Laken, who helps Muskie Expo Kids Day, caught this Muskie this June 6, 2015 morning. Thought I would share this great picture.
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Have a Great Year Guiding
By: Spence Petros By my own experiences, and talking to others, musky fishing in Ontario was a little below average, probably due to the extremely high water conditions. On my annual trip to Eagle Lake, high water was both a good and bad thing. Higher water in the bays and over shallower water rock piles… Continue Reading
Autumn Musky Fallback
By Joe Bucher Fall is a season of constant change, and that alone suggests that anglers must also be open to “change” in order to stay on top of fish location as well as a productive fishing pattern. Consistency with fall muskies is rarely attainable unless up keep all options on the table. Even then,… Continue Reading
The Best September Musky Pattern
By Joe Bucher September is arguably the best all around month of the year for the outdoorsman. The old adage “so much do to, and so little time” sure applies to this month. Personally, I am pulled in so many different directions in September and it’s all good. By 5 a.m. I’m loading my gear… Continue Reading
FLATS! – UNDERFISHED FALL MUSKY MAGNETS
By Joe Bucher No doubt, Musky Hunter Magazine has helped develop a very specialized language in its 25 year existence. But most fishing terminology is universal among anglers. For example, the mere mention of a point, bay, drop-off, weed edge, bar, hump or reef is sure to form an immediate mental picture of some… Continue Reading
Solar Summer Muskies
By Joe Bucher Without question, the most popular method of musky casting as of late on many Minnesota and Canadian waters is holding a boat off a wave pounded rocky shoreline and “burnin’ big blades” (large in-line spinners with twin #10 blades). Arguably, more big fish are now taken with this single tactic than with… Continue Reading
The Magic of Inside Turns and Fall Muskies
By Joe Bucher The term “inside turn” was first coined by the legendary Buck Perry, and it basically describes an abrupt bend or turn in underwater bottom contour. More specifically, it is a turn in bottom contour that creates a point of some kind (see illustration). Some inside turns are gradual bends, while other… Continue Reading
DEEP DIVERS! Unbeatable For Late Fall ‘Lunges
For Those Who Refuse To Fish Live Bait – Here’s a Viable Alternative By Joe Bucher “It’s snowing like mad”, I thought to myself. “Sure hope you know where you are. It’s even tough to see the shoreline now and it’s starting to get dark!” Assuring myself with a nod, I peered at the nearby… Continue Reading
WEIRD WEATHER & TIGER MUSKIES
When The Wind Blows From The East, Tigers Bite Like A Beast! By Joe Bucher It was a misty overcast, dark and dreary day in mid August. Conditions couldn’t be more perfect. Yet, nearly six hours into what seemed like a “high potential day”, neither Spence (Petros) nor I had even worked up a single… Continue Reading
LATE FALL LUNKERS
Dress Warm, Keep It Simple, And Fish Hard! By Joe Bucher It was 4:20 p.m. in mid November. The air temp was now a balmy 22 degrees and the water temp held steady at 41. The snow was coming down so hard that I could barely make out the shoreline as I eased the boat along… Continue Reading