Karen McTavish, of Duluth, holds the 53-inch muskie she caught and released on Lake Vermilion on July 3 with guide Matt Snyder. It's the second biggest muskie she's ever caught.

The DNR began stocking stocking muskies on Lake Vermilion in 1987. Minnesota’s current state-record muskie was 56 inches long with a 27¾-inch girth. It weighed 54 pounds.

That's up from 3 or 4 percent in 1996 and 1997. Because catch-and-release fishing is practiced so ardently by musky anglers, nearly all of these big muskies go right back into the lake.

According to a press release from the Minnesota DNR, the state's previous catch-and-release record was a tie for 57.25-inch muskies, both caught on Lake Vermilion over the past three years.

Minnesota has just over 100 lakes and rivers considered prime for muskie fishing, and the state Department of Natural Resources wants your input on how to manage them. This week, the DNR started a ...

Muskie season's begun Minnesota muskie anglers should see fairly typical conditions rolling into the season opener Saturday, June 3. Brainerd Lakes Chapter of Muskies Inc. president Jim Kath said ...

The DNR is accepting comments on the draft plan update through Thursday, June 12. Muskie background Muskies are a large, popular predator fish native to Minnesota.

Several years ago, I caught a nice muskie while fishing in Minnesota. It was a warm evening in late May. I asked my wife if she wanted to take a sunset cruise on our lake.

Lake Minnetonka is only 20 miles southwest of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Not surprisingly, the well-known 14,500-acre lake gets plenty of boat traffic and lots of summer fishing pressure from Midwest ...