We need to have a serious discussion before we examine the topic of handling a musky without a net, so consider this introduction a disclaimer. Handling a musky without a net is dangerous...

Redfin pickerel are very small fish, among the smallest in the pickerel family with only the other American Pickerel, the grass pickerel, comparing in their diminutive size. While muskies, tiger...

Redfin pickerel don't often get the love or attention of their larger cousins in the Esox family. That said, whether you know them by their formal name, or know redfins by their other names like mud...

Muskies are known as "the fish of 10,000 casts" for a reason and those tricky, finnicky freshwater monsters can be difficult to catch even in the best of times. Even if your Figure 8 is on point....

While the pickerel side of the Esox family might not get as much attention or love as the northern pike or muskellunge, but that doesn't mean they don't have anything to offer sports anglers. Well,...

One of the top predators in any system throughout their range, northern pike are known to be ferocious hunters and incredibly hard fighters. They’re usually under-targeted by anglers, which is...