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 ...

Northwoods angler Colin Crawford with a musky he caught and released, a tradition that started in Wisconsin because of Muskies, Inc., a non-profit group of musky anglers, in the 1990s. There’s no ...

Imagine catching a trophy fish and celebrating with a mount of your big catch on the wall, but only after you actually released the fish back into the lake. That's happening now in Wisconsin's ...

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 ...

Full disclosure: I am not an expert muskie angler. If anything, muskies are the bane of my existence as a fisherman. That doesn’t mean, however, that I don’t have a deep appreciation for them as a ...

If you asked me point blank which is better as a game fish—muskie vs pike—I’m saying pike a thousand times over. This, of course, is just my opinion, but looks aside, the biggest difference between ...

DULUTH, Minn. — On land, Karen McTavish is a mild-mannered quilt shop owner serving customers with a bolt of fabric and a smile. On the water, McTavish turns into a muskie maniac, bitten by the esox ...