Steve Heiting and his friends enjoyed a great Wisconsin northwoods musky opener with four fish in the boat. Steve discusses the distinct patterns they found and what else seems to really matter to the muskies so far in the 2024 season.

Steve fished for muskies this week in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and caught two fish. In this week's report, he explains the patterns that caught or moved the Yooper muskies, and discusses conditions people will find on northwoods lakes this weekend.

With the northwoods musky opener a little more than a week away, Steve discusses the lures in his Opening Day lineup, his favorite colors, and explains why he picks them. He also covers current conditions on northwoods waters and predicts a great weekend of crappie fishing.

In this week's episode: Steve describes the tools necessary to properly release muskies; discusses which northern Wisconsin musky waters will have 50-inch size limits beginning in 2024; and recounts what happened in his boat on opening day of the fishing season.

In his first episode of 2024, Steve explains walleye fishing patterns he expects will work as well as new walleye regulations; provides a current hot crappie pattern; and discusses what muskies are doing at this time even though the season for them doesn't open until May 25.

In his final Northwoods Musky Report for the year, Steve discusses that catching a musky right now involves simply choosing a favorite bait and covering water. Muskies are still shallow as water temps have stagnated, and it's really too early to use quick-set-rigged suckers until things cool down.

In this week's episode, Steve describes a good week of musky fishing that featured a big fish on the last cast of the evening. He also explains what he calls "artificial sunset" and how using it resulted in another beautiful musky.

It's the start of fall, and as our northwoods lakes change with the season the practice of "lake hopping" becomes more important. In this week's Northwoods Musky Report, Steve reveals what's working for pre-turnover muskies right now and then explains how lake hopping can save your day if action is slow once you get on the water.

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.