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 ...

Last week, I took a trip to northern Wisconsin to meet a good friend and do some muskie fishing. If the weather permits, I always go to Wisconsin’s Vilas County to meet long time friend and Hall of ...

A new Wisconsin musky record has just been certified on Green Bay, but there’s already talk of that record being broken, possibly this year. On June 4th, 2025, longtime fishing guide Jeff Van Remortel ...

The cool, fresh waters of central and northern Wisconsin lakes and rivers are a good habitat for the elusive musky. Known as the fish of 10,000 casts by local fisherman, the musky is a prize catch for ...

The Lower Wisconsin State Riverway (LWR) was created in 1989 by the State of Wisconsin to protect and preserve the scenic beauty and natural character of the Wisconsin River valley, to manage the ...

It seems like a simple recipe, really. Joe Bucher — longtime host of “Fishing with Joe Bucher” and a 2002 Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame inductee — believes there are just three ingredients to ...

Wisconsin muskie angler Tony Burmek caught his 41.5-pound muskie near Hayward in 1955 during a 12-day stretch when he and his brother, Fred, caught 17 muskies. The story by Gordon MacQuarrie ...

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 ...

The first time I saw a musky, I was about 6, fishing with my dad in northern Wisconsin. Nervously peering over the edge of the boat, it seemed that fish was almost as long as I was tall. It had a ...

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 ...

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 ...

HAYWARD -- A Hayward man has set a musky world record in fly fishing. Wisconsin wildlife officials said the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum has notified Brad Bohen the 51.25-inch ...