Anglers looking to tangle with big, toothy predators in fresh water would be hard pressed to find better targets than muskie and pike. The two game fish are closely related, and they inhabit some of ...

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If you asked me point blank which is better as a game fish—muskie vs pike—I’m saying pike a thousand times over. This, of course, is just my opinion, but looks aside, the biggest difference between ...

I did land a 29" northern pike shortly thereafter (which was my largest pike to that point). My wife has since bought me real Mepps Musky Killers, and hands down, spend the extra money and buy the ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that the agency has certified a new catch-and-release record northern pike: a 46 1/4-inch fish caught June 19 on Basswood Lake by ...

Anglers can look forward to better fishing for northern pike and muskellunge in future years. New rules recently adopted by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources are expected to improve the ...

The Minnesota DNR has certified a new catch-and-release northern pike record and muskie tie. Both fish were caught this summer. Fifteen-year-old Brecken Kobylecky, from Geneva, Ill., is the new ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Anglers have a reputation for exaggerating the size of a catch now and then, but pictures — and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) — verify that a couple of fish ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that the agency has certified a new catch-and-release record northern pike: a 46 1/4-inch fish caught June 19 on Basswood Lake by ...

Some are calling it a moment of zen -- others say, it's enough to keep them out of the lakes for good. A video posted to Facebook shows what Cody John Wolters calls, "a cool surprise." While kayaking, ...

LANSING, Mich. — Saturday is opening day of trout season on the Type 1 and Type 2 streams as well as the walleye, northern pike and muskellunge opener on the Lower Peninsula inland waters, according ...

Blaze pink is dead. Minnesota’s lead-ammo ban and muskie stocking plans are alive. A wholesale makeover of northern pike fishing regulations is on the slow track. And a plan to expand the elk herd has ...