Category: Muskies and Northern Pike
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Ten Fall Muskie Destinations
By Adam M. Glickman Summer continues to be the time that the most muskies are caught. However, that is only because summer is the time that the most angler effort hours are put in chasing after muskies. I think that for many outdoorsmen summer musky fishing is a way to pass the time when waiting…
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Top Tactics For Fall Muskies
By Daniel Quade Muskies are fabled as fish of 1,000 casts, but fall is a great time to cut that imposing figure down to size. In fact, anglers keying on high-percentage hotspots with the right tactics can enjoy the best muskie fishing of the year. Veteran muskie guide Bill Rosner might not be a math…
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Nude Beaches: Muskies on Sand Flats
By Cory Allen It’s a little bit funny. Some of the most simplistic forms of structure to fish are often the most complex and difficult to understand by most anglers. Fishermen of all pursuits always seem to need a visual cue such as a tree, rock, or a dock. But the fact remains that any…
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Northern Pike on the Cooldown
When fishing for northern pike in late summer and early fall, look for drastic weather changes and cooling temperatures to trigger feeding binges of peak pike activity. Anglers can catch big fish on any cast during any portion of the season. As it happens with every species of fish, the odds obviously rise during specific…
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Lake of the Woods Muskellunge Mystique
Lake of the Woods, a million acre freshwater sea bordering the United States and Canada, boasts a muskellunge fishery that is among North America’s best. Fishing-Headquarters Magazine takes you on a pictorial journey, through the eyes of a Canon DSLR camera lens, that any serious angler should add to the lifetime bucketlist for muskie trips…
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Musky on the Fly, Stepping Up Your Game
By Chris Willen Taking your musky fly fishing to the next level takes serious dedication and time on the water. If you are serious about putting fish in the boat consistently you need to be on your A game.
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Cool Under Fire
By Adam M. Glickman The dog days of summer just aren’t what they used to be. What used to be a week or two of bloomed out hot water in August has turned into lakes that are often 80 plus degree tubs of goo for 2-3 months at a time. Summers do seem a little…
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Biohackings: The Art of Angling
By Cory Allen Angling as we know it today is probably one of the most complex and utterly incomprehensibly confusing pastimes a human being can choose to undertake. Not only does it encompass a plethora of different styles, techniques, tactics, and target species, but the arenas upon which we wage our wars encompass literally 70…
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Muskies on the Fly: Where to Begin?
By Chris Willen Fly fishing for muskellunge has been burning through the angling circles like wildfire. For anglers transitioning from conventional gear to fly gear, many questions arise. The major one often asked is how does a musky fisherman get started fly fishing?
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Biodegradable Topography
By Cory Allen Learning to fish laydowns is one of the fundamental lessons of feshwater fishing. An angler casting the shoreline comes to a tree that has fallen into the water. It’s been undercut by years of erosion. Now its root system sticks up like a tombstone, and its trunk extends beneath the water. Several…