GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- As a muskie fisherman with a knack for inventing things, developing a muskie lure came naturally for Jeff Sprecher. It appears the Grand Forks inventor and entrepreneur has landed ...

Husky wooden musky lures like these from Fretthold Baits were show-stoppers for folks visiting the recent Musky Expo in Celoron. Folks asked about what, how, why, and where to fish for secrets to ...

Most anglers don’t know what to think when they walk into a musky shop and are greeted with rows upon rows of strange-looking lures ranging in size, shape, and color. From massive rubber swimmers with ...

One. I cast a jerkbait. Nine inches long, 3 ounces, and with two 3/0 treble hooks, the lure sails 40 yards before it belly-flops on the lake surface. I point the rod at the water, reel in the slack, ...

Ever since he was a youngster, Mike Koepp has been a musky hunter. It all started one summer afternoon when Koepp, then 10, was fishing off a dock in Pewaukee Lake, not far from Milwaukee. “I’d caught ...

PARK RIDGE – Central Wisconsin is now home to a one-stop-shop where guests can find musky tackle and adult beverages under the same roof. Taps and Tackle Co. opened Nov. 11 inside The Bottle Stop at ...

The Lower Wisconsin River from the dam at Prairie du Sac to the “Trestles” just past the Highway 12 Bridge is well worth fishing for muskies this time of year. The activity on the river and number of ...

If you stop and think about it, a bass lure is only a bass lure if you’re throwing it for bass. Take the same bait off the lake and chuck in the bay and suddenly it’s a redfish lure. Throw your ...

Muskie baits are different. Although most major lure manufacturers have muskie-sized versions of their popular baits, muskie anglers tend to use lures made by companies that make just muskie baits.

My pursuit of the mythical muskie continued in the Northwoods this summer. Conditions were ripe. I visited a popular muskie fishery — this place believes it invented muskies. I fished with a legendary ...