Cane Pole Magic
A cane pole, whether used from shore or in a boat, is wielded by a simple, graceful motion in which the angler lobs the baited hook. The image is as enduring as it is appealing, something straight from a Norman Rockwell cover on an old Saturday Evening Post. A...
The Ultimate Boneyard: Bahamas Bonefish
Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey visits The Bahamas’ Andros Island for bonefish this week in “The Ultimate Boneyard.” Dorsey Pictures announces that this week’s episode of Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey – the most watched outdoor TV program in the world –...
As Crepuscule Closes In
A brief and artistic depiction of the very moment a young child falls in love with fishing. A faint zephyr curled the tip of her hair. Shoulder length. The lapping of edge water murmuring. Inveigling liquid whispers heralding dusk – some primal tongue understood by...
No More Mr. Nice Guy
He just wasn’t going to take it anymore: the snow and cold and bass that seldom grow much bigger than your bait. No. The time had come to pull out all the stops in one last-ditch, hell-bent-for-whatever quest for a trophy bass… a gut-wrenching, arm-busting, heart-pounding wallhanger of a fish.
An Old Man’s Memories of August
This fisherman's fairytale is far from folklore... A true story of giants, fairies, heroism and romance stay alive in an old man's memories. Once upon a time long ago and far, far away, there was a boy. “Wait,” someone will shout. “That sounds like an elementary...
A Fascination With Fly Rodding
From the time I was first able to tag along without completely impeding his fly fishing, Daddy let me accompany him on short after-work outings to nearby trout streams in my native Great Smokies. My father was a dedicated fly fisherman and one of those wise mentors...
11 Lost Hunting and Fishing Photographs from Yesteryear
Unearthed images from the past.
Funny Fish
These fish will test your patience, your tackle and your sanity. Funny Fish, such as skipjack tuna or Spanish macks, are reliably unreliable. These late summer fish are funny as in crazy. The start of summer football two-a-days usually coincides with the arrival of...
Fisheries Professionals, Partners Work Together to Save Salmon from Extreme Heat
Despite the hazardous heat, staff and partners worked together to safely transfer 348,000 spring Chinook and release another 7.15 million juvenile upriver bright fall Chinook salmon so they could make their way out to the Pacific Ocean before river temperature hit the...
A Dorsey-style Family Vacation in the Amazon
This weekend on Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey, Dorsey and family wrestle with river monsters from the southern hemisphere. Officials from Dorsey Pictures announce that this Saturday’s episode of Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey – the most watched outdoor TV...