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You are visiting the official website of professional musky angler Steve Heiting.   On this site, you can learn more about Steve, find out where you can hear him speak, read some of his articles, learn what tackle and equipment he uses on the water, and purchase his DVDs and books.

HUGE CROWD AT MADISON!

More than 400 people turned out Thursday, April 17, for the annual fundraiser of the Capital City Chapter of Muskies, Inc., and heard Steve's seminar, "Mississippi (Leech Lake) vs. Wisconsin Strain Muskies: An Angler's Perspective." This was the single-largest crowd ever for one of Steve's seminars in the 16 years he's been speaking to fishermen. To see where Steve will appear next, click here: http://www.steveheiting.com/speaking-engagements.shtml

NEW ARTICLES ON THIS WEBSITE!

Many of you at Steve's seminars this winter have asked for more of his articles ... here you go!. Six more informative, action-packed articles previously published in Musky Hunter magazine and Wisconsin Outdoor News. 

http://www.steveheiting.com/musky-fishing-articles-muskie-tips.shtml

UNIVERSITY OF ESOX ANNOUNCES 2008 SCHEDULE!

The University of Esox, the pre-eminent musky fishing instructional program of which Steve Heiting is co-owner, has announced its 2008 schedule. For more information, click on http://www.muskyhunter.com/uofesox.shtml.

ST. GERMAIN, Wisconsin — The book that many call the “Bible of musky fishing” has been released in a second edition.

The Complete Guide to Musky Hunting, which was co-written by Jim Saric and Steve Heiting, has been completely updated and revised. The new book is a whopping 320 pages and includes seven new chapters, as well as more than a hundred all-new photographs and diagrams.

“When Jim and I wrote the first edition, we had no idea musky fishing would change as much as it has in such a short period of time,” Heiting said. “Today, there are trophy musky fisheries where none existed 20 years ago, and there are many new techniques and lures available for catching them. Amazingly, some of the tactics that were considered extreme or obscure 10 years ago are mainstream today.”

When the first edition of The Complete Guide to Musky Hunting was released in 1999, it lived up to its name as the most thorough and comprehensive how-to book ever written on the subject, covering everything from boat selection to lake choice to musky-catching techniques to release methods. “For us to continue to call it The Complete Guide we needed to update and expand it,” said Heiting. “It was a major undertaking but we’re proud of the finished product.”

New chapters include Presentation Progression (how to choose what lure to use when), Analyze Your Musky Hunt (how to identify on-the-water clues), Dial Into Trophy Waters, Rivers: The Mobile Frontier, Confronting Cold Fronts, Secrets of the Suspended Musky, and Soft Plastics.

All of the diagrams in the new edition were created by Musky Hunter illustrator Jim Bortz. “Jim’s work adds a new dimension to the book,” Heiting said. “If we felt we couldn’t completely explain something in the text, we turned it over to Jim."

Heiting is the managing editor of Musky Hunter magazine, the world’s largest publication covering fishing for muskellunge.  He has produced three popular musky fishing DVDs: Trophy Musky Triggers, Muskies: Any Time, Any Place and Muskies On The Move.  Besides The Complete Guide to Musky Hunting and hundreds of magazine articles, he is the author of Musky Mastery: The Techniques of Top Guides.  Steve is a popular seminar speaker, teaches the University of Esox musky schools, has edited or contributed to over a dozen different books about musky fishing, and has fished successfully in numerous musky tournaments.

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