured in pounds, not ounces—push both anglers and gear to their absolute limits.