How to Use muskie in a Sentence
muskie
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It is well known that muskies will grab young muskrats.
—Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
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Which sounds about right for a short muskie outing.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
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This year, the vets landed eight muskies and dozens of bass, walleyes and yellow perch.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2017
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His videos are fun, exciting and often filled with big bass, muskies and more.
—Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2024
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Gelman wanted to release the big muskie alive.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 26 Feb. 2026
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Northern pike are simply less wary and more ravenous than muskies.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
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Other states would love to have our state parks, public lands and muskie and walleye fishing.
—Star Tribune, 29 Aug. 2020
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The clip shows a nearly 50-inch muskie hitting a big, flashy bait from just a rod’s length away.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
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Smith, an avid fisherman, spends his summer free time chasing muskie.
—Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2021
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Some of the razor-sharp cuts went down to the bone, and are believed to have been caused by a muskie, doctors said.
—Ajc Homepage, ajc, 22 July 2017
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Of course, there were guardrails around the muskie’s teeth to keep the paying public from plunging earthwards.
—Charles P. Pierce, SI.com, 31 Mar. 2018
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Large muskies, prehistoric-looking fish with canine-style teeth, lurk there.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
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Being caught and released multiple times could lead to injury or death for the muskie.
—Mike McFeely, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
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King is talking about thousands upon thousands of little walleyes and muskies.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
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As opposed to walleyes, which are kept at high rates by anglers, the vast majority of muskies are released these days.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2018
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Four days later, a Wisconsin man with an equal love of muskies snagged a line while fishing the same water.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2018
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Big fish tales in Wisconsin don't only revolve around muskies and sturgeon.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2020
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The Jitterbug is effective for bass, northern pike, and even muskie.
—Mark Modoski, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
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Its adoptive parents guarded it closely and scanned the skies and water for predators like eagles and muskies.
—Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2019
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There was the cold snap during the weeklong Minnesota trip that produced zero muskies on the fly.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 18 Mar. 2020
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Under Heimsch, Smokey's will still carry muskie lures, but the change was made to adapt to his customer's needs.
—Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2021
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While impressive, especially for an urban lake, Dufresne's catch comes up short of the state record for muskie.
—Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 8 Nov. 2020
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Fishing for trophy muskies is all about the eat — that moment of ambush when a big fish finally commits and hammers your lure.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
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Learn More › Northern pike, chain pickerel, and muskies are all members of the same family.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 18 Apr. 2024
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With more than a dozen inland lakes and an abundant supply of muskies, smallmouth bass, and northern pike, the fishing at Tahquamenon is bar none.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2023
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Spinnerbaits used for bass start with 1/8 ounce crappie-sized versions and go all the way up to the 2 ounce monsters that northern muskie hunters throw.
—Pete Robbins, Field & Stream, 10 Dec. 2019
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An angler on the other side of the country in Minnesota recently broke a decades-old record after reeling in a large muskie.
—Michael Hollan, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2021
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According to the state DoNR, this fish ties for the state record muskie, which was caught at the same lake in 2019.
—Michael Hollan, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2021
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In addition, don’t overlook the opportunity to catch a tiger muskie in the 36- to 40-inch range.
—Colorado Parks & Wildlife, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2017
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Waste and unfertilized eggs left by the fish become part of the food chain, and some of the sucker fry swimming back to the lake are gobbled up by northern pike, muskie and great blue herons.
—Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2017
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