Freeze-up was a couple of weeks away when Josh Stevenson and I launched his boat recently, looking for a muskie. Tricking one of these toothy behemoths into munching a lure or bait would, we knew, end ...

As the northern lakes begin to freeze, the MN-FISH Muskie Movement and Survival Study enters a pivotal new phase.

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — MN-FISH is funding a critical Leech Lake muskie movement and survival study set to begin this spring, the state fishing organization said in a news release. According to Ron ...

While the majority of the state’s muskellunge population resides in the north, DNR staff ensure the sporting fish is ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is inviting people to share their thoughts on a draft update of the state’s long-range plan for muskellunge. “Public input, stakeholder discussions and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Cass County Deputy Sheriff Bob Landreville and veteran fishing guide Dan Craven refer to their beloved Leech Lake as the mother of all Minnesota muskie lakes. At a fishing forum ...

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A St. Peter, Minnesota woman had a day on the lake she will never forget. On Sunday, June 22 on Lake Minnetonka, Greta Weix caught a 53-inch muskie with the help of her fishing guide Tanner Talbot. "I ...

That's where the nonprofit fills in, using donations to purchase and stock 2,450 fry, or young fish, across the area.