Catching the Sockeye Train
My reel was hissing as line ran off it. My ten-weight fly rod was bent and shaking. My heart was beating rapidly as I felt the strong sockeye salmon fighting at the end of the line. That fish had hit my red wet fly eight feet in front of me in just over a foot of...
Minnesota DNR Certifies New Catch-And-Release State Record Muskie
An angler on Lake Vermilion caught and released Minnesota’s new state record muskellunge, a 57 ¼-inch fish that he called a “true giant.” The DNR certified the state catch-and-release record fish on Oct. 11. The 57 1/4-inch fish had a 25 1/2-inch girth with an...
5 Tips for Fall Walleye Fishing
Walleye fishing is a year-round sport and thanks to Georgia DNR’s walleye stocking program. There’s plenty of walleye out there and anglers must change their game plan in the cooler months of the year to be successful. Just like leaves, walleye habits change too with...
Invasive Northern Snakeheads Found In Georgia
The Georgia DNR reports that for the first time, invasive northern snakehead fish have been confirmed in Georgia waters. In early October, an angler reported catching the fish in a pond located on private property in Gwinnett County. What is a northern snakehead? The...
Guide To Getting Fishing Permission
Before you go “popping the question” and asking for fishing permission, there are a few things you should know. Contrary to the small-town rumor mill, I did not enter into holy matrimony with my bride solely to gain access to her daddy’s prized fishing pond. But it is...
Choosing The Right Men’s Rain Boots
SPONSORED CONTENT Choosing the right men’s rain boots for certain conditions was thoroughly impressed upon me many years ago while filming a deer hunt on Quebec’s Anticosti Island. This boreal beauty in the mouth of the St. Lawrence River is literally a land...
A Deep Dive Into The Imperiled Indian River Lagoon
The diverse Florida Indian River Lagoon is being poisoned by a booming human population. Last May, while visiting friends in Edgewater, Florida, I enjoyed a boat ride out to Mosquito Lagoon. My best old buddy in the world, Jim Carver, and his cousins Greg, Fred and...
Florida’s TrophyCatch Program Celebrates 9,000 Catch-And-Release
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) TrophyCatch program, now in Season 7, has awarded prizes for the catch and release of more than 9,000 largemouth bass since the program began in 2012. To date, 7,303 Lunker Club, 1,751 Trophy Club...
Fishing Scotland
Mention salmon and grouse in the same breath and hunting and fishing Scotland instantly comes to mind. Gentlemen in snap brim hats, Norfolk shooting jackets, plus fours and wellies to the knees, best gun poised with loader at the ready, their eyes searching the brow...
NH Offers Free Introductory Fly Tying Courses
Registration is now open for the Let’s Go Fishing Program’s fall Introduction to Fly Tying courses being held on Tuesday and/or Thursday evenings in October and November. The classes will be held in Dunbarton and New London and will be taught by master fly tier,...