Chris Willen admires a big, fly-caught musky.
Utilizing the fly rod as a tool, rather than your sole means of targeting these fish, can be very effective to that end. It’s never been easier to pick up a musky fly rod set-up and quickly get proficient than right now. The rods and line pairings are as easy as finding the ones that say they’re made for muskies.
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