By: Spence Petros It was one of those beautiful late October days you dream about. A classic “Indian summer” day. The fall turnover had occurred several weeks earlier, but now air temperatures had climbed into the mid-60’s, and sun-drenched skies were spreading a warm glow over chilled waters that had been in the high 40-degree… Continue Reading
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How to Catch More Big Muskies
By: Spence Petros We’ve all heard the standard answers numerous times. Fish waters that are known to have big fish. Learn the peak times to work those waters to tilt the odds a little more in your favor. Pay attention to moon phases and activity periods. Concentrate on spots having water movement from wind or… Continue Reading
Two Great Musky Lakes
By: Spence Petros There are a lot of prime musky waters in North America ,and many of them are in northwest Ontario. Just about every resort owner will sing the phrases of their own body of water, and naturally, they all have “world record” fish. But putting all the bull aside, where are the best… Continue Reading
Slop Muskies
By: Spence Petros As editor of Fishing Facts magazine for 22 years, and being in the middle of the structure fishing revolution, I avidly taught and practiced the principles of structure fishing. Mostly I fished the deep edges of structure and cover for muskies, but had no qualms about going to adjacent shallower cover, or… Continue Reading
Over looked Musky Hide-outs
By: Spence Petros Several slow days of action had our group of musky anglers pretty discouraged. Sure it was a late spring and weed growth was way behind, but it was mid June, warm and sunny, and those Canadian muskies had to be active somewhere. Besides, they hadn’t seen a lure in at least 7… Continue Reading
Is This Our Most Underrated Musky Lure?
By: Spence Petros What family of lures catches more muskies than any other? I’m not talking about your favorite lure, or what any given person would consider the best lure–just the style that puts more muskies in the boat spring, summer or fall, for more people than any other lure.The answer–the “bucktail”. Straight-shaft spinners catch… Continue Reading
Being Mechanically Perfect
By Spence Petros You would think that just because a person is a musky angler, he or she would know more about the basics than the average angler. After all, anyone who fishes for the ultimate freshwater trophy has to be fairly accomplished. While the average musky angler may be a cut above the rest,… Continue Reading
Survey Indicates High Wisconsin Musky Success
The musky is not as elusive as once thought — 56 percent of Wisconsin anglers, 48 percent of nonresident anglers, and 83 percent of musky club members reported landing a musky in Wisconsin in 2010, according to a recent statewide survey of musky anglers. The same survey indicated that livebait use is increasing among musky… Continue Reading
Saric Featured In Chicago Sun-Times
Jim Saric, publisher of Musky Hunter magazine and host of The Musky Hunter TV Show, has been featured in the Chicago Sun-Times in a column by Dale Bowman. Sun Times Chicago
MHM’s Saric Inducted Into Hall of Fame
Musky Hunter publisher and TV show host Jim Saric has been named a Legendary Angler by the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame. In addition, three musky guides — Duane Horstman, Russ “Smity” Smith and William Wright were named Legendary Guides when the Hall’s national Awards Committee met in Hayward, Wisconsin, on August 15-16.… Continue Reading