Dannys bio

I have over 50 years experience catching Muskies in and outside the State of Ohio.

 I caught my first Ohio Muskie in 1970 in the Dillon Reservoir spillway near Zanesville, Ohio on a yellow Shyster spinner.  It was a little over 32" long but was a thrill.  I wasn't specifically muskie fishing neither was I an avid Muskie fisherman at that point in time.  But my Uncle D Moore was a veteran Ohio Muskie  Man and I managed to catch his attention with my fluke muskie catch.

My uncle would become my Muskie Mentor in the not too distant years ahead.  In 1972 I graduated from high school and was about to enjoy my first summer as a free semi adult young man with loads of good times planned.  But about two weeks after graduation my Muskie fishing Uncle called my Mom (his sister) and said they needed workers for full time employment at the company Unc worked for.  Long story short my Mom jumped all over that and just a few days later I found myself working a 50 hour a week job right out of high school.  "So what does that have to do with muskie fishing?" you might be thinking.  Well here's how.  Now being employed at the same company we car pooled every week.  One week I drove, the next week Unc drove.  Muskie fishing often times dominated the conversation to and from work weekly.  I worked for that company for the next 4 years and was unbeknown to me at the time, I was receiving a steady dose of  invaluable muskie fishing education under the mantle of a true Ohio Muskie Veteran.

 In the seventies, I began to pursue Muskie fishing with an ever increasing zeal as my steadily improving muskie skills began to blossom.  The learning curve never ends.  As I often tell my clients that if you want to excel at Muskie fishing you MUST become a student of the game!  A never ending process.

Since catching my first Ohio Muskie, there have been over 800 Muskies caught out of my boats to date.  I'm now 70 years old, married to the same woman since 1975. with two adult sons Aaron and Joseph. I am semi retired with an annual Muskie Guide Service, a growing custom lure business of my own personal bait creations as well as a 200 plus page instructional Muskie fishing EBook

that is currently in revision and being updated.  There have been 8  50" class Muskies caught out of my boats since I started years ago.

 In the mid 1980s I was heavily involved in the Ohio Huskie Muskie Club under the leadership of Club President Everett Smith.  I won several awards such as a two time winner of The Doc Dunmire Award and The Mr. Muskie Award for the 1984 season. My personal catches that season set a new OHMC record for most catches in a single season up to that point in time with 87 Ohio Muskies along with Most Release Award. My 87 mark was broken the following year by my friend Denny Braun.  In 2001 myself, my 84 year old Father and my son Joseph were awarded The OHMC Doc Dunmire Awards  for catching 3 or more Huskie Muskies in a single season.  To that point in time it was the first time 3 family members had won that award in the same year.  People that fish with me catch fish.

In 2000 I started my Muskie Guide Service, primarily here at Salt Fork Lake near Cambridge Ohio.  Muskie fishermen are a different breed of cat.  Many are very tight lipped with information  or instruction on successfully catching these great fish.  I discovered early on in my guiding career that there were a lot of newcomers that were having trouble getting in depth one on one

mentoring from Muskie veterans.

Even some guides wont take you too deep into their bag of tricks for risk of creating their on competition.  In the long run that mind set does not promote a healthy future for the next generation of would be Muskie chasers.  My instruction, my lures and publications are focused on one thing.  Helping you become a "Student of the Game".  I too am to this day a Student of the Game.  Im still learning more every season. It never stops.

If you're considering getting into Muskie fishing, I would strongly recommend to you the value of having a Muskie mentor to help  develop you as a muskie fisherman.    Our services and products are designed to help you achieve Muskie success. To become a routinely successful muskie fisherman you MUST become a "student of the game".  A muskie mentor is an invaluable part of your Muskie development.

People that fish with me will learn how to catch Muskies!

Hope to hear from you soon!

Danny Wade