At the end of 12 days of fishing, much of it in weather that froze lines to rods and started the first ice of the season creeping out from the shores of Sawyer County lakes, Tony and his partner had ...

HAYWARD -- A Hayward man has set a musky world record in fly fishing. Wisconsin wildlife officials said the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum has notified Brad Bohen the 51.25-inch ...

In June of 2025, longtime Wisconsin fishing guide Jeff Van Remortel caught and released a giant muskie in Green Bay that set a new state record. His 56-inch fish replaced a 53-incher and raised the ...

Our final report of the 2016 guiding season is a long one but a good one full of friends, family, and fish. I'm not ready to be done just yet! Joel Zimmerman (Webster, WI) and his father Steve (Duluth ...

Wisconsin muskie angler Tony Burmek caught his 41.5-pound muskie near Hayward in 1955 during a 12-day stretch when he and his brother, Fred, caught 17 muskies. The story by Gordon MacQuarrie ...

HAYWARD – The sun shined through a thin cloud cover Sept. 21 and glistened off the dark water of the Chippewa Flowage near Hayward. A puff of wind crinkled the surface. The air temperature was 68 ...

Once a year, the community in Hayward, Wisconsin heads down to Main Street for Musky Fest. Hayward’s largest event of the summer, Musky fest brings close to 20,000 visitors to Hayward. Local Dennis ...

Muskies are wonderful and evil all at the same time... Jack Schmidt (Addison, IL) was back in my boat fishing out of Northland Lodge, and we spent Monday on one of our favorite Hayward area lakes ...

HAYWARD - Once upon a time, an Illinois resident with a passion for musky fishing in northern Wisconsin lost his favorite rod and reel. Kerplunk, it went, right over the side of his boat. Four days ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Whether you're from the Land of 10,000 Lakes or Dairyland USA, fishing is a pretty big deal. In this week's Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen takes us just across the border to ...

HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) &#8212 A Hayward man has set a new musky world record in fly fishing. Wisconsin wildlife officials say the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum has notified Brad ...