by Jeff Wallace First ice is an exciting time of year for me here in the north woods. It is a new start to a new realm of fishing and simple put, it’s some of the most fun fishing you…Read More

by Steve Heiting I set down my rod, took a pop from my boat’s cooler, and plunked my butt on the gunnel to assess the situation. My videographer, Rick Mai, grabbed a bottle of water and set down the camera…Read More

by Steve Heiting This 25-pounder by Steve Heiting was the largest musky caught during the evening described at the beginning of this article. I hate to admit it, but I almost “outsmarted” myself from a tremendous evening of musky fishing…Read More

by Steve Heiting Though it’s generally not considered a big fish time, Steve Heiting has caught muskies measuring as large as this 48-incher in the early season. Eight muskies in a day, a couple of times. Certainly several sevens. And…Read More

by Steve Heiting Steve Heiting caught this 51-incher during a last quarter moon period. Steve’s catch records indicate that the last quarter moon is nearly as good as the full moon period. September 10, 1998, will forever stand out in…Read More

by Steve Heiting If there’s one thing I don’t like, it’s being outfished. My ego isn’t big enough that I have to outfish others, but it dictates that my effort must at least be respectable. And the results from my…Read More

by Steve Heiting This 50-incher caught by Steve Heiting ate a Dancin’Raider after it had been cast into the fish’s “garage” haunt. Fifty-two inches is a lot of musky, and by the time the last bit of its tail paddled…Read More

by H.C. “Howie” Meyer Want to raise your your musky catching skills to the next level? Then become a crank bait “wizard”. Musky pros like Joe Bucher, who wrote the book on these versatile baits will tell you that with a…Read More

Mike Mladenik With the exception of live bait plastics will put more bass in the boat than all other presentations combined. Most plastics are easy to rig and even novice anglers are able to catch fish after learning a few…Read More

Mike Mladenik People will often ask me when the best time on the calendar to catch big pre-spawn smallmouth is. My answer is from ice out through the first six weeks of the season. While that may      …Read More