In this week’s segment, Steve reports from the National Championship Musky Open where big muskies — and lots of them — were caught by tournament anglers. Steve reveals the best patterns.

It’s the week of the National Championship Musky Open in Eagle River, and Steve previews the tournament, explains why you should join, and discusses current fishing conditions, hot lures, and why he thinks big muskies will be caught.

Steve begins this week’s Musky Report with updates on water temperatures in northwoods lakes as well as the musky stocking issue. He then previews a number of upcoming musky events.

The 2024 musky season has featured rain almost every day and lots of wind, and Steve has heard from a number of anglers who are struggling. In this week's Northwoods Musky Report, he delivers a pep talk with ideas to help you bust your musky slump.

Steve opens this week's Northwoods Musky Report with an on-the-water discussion with his son after they boated five muskies while avoiding the crowds during the July 4th holiday week. While muskies were biting for Steve on wilderness lakes, he notes that bigger fish are showing up for anglers fishing open water.

Steve opens this week's report interviewing a client who caught his personal best musky on a Mepps custom-colored bucktail. Steve then reveals a few ways to catch more muskies on bucktails, and offers tips to better run the edges of weedbeds this season.

Steve begins this week interviewing a northwoods visitor who boated a nice topwater musky. He then offers a few tackle and retrieve tips to help you catch more muskies on surface baits.