Musky Shop Blog

The Middle Allegheny River begins at the outflow of the Kinzua Dam close to the town of Warren, Pennsylvania. The area is breathtakingly beautiful, with 37 miles of the river falling within the boundaries of the Allegheny National Forest.

Fishing below Burnsville Lake, Luke King landed the 55-inch beast over the weekend, breaking the current state record by a whopping 11 pounds

The gamefish season is closed so panfish is the targeted species until ice out.

Musky Shop Customer Appreciation Day!!!

You can sign up on the website with your boat partners and compete for some hansome rewards with a chance to compete at the year end's invitational.

Ice fishing in the Northwoods continues to be very productive. Many of guys are fishing for panfish and gamefish.

This video will help you navigate the ins and outs of modern musky reels.  How do you choose and what does it do!

Read on for round two of Behind the Baits. This time we were able to throw some questions at Bill Schwartz of Slammer Tackle.

Here's a easy recipe for a smooth Walleye Chowder that will warm your belly after a cold day on the ice.

Saturday, January 22 - Lakeland Union High School Ice Fishing team with the help of their coaches and sponsors were able to organize the first invitational tournament held this year on Lake Minocqua.

Thanks to improvements in hatchery practices, additional areas are now stocked.

Ice Fishing this week in the Northwoods of WI has been great. The ice is in great condition with most lakes having approximately 10"-13" of ice.

If you are new to ice fishing and are planning to get your start this season, here are some tips for first timers to ensure that you find success!

As we slide into mid December, erratic weather patterns have really made the early ice fisherman's season precarious at best.

Take a look at this weeks video with discussions on trolling rods, reels, baits, tactics, and map work to help you find the magic depth, speed, and patterns to put some muskies in your net when you troll.

This week Musky Shop introduces new anglers to the competitive market of all things musky.

The transition from Summer to Fall can be a confusing time in Musky Fishing especially in colder climates where the transition is quite dramatic. When the fall transition is taking place in the air and landscape around you, imagine the same is taking place subsurface.

On this weeks episode, finding pelagic bait fish in post frontal conditions leaves the boys with no other option other than hitting all levels of potential targets.  Fishing in groups means that all rods on the boat need to be throwing something that reaches these bait clouds at a different angle or depth.

This week, multiple lake reports will have you lined up on your targets, no matter the species.

There is no question that big rubber baits put muskies in the net.