Two things were obvious: the muskie following my lure was a giant, and it was coming in hot—its focus completely on my bucktail spinner. I swung the bait into a wide turn at boatside and then hung it ...

Halloween is known for its fictional ghouls and goblins, but Keith Ogden got to see a real monster up close and personal Oct. 31. A retired highway patrolman from Cavalier, N.D., Ogden was trolling ...

DULUTH — 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 bug ...

The bucktail looked like a psychedelic mop zipping through the air. A massive skirt of purple and silver tinsel concealed a laser-sharp meathook. Up front, a couple of spinner blades the size of poker ...

LAKE OF THE WOODS, ONTARIO — Why American angling literature has failed to celebrate the romance of muskie fishing is a question for the ages. Dating to the days of Izaak Walton, sporting writers have ...