Muskie

Fish have the same five major senses as you—sight, smell, scent, taste and touch—although they’re a bit different, adapted for use underwater. Fish use their combined input to locate food and...View article

While fish share many of the same basic organs as you and I, they do have some unique attributes.Cold-Blooded—To begin, fish don’t maintain a higher body temperature...View article

To know that muskies follow trolled lures is one thing. But to see them, to know for sure, is something else altogether. The drama provided by an underwater camera is exactly that—the “something...View article

Radio-tracking studies reported in In-Fisherman beginning in the late 1970s verified that muskies often suspend over open water, starting soon after they spawn. The reason why might be as simple as...View article

Despite all the trappings associated with muskie fishing, a good part of our success still hinges on being in the right place at the right time. Northwestern Ontario was the right place to be and the...View article

Mark Windel’s Muskie Harasser was integral to a system of fishing for muskies as he imagined it—a grand, visionary departure from the tradition of sitting on a spot or two and casting until a muskie...View article

Roiling, boiling, water-flying, slashing, green-tinted, teeth-flashing strikes. What triggers them in nature? Baitfish in death throes. Baitfish feeding, or being otherwise distracted. Baitfish in panic...View article

Daiwa V.I.P. Specialty Muskie Rods series include three bucktail and four jerkbait rods that feature high modulus blanks, tough Fuji New Concept Alconite guides, and Fuji reel seats. The...View article

The trend in rods for muskies and heavy-duty pike fishing continues to move away from shorter, stiffer pool-cue models to longer rods with faster tips. This has been going on since In-Fisherman first...View article

Used to be that any discussion of reels for heavy-duty pike and muskie fishing was a short one. Lots of reels were available for bass and light work for our treasured twosome, but few reels could stand...View article