A University of Illinois study from the North American Journal of Fisheries Management provides insight into why muskie are so hard to catch.
A University of Illinois study from the North American Journal of Fisheries Management provides insight into why muskie are so hard to catch.
Ontario holds some of the world’s largest muskie. Will Ontario produce an even larger fish than the 67.5-pound world record from Wisconsin?
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On a late fall morning, a dozen or so volunteers gather on a wooded hill with a magnificent view of Georgian Bay. This group has no interest in the autumn splendour, however.
After watching my angling partners cast before making my own, I glanced down at my bucktail in time to catch a flash of white. The fish missed, but just as I planned to do a figure-8, it swiped again. This time, I wasn’t asleep at the wheel.
During every muskie season, there’s a period when it’s no longer summer but it’s not really quite fall, either.
The plug sat still on the water, with just a few ripples circling out from where it had landed. I popped the rod tip down, and the plug shot a spray of water forward, its cupped nose making a loud, distinctive gurgle.