By Joe Bucher No doubt, Musky Hunter Magazine has helped develop a very specialized language in its 25 year existence. But most fishing terminology is universal among anglers. For example, the mere mention of a point, bay, drop-off, weed edge, bar, hump or reef is sure to form an immediate mental picture of some… Continue Reading
By Joe Bucher Without question, the most popular method of musky casting as of late on many Minnesota and Canadian waters is holding a boat off a wave pounded rocky shoreline and “burnin’ big blades” (large in-line spinners with twin #10 blades). Arguably, more big fish are now taken with this single tactic than with… Continue Reading
By Joe Bucher The term “inside turn” was first coined by the legendary Buck Perry, and it basically describes an abrupt bend or turn in underwater bottom contour. More specifically, it is a turn in bottom contour that creates a point of some kind (see illustration). Some inside turns are gradual bends, while other… Continue Reading
When The Wind Blows From The East, Tigers Bite Like A Beast! By Joe Bucher It was a misty overcast, dark and dreary day in mid August. Conditions couldn’t be more perfect. Yet, nearly six hours into what seemed like a “high potential day”, neither Spence (Petros) nor I had even worked up a single… Continue Reading
Dress Warm, Keep It Simple, And Fish Hard! By Joe Bucher It was 4:20 p.m. in mid November. The air temp was now a balmy 22 degrees and the water temp held steady at 41. The snow was coming down so hard that I could barely make out the shoreline as I eased the boat along… Continue Reading
By: Tom Christianson I want to talk about the “Mayfly hatch,” and how to successfully fish for Walleyes during this time. It can be more difficult to catch numbers of walleyes and to make consistent catches during this time, but not impossible. There are hatches so thick that every fish in the lake gets their… Continue Reading
By: Spence Petros I wasn’t sure if I was going to guide this year because I had a ruptured appendix and wasn’t feeling too well for about three weeks until I had an emergency operation. But all ended well and I had a record year fishing Delavan and Geneva. The numbers were unbelievable on both… Continue Reading
By: Spence Petros Our anticipation ran high as we neared a spot that produced two large muskies and a big pike the previously day. But as we rounded the last corner we saw a boat making a trolling past along our hot structure. My partner had a dejected look, but I told him not to… Continue Reading
By: Spence Petros It was a long drive and longtime friend Jim Saric and I had a lot of catching up to do. Family, friends, where we had been fishing, future excursions, and new spots with big fish potential were all discussed as we headed north to Lake of the Woods for Musky Hunter’s Annual… Continue Reading
By: Spence Petros I view casting verses trolling like a carpenter putting together a house. A skilled craftsman might be able to do it with six specific tools. But if he had a dozen different tools, the work would probably be done faster, better, and more efficiently. Same with musky fishing. By combining both casting… Continue Reading