Finally, a strong fly rod allows you to put serious heat on a muskie and get it to the net quickly. If you pay attention, muskie guys—both fly and conventional—don’t let the fish run. They want it in ...

To cast his flies, Young generally uses a 10-foot, 10-weight fly rod, special pike/muskie 10-weight fly line and a 12-inch tippet made from nylon-coated stainless steel leader material.

The world record muskie weighs 67 pounds, while the world record pike weighs 55 pounds (that fish was caught in Germany). In the Lower 48, most anglers consider a 40-inch pike to be a trophy.

Thousand Islands High School sophomores John Wiley and Cade Bryant caught the winning pike for the Cape Vincent Spring ...

Fly rods are organized by “weight”—not the ... A great bonus to owning an 8-weight for salmon and steelhead is that you now also have a rod for northern pike, musky, carp, striped bass ...

First Impressions. I took the TFO BC fly rod to the field behind my house to get some practice in. I was expecting a heavy ...

Chris Schneider holds a tiger muskie fly that he made using dyed feathers and dyed hair from a deer tail. He said the eyes are an important detail that encourages muskies to bite.

The 5 best lures for catching northern pike—spoons, spinners, crankbaits, jerkbaits, and live suckers continue to dominate for aggressive pike.

HAYWARD, Wis. — The fish of 10,000 casts? As Brad Bohen was preparing to launch his drift boat into Upper Twin Lake in northern Wisconsin, he paused long enough to cast his 9-foot fly rod off ...

A few weeks ago, Jackie McManus, of Mexico, caught and released this 34-inch steelhead trout, her personal best, using a custom fly and a 6-lb tippet.

Catches of the Week honors today go to three anglers who made unusual hauls last week, all resulting in noteworthy toothy trophies.Locally, Lehigh River Rod & Bow in Allentown certified a 44-inch ...

Blane Chocklett, the designer of the TFO BC Big Fly fly rod with one of his Game Changer streamers. / photo provided by TFO I had specific expectations when I got this rod. It markets itself as a ...