The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding residents that fishing seasons for muskellunge begin on June 1 in inland waters and June 15 in Great Lakes waters and their ...

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, ...

Anglers in New York can start chasing the ‘fish of 10,000 casts’ next week. Muskie season for inland waters opens June 1 and runs to Nov. 30. For the Great Lakes, their tributaries, Niagara River and ...

Muskie fishing demands both mental grit and physical endurance. Hours of casting and retrieving—at times with lures measured in pounds, not ounces—push both anglers and gear to their absolute limits.