An Alaskan Fishing Valhalla

An Alaskan Fishing Valhalla

If you’re looking for rainbow trout the size of salmon, Crystal Creek Lodge awaits. Of all the world’s trout and salmon fisheries, none hold a fly rod to Bristol Bay, Alaska. It sits at the eastern most arm of the Bering Sea and is 250 miles long and 180 miles wide at...
Michigan Tagged Fish Could Net Cash Reward

Michigan Tagged Fish Could Net Cash Reward

According to Jay Wesley, Lake Michigan Basin coordinator, fish tag returns help biologists understand survival, age and movement of important sportfish. People who regularly fish Michigan waters likely are familiar with the state’s marked and tagged fish program....
Like Once It Was

Like Once It Was

I thank God most weekdays, and sometimes twice on Sunday, that there’s not a Trout Angler’s Sportsman Society. That, in modern matter, the fine art of fly fishing for species Salmo continues quietly and foremostly a gentleman’s endeavor, largely...
Nebraska “Take ‘Em Fishing” Giveaway

Nebraska “Take ‘Em Fishing” Giveaway

Take Someone Fishing. Submit Pictures of Your Adventures. Win Prizes. You love to fish. It’s how you enjoy a beautiful day, and how you relax after a stressful week. It’s an excuse to spend time outdoors, away from screens and obligations. And it’s the very best way...
Pondering Ponds

Pondering Ponds

Sit quietly and a pond will bear its soul to you – sharing its myriad sights, smells and sounds – a sort of sensory overload on the gentle cycle. There are several theories as to what differentiates a lake from a pond. Some say a lake is large enough to...
When a Zero Bar Cost a Nickel

When a Zero Bar Cost a Nickel

All grown up and reputable now, it’s time to be proper, to forget about catchin’ carp and all those boyhood memories, back when a Zero bar cost a nickel. I wish I wasn’t so sophisticated as I am, so I could just haul off in the daylight and find me a...
Idaho Spring Fishing Guide

Idaho Spring Fishing Guide

Fish and Game crews have been stocking trout and other fish, and anglers will have ample opportunity to catch them. “Our hatchery staff continues to provide Idaho anglers with fishing opportunities throughout the state,” Fish and Game State Hatchery Manager Gene...
North Dakota Walleye Tagging Studies

North Dakota Walleye Tagging Studies

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department continues to conduct walleye tagging studies across the state. At Lake Sakakawea, the state’s largest fishery, Department fisheries biologists are in the second year of a four-year walleye tagging study. The goal on Sakakawea...
FBI Top 10 Least-Wanted Anglers

FBI Top 10 Least-Wanted Anglers

With the possible exception of a Category 5 hurricane, nothing ruins a fishing trip quite like a lousy fishing partner. After years of research and character profiling, and spending time with some of the seediest elements in the underbelly of human society (my fishing...