Tips for Catching Muskellunge in the Summer

Are you planning on fishing for muskellunge this summer? I know that I am hoping for a chance to do so. In my opinion, the robust fight that muskies typically give when caught makes them a lot of fun to catch and release. Based on my experience, there are several tactics that tend to work well when angling for summer muskellunge. Here they are:

Fishing as good as it gets

If the past week's fishing reports do not get you fired up for the summer fishing season, you need to move north, far, far away from the coast.

Angling action hitting high gear on First Coast

The local spring-summer fishing season is wide open. Area angling action on almost all fronts is offering outdoorsmen unparalleled sport in freshwater, saltwater, offshore, inshore, beaches, lakes, rivers and probably some other watery spots as well.

China to impose summer fishing ban in West PH sea

Starting Wednesday, the Chinese government will enforce a fishing ban covering all of its claimed territories in the West Philippine Sea including the waters around the disputed Scarborough Shoal.

Chinese fishing ban takes effect

(UPDATE - 12:35 p.m.) The summer fishing ban declared by China over the South China Sea, which Manila calls the West Philippine Sea, takes effect Wednesday, May 16, amid that country's continuing standoff with the Philippines over Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal.