Northwoods angler Colin Crawford with a musky he caught and released, a tradition that started in Wisconsin because of Muskies, Inc., a non-profit group of musky anglers, in the 1990s. There’s no ...

PARK RIDGE – Central Wisconsin is now home to a one-stop-shop where guests can find musky tackle and adult beverages under the same roof. Taps and Tackle Co. opened Nov. 11 inside The Bottle Stop at ...

Imagine catching a trophy fish and celebrating with a mount of your big catch on the wall, but only after you actually released the fish back into the lake. That's happening now in Wisconsin's ...

One of Pewaukee's longtime businesses is making some big changes. Smokey's Muskie Shop, N27 W27250 Woodland Drive, which has been operated by Loie and John Laimon for nearly 40 years, will now be run ...

Full disclosure: I am not an expert muskie angler. If anything, muskies are the bane of my existence as a fisherman. That doesn’t mean, however, that I don’t have a deep appreciation for them as a ...

DULUTH, Minn. — 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 ...

"Back in the mid to late '90s, a 35, 36-inch fish on this body of water was a nice fish. But through Muskies Inc. [a non-profit group founded in 1966 made up of musky anglers] and catch and release ...