Beginning Again Come July
"In every journey the road will bend. Who can know how the story will wend? To every beginning, there must come an end." Cliché? Maybe, but profoundly, as inescapable truths that bracket the birth-to-death limits of our being. In the between time, there is life....
Simple Setup: All You Need to Start Fishing
The truth is that a stick, string, hook, weight and optional bobber is all it takes to have a fun evening of fishing at the lake. Visit any fishing tackle store and you might be overwhelmed with the selection of what is “required” to go fishing. There are lures, jigs,...
Oregon Illegal Fishing Guide Charged
A second Oregon fishing guide was cited for illegally guiding clients in western Oregon. This follows a similar citation issued last month to a guide in Tillamook County. Carl Burge, 40, of Carlton, had several clients ready to fish the lower Willamette River when he...
Jaguars’ Jawaan Taylor Catches 400-pound Grouper
The former Gator caught a 400-pound Goliath grouper during a fishing trip last week. Jawaan Taylor, the Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle, now has an epic fish tale to tell his teammates when practice and the new NFL season returns. A viral video posted Thursday...
Byme-by-Tarpon
In his struggles to get free, the silver king performed a series of magnificent, never-before-seen tactics. To capture the fish is not all of the fishing. Yet there are circumstances which make this philosophy hard to accept. I have in mind an incident of angling...
The Easy Art of Cricket Flickin’
He slowly pulled the hook, line and cricket toward his cheek, the pole’s tip bending back, and released the missile. Donald was my father-in-law way back in the ’90s. Or you could say it was the “past century.” He didn’t live to see the new hip millennial century....
Tennessee Conservation Raffle: Win Fishing Trip with Bill Dance
An angler’s dream fishing trip with the legendary Bill Dance is one of the outstanding packages available for a lucky winner in the 2020 Tennessee Conservation Raffle The fishing package is one of the seven priceless outdoor experience adventures put together this...
Oklahoma Man Snags Record-Breaking Paddlefish
Edmond, OK Angler Snags New State-Record Paddlefish at 146.7 Pounds The world record for paddlefish taken with rod and reel will likely fall to a giant 146.7-pound Oklahoma monster snagged at Keystone Lake on June 28 by James Lukehart of Edmond. The massive fish was...
Florida’s TrophyCatch Program Celebrates 10,000 Catches
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s TrophyCatch program has awarded prizes for the catch and release of more than 10,000 largemouth bass. Thus far, 8,006 Lunker Club, 1,966 Trophy Club and 78 Hall of Fame fish comprise this landmark occasion. “If...
Celebrity Fishermen and Women
The chances of running into Jimmy Buffett at the dock or President George W. Bush at the fly shop are pretty slim, but there are a lot of celebs who enjoy wetting a line like the rest of us. Here are a few notables who could be working the same waters as you one of...