The weather was warm for the Labor Day weekend, but the full moon had muskies biting. Steve reports the muskies are in shallow water for the pre-turnover period, and reveals the bucktail and topwater nuances that made a difference.

After all of the successful anglers in the National Championship Musky Open caught their fish from shallow weeds, Steve uses this week's episode of his Northwoods Musky Report to explain how you can target it, too.

In this week's Northwoods Musky Report, Steve discusses the results of the National Championship Musky Open and how almost all of the successful anglers found their fish in shallow weeds.

In this week's Northwoods Musky Report, Steve discusses fishing action and lists the lures that have produced best for him this year. But first, he previews the National Championship Musky Open, the largest musky tournament anywhere and the major fundraiser for Wisconsin's fishery.

One week into August and the musky "bite" in Wisconsin's northwoods remains very good, including the open water window Steve predicted last week. And, in response to a listener's question, Steve explains how he tunes jerkbaits that don't run quite "right."

In this week's episode, Steve discusses the current musky bite (hint: it's good) and explains why using O.G. baits can be very productive (and yes, he looked it up).

Steve reports from Sandy's Blackhawk Island Camp on Lake of the Woods at the conclusion of the University of Esox Canada Musky Adventure. He then explains how fishing elsewhere can make you a better angler when you return to Wisconsin.

When northwoods musky waters get busy with fishing and boating traffic, Steve turns to wilderness lakes and streams. In this week's report, he explains what he looks for in such waters.

Steve begins his weekly report discussing the good fishing action of early July, and then explains how he systematically breaks down larger musky waters when trying to learn their secrets.