Steve Quinn

Jan 24, 2025 | wired2fish.com | Steve Quinn

Musky, also known as muskellunge (or “muskie”), are among the most sought-after game fish in North America because of their large size and bad attitude. But despite their aggressive nature, it can be tough to convince this mega-predator to eat, earning it the nickname, “the fish of ten thousand casts.” If you want to consistently score with these oversized members of the Esox family, you have to understand their diet — and be armed with the best musky lures.

Oct 6, 2024 | in-fisherman.com | Steve Quinn

Physics in Fish—Bringing fish to the surface from deep water can cause damage to their eyes and internal organs. The extent of damage depends somewhat on depth range, species of fish, and physiological state of the fish. The causes of this damage, called barotrauma, are based on two important laws of physics, Boyle’s Law and Henry’s Law. Boyle’s Law, defined by Robert Boyle, an Irish scientist, in the 1660s, relates to the relationship of pressure and volume of a gas.

Jul 17, 2024 | in-fisherman.com | Rob Neumann |Steve Quinn |Hal Schramm |Ralph Manns

Invasive carp conjure up mental images of flying fish and hyperabundance. Millions are spent annually to control and curb the spread of black carp, silver carp, and bighead carp. Specifically, bigheaded carps (silver carp and bighead carp) are highly-publicized, abundant, and their impacts are well understood in established regions such as in the Mississippi River basin. In the Grand Lake/Neosho River system, invasive carp are in low abundance, and thus locating and removing them are difficult.

Jul 3, 2024 | in-fisherman.com | Rob Neumann |Steve Quinn |Hal Schramm |Ralph Manns

Sunlight drives photosynthesis, and oxygen is a product of that process. So is more oxygen found around and under floating vegetation than in nearby open water? Researchers at the University of Washington measured dissolved oxygen concentrations under and near thick mats of vegetation in two ponds.* In Bull Lake, mats of mixed coontail, milfoil, and Elodea produced high concentrations of dissolved oxy­gen at the surface (15 to 21 parts per milllion) during the day.

May 29, 2024 | wired2fish.com | Steve Quinn

When you think about it, rod selection presents some of the most difficult decisions in muskie fishing. One reason is the large range of lure sizes fished to tempt these big predators; mini-bucks weighing just an ounce or so on up to massive softbaits like the BullDawg “Pounder” and the huge crankbaits used for deep-water trolling. Indeed, trolling is a key muskie tactic requiring specialized rods to deploy lead-core line, planer boards and even in-line weights and downriggers.