DWR Press Release
You can learn how to catch the largest cool water fish in Utah by watching a tiger muskie seminar online.
To view the seminar, visit the Division of Wildlife Resources’ YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/UDWR. After you arrive at the site, type 2017 DWR Muskie Seminar into the search bar. Once you find the video, click on it, and then kick back and take in the instruction you’ll receive from some of the best tiger muskie anglers in Utah. Here’s what you’ll learn:
· The fishing equipment you need to catch tiger muskie
· How to reel a tiger muskie in without losing the fish
· Proper netting, gill plate grab and steps for releasing
· Seasonal tactics
o Spring
o Summer
o Fall
A question-and-answer session followed the presentations at the seminar held recently in Salt Lake City. You can watch that too.
Kent Sorenson, one of the presenters, says watching the seminar will help beginning tiger muskie anglers prepare for the challenge catching this toothy predator presents.
“If you already have some tiger muskie fishing experience,” he says, “you can glean information on specific aspects of tiger muskie fishing that will increase the chance that you consistently contact muskies.”