Tournament Tuesday: 2023 Challunge on the Chain Tournament

By Gregg Thomas | May 16, 2023 |

28th Annual Challunge on the Chain – The Oldest & Largest Muskie Tournament of Illinois – All details and rules are available HERE!  Also the team has a facebook event setup and available HERE! 

Tournament Tuesdays: Monday Night Muskie League – First Meeting Monday, May 15, 2023

By Gregg Thomas | May 9, 2023 |

Team & Rules Meeting for the Monday Night Muskie League is set for next Monday, May 15, 2023 – Details below!   WHERE: Sweetwater Spirits and Resorts WHEN: Monday, May 15, 2023                 Team Registration Begins @ 5:30pm                 Meeting Begins @ 7:00pm  TEAMS:…

Fox River Valley Meeting – Wednesday 5/10/23

By Gregg Thomas | May 8, 2023 |

The Fox River Valley Muskies Inc Chapter will host their Monthly meeting with Austin Wiggerman as their guest speaker this Wednesday evening which begins at 7pm at the Schaumburg Golf Club – Details below!   More information and a link to this event through Facebook can be found HERE!

Friday Fishing Report: Ken Trail – Southwest Viriginia

By Gregg Thomas | May 5, 2023 |

New River – Southwest Virginia  High Water has dominated this week, but we are normalizing.  Water temps have fallen back into the mid 50s and have the fish a bit sluggish.  We have still been catching fish on a variety of baits.  But location has been pretty consistent. Fish are stacked in post spawn areas…

THURSDAY THROWBACK ARTICLE: Follows, Fish Sightings, and Figure Eights by Ray Hansen

By Gregg Thomas | May 4, 2023 |

This article originally appeared in the April/May 1994 issue of Musky Hunter. To see more classic articles like this, subscribe to the Musky Hunter Digital: https://simplecirc.com/subscribe/musky-hunter  

Wisconsin Southern Musky Opener – SATURDAY!!!

By Gregg Thomas | May 3, 2023 |

Wisconsin is divided into two parts with two separate dates for the opener to go Musky fishing in the state.  North and South!   The Southern Zone opens the first Saturday of May each year and the Northern Zone musky season begins the Saturday nearest to Memorial Day.   So, that means this coming Saturday, May 6,…

Tournament Tuesday: Musky Hunter Spring Brawl – Cave Run Lake, KY

By Gregg Thomas | May 2, 2023 |

Battle in the Bluegrass!!!  This is a one-day tournament on May 13, 2023.  Begins at 7am to 4pm and the rules are the same as the PMTT.   This Week only – 2-person team is only $250 with a minimum payout $2000 to first place.  Many other ways to earn in this tournament!  Additionally, we have…

PMTT Q1 – Cave Run Lake – Results are in!

By Gregg Thomas | May 1, 2023 |

Saturday and Sunday was challenging for the 83 boats participating in the first leg of the Professional Musky Tournament Trail.  Post-Spawn bite was challenging but still teams were able to produce 12 fish from 9 boats on Saturday and then 13 fish on Sunday (first time in a very long while that more fish were…

PMTT Day 1 Update

By Gregg Thomas | April 29, 2023 |

A total of 9 teams caught 12 fish on Day 1 of the First Leg of the Annual 25th Professional Musky Tournament League.   Some tough conditions for the 25th Anniversary PMTT Spring Cave Run Event, with water levels a few feet “UNDER SUMMER POOL”, for the lowest ever water levels for Spring Cave Run and…

Guidelines with Cody Daniels: Friday Fishing Report from Tennessee Waters!

By Gregg Thomas | April 28, 2023 |

Water Temps here are hovering in the mid to high 60s.  We are in some serious need of rain to get things moving back to normal.  That said, water clarity is 2 feet and better in other areas. The lack of rain and low flow is making the bite here more difficult than usual during…

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