Jessica Steward of Northwood, N.D., caught and released her first muskie Monday, July 19, on Lake Ashtabula while trolling a crankbait for walleyes. The muskie measured 39 inches and weighed 10 pounds ...

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 ...

The muskie has stolen a Duluth angler's heart. "There is nothing that feels more fulfilling," said Karen McTavish, whose romance only figures to deepen. A shore angler since her youth, McTavish said ...

The goodwill that exists among Minnesotans for conservation of the state's natural resources and especially for preservation of outdoor traditions — fishing among them — is unbounded. That was among ...

Catching musky is hard. They’re evasive fish that can be difficult to find, so trying to hook into one from kayak—which has limited range—probably seems impossible to most anglers. But I prefer to ...

What’s probably the rarest game fish in Northwest Montana? I’ll bet that 99% of local fishermen can’t answer that question correctly. Give up? It’s probably the tiger muskie. Tiger muskies are only ...