Musky Hunter Magazine

Target Muskies In ‘New’ Reservoirs

steve — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:14:14 +0000

By Matt Gunkel A year ago in January, as I straightened out my musky boxes to make room for new purchases at the musky shows, I let my mind wander back to the great experiences from the previous...

Baitfish Dynamics

steve — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:03:16 +0000

By Steve Heiting, Managing Editor Over the years I’ve heard many musky anglers tell the story of a big follower or a missed fish that left a “washtub-sized boil” on the surface when it vacated the...

Offbeat Fall Tactics

admin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:37:39 +0000

By Bob Turgeon Fall fishing is ... well, different. October through ice-up in the upper Midwest is the time for the real biggies. The food bag is on and the big females are starting to put on the...

Solar Muskies

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:05:32 +0000

By Joe Bucher, Editor Emeritus Without question, the most popular method of musky casting on many Minnesota and Canadian waters is holding a boat off a wave-pounded, rocky shoreline, and burning twin-ten...

Angler’s First Musky Is 60-Inch St. Lawrence River Giant

steve — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:54:22 +0000

When a charter captain who has worked the St. Lawrence River for more than 30 years says a musky “made my career,” it has to be big. And Rich Clarke, who operates Sign Man Charters out of Clayton, New...

Home Range and Musky Activity

admin — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:10:06 +0000

By Jordan Weeks For musky anglers, it helps to know where in the lake, river, or reservoir muskies will be in order to maximize time and effort. After all, you can’t catch a musky where none exist, or at...

Hooking Mortality

admin — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:07:26 +0000

By Jordan Weeks Discussions among my musky fishing friends often revolve around muskellunge biology. How long do they live? How old is a 50-inch fish or what is the mortality rate for caught-and-released...

Lake of the Woods with Bill Sandy

admin — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 20:01:51 +0000

By Spence Petros, Field Editor The two anglers on the dock were nervously fidgeting with their gear. And why not, they were about to start their vacation fishing on the premier musky lake in the world, and...

Superfish

admin — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 20:00:27 +0000

By The MHM Staff The super fish, or giant musky, is something that is commonly discussed in musky circles, the subject of dreams or nightmares for some, and the ultimately trophy obtained by few. Yet, much...

Refined Live Bait Tactics

admin — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:58:57 +0000

By Steve Herbeck As she disappeared under the boat I cranked in my line, bringing the free-swimming, quick-set rigged livebait halfway up off bottom and closer to the boat. I activated the spinner...