By Steve Heiting The term “every color of the rainbow” doesn’t apply to fishing lures, especially those designed for muskies. Lure manufacturers today offer far more options than even Mother Nature ever dreamed. When I started fishing for muskies, lure colors were available in basic colors or those matching the color schemes of natural forage…… Continue Reading
6 Steps To A Fast Start To Your Musky Season
By Steve Heiting Quite frankly, there were times during June of 2014 when I wondered if I would ever catch another musky. For the second consecutive year, the northern part of the musky’s range experienced late ice-outs, which essentially delayed the whole musky “season” by a month. For several difficult weeks, the regulations book said it…… Continue Reading
Sixty Seconds To Success: Fight A Musky Right
By Steve Heiting The musky is not the “fish of 10,000 casts,” but regardless if it takes a hundred or a thousand casts to catch a musky, the occurrence is still rare enough that a hooked-up angler should make every effort to boat a fish that bites. What you do in the minute or so…… Continue Reading
Unleash The Magic Of Jerkbaits
By Steve Heiting By themselves, musky jerkbaits are nothing more than painted wood (or plastic) and steel, with little or no built-in action. But on the line of an experienced angler, that same jerkbait can be pure magic. As effective as jerkbaits can be, they tend to be misunderstood. If you use them on days…… Continue Reading
Release A Musky Right
By Steve Heiting Many of us yearn for the “good old days,” but that time is now in the sport of musky fishing. Stocking has expanded the fish’s range, and catch-and-release is widely accepted by musky anglers. Thanks to these positive factors, it’s very likely there are more 50-inch and better muskies now than ever…… Continue Reading
Musky Mythbusters
By Steve Heiting Perhaps it’s because they may attain enormous size or maybe it’s because they are so rarely caught, but more myths and lore surround the musky than any other freshwater gamefish. Even the great outdoor writer, Gordon MacQuarrie, helped elevate the musky to legendary status more than 60 years ago when he opined…… Continue Reading
Why Good Electronics Are Essential To Good Fishing
By Steve Heiting The price in the ad for the boat package was so good you just had to see it for yourself. In fact, it beat the price you had been quoted by another marine dealer by a couple thousand dollars. Climbing out of your pickup, you patted your back pocket to make sure…… Continue Reading
Catching ’Skies With Consistency
Chances are very good that during the coming seminar and sport show season my response to a simple question is going to disappoint the person asking it. I’ll be asked the same question at least once a week and I’ll give the same answer. It will be an honest answer, but it won’t be what they were looking for.… Continue Reading
Find Baitfish, Find Muskies
When it comes to rock bars, this one has it all — boulders, a gradual slope before a sudden drop-off to a main lake basin, and located on an island that already is a must-fish spot. This rock bar is a veritable “spot on the spot.”
Yet I had never caught a musky there. Musky Hunter’sEditor, Jim Saric , laughed at me once when I told him about my lack of success there, and proceeded to tell me about all the big muskies that he had caught from the rock bar. Of course, that only increased my frustration. … Continue Reading
Bucktails for Muskies
There’s little question why bucktails are the most popular style of musky lure. Bucktails can be fished fast or slow, in clear water or dark, shallow or deep, from season’s start to end. Their spinning blade and wiggling tail seem to hold a special fascination for muskies, and when the moment of truth comes and a musky strikes, they hook up with the efficiency of their being little more than a piece of wire and a hook. … Continue Reading
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