Tony Rizzo, Guide and Resort Owner

Tony Rizzo, Guide and Resort Owner

Tony Rizzo purchased Krakow's Cottages and ran it as the Silver Musky resort until he sold it early in the 21st Century. He became a very successful musky guide, and most of the clients of the resort were there for the fishing, whether or not using Tony as a guide.

Tony authored a number of books about musky fishing, and created a line of musky fishing tackle called Rizzo Tails. The books are listed in the comprehensive section of the bibliography.

From an article about Tony in the Vilas County News Review: "A muskie guide for more than 40 years and the author of seven books on the subject, Rizzo has put 3,084 legal muskies in his boat over the decades." Source

Charles P. Forbes
July 27, 2010

Comprehensive References

Hollatz, Tom, Guides of the Wisconsin Northwoods, Oshkosh, 1976. View Full Record
Rizzo, Tony, Rizzo Tales, Rhinelander, 1989. View Full Record
Rizzo, Tony, Summer Muskie, 1976. View Full Record
Rizzo, Tory, Secrets of a Muskie Guide, Oshkosh, 1977. View Full Record

Major References

Star Lake Residents Vote to Reject Indians' Offer for Planting Walleye Fry, Vilas County News-Review, May 6, 1987., Eagle River, 1987. View Full Record
Rizzo to Talk About Muskies at Nicolet Series, Vilas County News Review, March 23, 2011, p. 9., Eagle River, 2011. View Full Record
Krueger, Kurt, Good Men Make Good for Their Mistakes, Vilas County News-Review, May 6, 1987., Eagle River, 1987. View Full Record
Krueger, Kurt, Over-Harvest of Walleye on Star Lake Outrages the DNR, Resort Owners., Vilas County News-Review, April 30, 1986, p. 1., Eagle River, 1986. View Full Record
Rose, Bryan, Muskie Guide Tony Rizzo Bags Milestone Fish June 17 [2011], Lakeland Times, July 22, 2011, P. 9., Minocqua, 2011. View Full Record
Slade, Robert, History & Collectible Fishing Tackle of Wisconsin, 1999. View Full Record
Small, Dan, Fish Wisconsin, Second Edition, Iola, WI, 1993. View Full Record