Last Cast On the Dogwater

Last Cast On the Dogwater

Big fish, big fish on the end of his line! Oh Christ, what had I done? I used to see old Artemis Hovle now and then as he slowly tapped his way along East Water Street, his white cane exploring the uneven surface of the brick pavement between the Post Office and...
Season End

Season End

There are surviving publications, most notably Sporting Classics, where my material has appeared on a regular basis for several decades. Were I so inclined, it would be difficult to provide a whole host of examples where I played a role in putting the kibosh on...
Frozen Terror

Frozen Terror

  The date was Tuesday, January 22,1929. There was nothing to hint that the day would be any different from the many others Sweet had spent fishing through the ice for lake trout, there on the submerged reefs off Crane Island. Tramping across the rock-strewn,...
Spruce Creek and the Future

Spruce Creek and the Future

Spruce Creek’s greatest claim to fame may well lie in what it gives to angling families in the future. No wider than the asphalt two-lane that traced it, the little stream wasn’t too impressive at first glance. The roar of traffic along a busy Pennsylvania...
Dog Overboard!

Dog Overboard!

Life is so full of perils when you are on — or out of — a boat. As I have noted before, this summer has been one of many trips down rivers in fishing drift boats. While river cruising is fun, it has dangers like rocks and limbs protruding from the shoreline. Also the...
Gloss and Glory

Gloss and Glory

In the 60s it was hip to be bass, and anglers everywhere welcomed a whole new breed of American hero. By 1965, the bassing revolution was at full throttle and re-born bass fishing was rapidly becoming galaxial. It was hip to be bass. Popularity encouraged fraternity...
Sweltering Summer Days

Sweltering Summer Days

I must say, I frequently take a dip into the water to cool off. Those splashes are what summer is all about. This summer is going great, in case you wondering how I am. I have been on several new rivers, and have made some drift boat trips on well-known Blue Ribbon...
Mr Tutt is No Gentleman

Mr Tutt is No Gentleman

“A gentleman!” repeated Quelch sarcastically. “Will you kindly inform me in what respect a person calling himself a gentleman differs from anyone else?” Mr. Ephraim Tutt had just come out of the clubhouse and was standing, rod in hand, on the...
Season 5 Premiers this Week

Season 5 Premiers this Week

The world’s most watched outdoor television series returns for its fifth season on Outdoor Channel this week through the end of 2023. Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey is a joint venture between Dorsey Pictures, the largest producer of outdoor lifestyle programming...
Voice of the Outdoors Curt Gowdy

Voice of the Outdoors Curt Gowdy

Curt Gowdy left a legacy that will never be equaled. Baseball broadcasts would run spring to fall; football carried from fall to winter and basketball into the spring. But Sunday afternoons from January to March, with snow packed at the foot of millions of doors, part...
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