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Be the FIRST to see Musky Insider every week by signing up for the email version of this newsletter. It's 100% free and we will never sell your email address! Click here to sign up and never miss another issue. Cisco/Smelt Relationship Something for you science nerds (I include myself in that group! 🙋) This article from Gord Pyzer talkin' cisco science isn't necessarily musky-specific, but had some interesting tidbits about one of their favorite meals. First, he talked about cisco diets – this quote is from fisheries biologist Chris Therrien, who Gord was interviewing: "Although it was believed for a long time that ciscoes...

Be the FIRST to see Musky Insider every week by signing up for the email version of this newsletter. It's 100% free and we will never sell your email address! Click here to sign up and never miss another issue. 200th Newsletter! Just noticed this is our TWO HUNDREDTH Musky Insider newsletter.... Sheesh! I guess time flies when you're having fun 😂 We have some big announcements coming in a few weeks, we'll make sure to keep you up-to-date here in your inbox. Thanks for followin' along the past four years. Hopefully, we're bringing you the weekly dose of musky fishin' content you've been...

Be the FIRST to see Musky Insider every week by signing up for the email version of this newsletter. It's 100% free and we will never sell your email address! Click here to sign up and never miss another issue. We're Just a Bunch of Dopamine Junkies Are we "addicted" to musky fishing?? Seems like most musky angler we know have a "musky-or-bust" mindset. Almost all of them started their fishing journey chasing other stuff: bass, walleyes, panfish, etc. And the general sentiment is those other species just don't cut it anymore. Many of us don't feel the same joy from catching a 27+ inch...

Be the FIRST to see Musky Insider every week by signing up for the email version of this newsletter. It's 100% free and we will never sell your email address! Click here to sign up and never miss another issue. You know it's a good day.... ....when muskies are literally jumping into the boat. Check out this clip we found while scrollin' the internet as we do: No net man required for this frisky high-flyer. Almost reminds me of the boatside action you get from these Florida behemoths....almost. This action shot from tarpon guide Capt. Dave Nelson is straight-up RIDONKULOUS! Gotta think this would be like hookin'...

Be the FIRST to see Musky Insider every week by signing up for the email version of this newsletter. It's 100% free and we will never sell your email address! Click here to sign up and never miss another issue. Ciscos = Bigger Muskies (kinda) It's common knowledge that the presence of ciscos in a fishery = bigger muskies. It certainly passes the "sniff test" and it would seem that biologists agree. One of the key factors the Minnesota DNR considers when stocking muskies is potential food sources, and ciscos are a BIG part of their equation. #science We stumbled on a somewhat recent study from northern...