Top strategies for catching muskies on opening day. Learn where to find post-spawn fish, what lures to use, and how to extend ...

Muskie Joe Stamper was a living legend in Kentucky, where he fished his whole life in search of a giant muskie.

Shallow-running lures in the 4- to 6-inch range are more than enough to trigger strikes from 50-inch-fish. With big muskies willing to bite small lures, the early season is the perfect opportunity ...

Art Weston landed a 153-pound alligator gar on 2-lb test, setting a new IGFA world record for freshwater fish on ultra-light ...

But the truth is these fish will travel great distances up into the water ... throwing in the surf from Massachusetts to New Jersey. Even more recently, lures like the Muskie Mania Doc have made the ...

Freshwater fishing tournaments are experiencing a surge in popularity in 2025. Several factors are driving the upwelling for ...

Coho salmon and smallmouth bass action on the lakefront and the general spread of spring action inland around Chicago fishing ...

Lakefront coho and Illinois' inland trout opening on Saturday lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Not many lakes have large yellow perch to compare with our local Lake Erie. The immensely popular “King of Spring” yellow ...

Spring is unique when it comes to early-season fishing, especially inland trout fishing. The inland trout streams have been recycled with the annual winter melt, a dry-out period, and rain, and the ...