LAKE OF THE WOODS, ONTARIO – Up early on this lake in late August, steam rising from the still-warm water into the chilled air. The dock creaks slightly and in the middle distance a loon wails.

On the St. Lawrence River, the “hunt for red October” has started. The trolling for muskellunge has taken on an obsession ...

Angler Mike Decker didn't weigh the fish, but estimated it tipped the scales at more than 40 pounds. (Special to newyorkupstate.com) Downstate angler Mike Decker landed an impressive, 55-inch muskie ...

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 ...

The Ontario government is safeguarding Great Lakes muskie from illegal harvest by holding individuals accountable for catching and retaining fish during closed season. Stefan Morin of Mitchell pleaded ...

Chalk up another notch for Marv Kiley, the Minnesota fishing legend who uncorked the muskie madness surrounding Ontario’s storied Lac Seul. After 33 years of quietly putting friends onto the king of ...

Inland musky season opens Thursday, but it will be two more weeks before musky is fair game in Great Lakes waters. Key contests are going on this weekend in Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. National ...

Anglers who fish in western Ontario will pay higher license fees this year as well as face reduced bag limits for gamefish. Limits have gone from six to four walleye, bass and northern pike, and from ...

Lake trout season for the lower Niagara River and Lake Ontario is open. The NYPA fishing platform, as well as the Upper Mountain Road access for the NYPA reservoir, are closed for the season. Musky ...

Hunting and fishing go hand in hand for many people, but for those who choose to angle for musky, a large freshwater predatory fish in the rivers and reservoirs of the Midwest, fishing is hunting.

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 ...