During this transitional time of year, it’s not uncommon for one day of lights-out action to be followed by a total skunking. Even traditional methods of predicting fish behavior like tracking fronts, ...

A recent fishing trip and memories of other fall fishing experiences reminded me why, to many anglers, autumn is a special time for fishing. I’m also reminded of how active so many species of fish can ...

Muskies are notoriously hard to catch. But as the water cools in fall, like bears going into hibernation, muskies go on a feeding binge. There's no better time than fall to catch a trophy muskie, and ...

Catching large fish in Pennsylvania is never an easy task, but two experts explain why now is a great time to catch a heavy muskellunge. More: Take your time with fall musky “November, the fall in ...

It has been a banner musky fishing season for Vance Kaloz. Since the season opened in late May on New York’s Chautauqua Lake, where he spends most of his fishing time running charters for Muddy Creek ...

I was talking to a fishing guide and good friend, Russ Smith, in northern Wisconsin to check on the early fall musky fishing action. Russ lives in Minocqua and guides most of Vilas and Oneida Counties ...

Muskies are suckers for live bait in fall. Ask Evergreen Lake guide Thad Hinshaw, who returned last week from a trip to Detroit Lake, Minn. “We had terrible weather every day but one up there. Sunny, ...

Muskies are the fish of 10,000 casts. Catching one is great, but the diehard muskie nut gets excited just seeing one follow the lure. To catch a muskie, the odds are in your favor during the fall. So ...

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 ...

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 ...

MORSON, Ont. -- We'd trolled the equivalent of 10,000 casts with only a couple of missed strikes and a full plate of tasty Lake of the Woods scenery to show for our efforts. For one solid day, we'd ...