I have the ice fishing bug. Last winter, I went to Devils Lake, N.D., with the goal of catching a 15-inch yellow perch. The longest I landed was 14. I’m going back this year, again with the hope of ...

A Wisconsin mother was left anguished after her three kids died in a Thanksgiving fire at their father’s apartment — and said she’d have died before letting her kids perish in her care. “You can sit ...

This week, the U.S. EPA proposed amendments to the Clean Water Act that would leave a majority of the country's wetlands without federal protections. Counties in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin ...

For those in northern climes, the season of discontent is upon us. Sure, there are still some fly-fishing opportunities around—perhaps you dig fishing for cold-weather steelhead, striped bass and ...

LAKE EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - Hundreds of young muskies have new homes across lakes in northwestern Wisconsin. The First Wisconsin Chapter of Muskies, Inc has been around since the 1970s, and is dedicated ...

Russ Gontarek, of Thorne Brothers Fly Fishing, caught this 42-incher and a 43-1⁄2-incher to give his team top honors in the 2025 Treeland muskie tournament. (Photo by Ben Olsen) The 10th annual ...

Some 20,000 muskellunge, or “muskies,” are being stocked in nine inland lakes this autumn, fish that were raised at the Kincaid (Pike County) and London (Madison County) state fish hatcheries. The ...

Muskies are notoriously hard to catch. But as the water cools in fall, like bears going into hibernation, muskies go on a feeding binge. There's no better time than fall to catch a trophy muskie, and ...

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 ...

The hunt for the “fish of 10,000 casts” takes center stage in this epic musky adventure. From explosive strikes to near misses, the pursuit is filled with heart-pounding action. These elusive giants ...