DULUTH, Minn. -- Let's let the numbers speak for themselves. These are musky numbers on Lake Vermilion. Here's a good number -- 44 inches. That's the average size of musky caught, according to two ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Muskie fishing has been part of Minnesota's outdoor culture since the advent of the rod and reel. In year's past, only a small percentage of anglers targeted these monsters of the ...

Corey Kitzmann of Davenport, Iowa now holds Minnesota’s brand-new state record catch-and-release muskellunge, a 57¼-inch monster caught on Lake Vermilion this summer. The fish, caught Aug. 6, had a ...

DULUTH — Minnesota’s general inland fishing season starts at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 13, for walleye, northern pike and bass, although bass fishing south and west of U.S. Highway 53 is ...

Freeze-up was a couple of weeks away when Josh Stevenson and I launched his boat recently, looking for a muskie. Tricking one of these toothy behemoths into munching a lure or bait would, we knew, end ...

In a sport in which size really does matter, Ben Knutson has raised the bar to an almost unbelievable level. On November 25, 2020, Knutson, of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, caught two 50-pound ...

Over the past few months, several battles around the state — from Otter Tail County to Washington County — have been thrashing like a boatside muskie over the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ...

Musky are the apex predator of freshwater fishing. These toothy creatures, which reach lengths of 60 inches and can top out scales over 60 pounds, are not easy to catch. But tangle with one and you’ll ...

Minnesota’s general inland fishing season starts at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 13, for walleye, northern pike and bass, although bass fishing south and west of U.S. Highway 53 is catch-and-release only ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Cass County Deputy Sheriff Bob Landreville and veteran fishing guide Dan Craven refer to their beloved Leech Lake as the mother of all Minnesota muskie lakes. At a fishing forum ...

BRAINERD — In just a few short days, anglers will be hitting the open water and dropping a line on Brainerd area lakes for the start of Minnesota’s open water fishing season. The good news — area ...