The Whisper in the Grey of Morning

The Whisper in the Grey of Morning

America had been attacked with a murderous sucker punch. That day of infamy stirring the deep soul of a patriotic nation.  Lines of young men eager to join the fight for their country wrapped around city blocks and through town squares.  Women rolled up their sleeves...
Sporting Classics TV Season 7 Episode 11 Trailer

Sporting Classics TV Season 7 Episode 11 Trailer

This week, Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey celebrates the best of land, sea and air on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains as elk, mule deer, pheasant and trout are all in play at Elk Creek Ranch. The series airs on prime-time on Thursday at 10pm ET, with...
Sporting Classics TV Season 7 Episode 9 Trailer

Sporting Classics TV Season 7 Episode 9 Trailer

It is a pursuit for a beast from another era as Chris Dorsey and Steve Lamboy look to hook giant white sturgeon on Idaho’s Snake River in this week’s episode of Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey.  The series airs on prime-time on Thursday at 10pm ET,...
Tarpon Don’t Come Easy!

Tarpon Don’t Come Easy!

Fish that require effort, skill, knowledge and perseverance, along with some luck thrown in to land, are special indeed—tarpon are super special. It’s been said that the greater the challenge, the greater the appreciation. This means your sense of satisfaction is...
Creel Empty, Heart Full

Creel Empty, Heart Full

Far too often we as sportsmen become blinded by the end result of a hunting or fishing trip. Blinded so that we miss much of the beauty and adventure of the journey. I recently went on a fishing trip that yielded and empty creel, yet was filled with rest, adventure...
Mourning the Miramichi

Mourning the Miramichi

Three friends of mine were on the Northwest Miramichi at the beginning of August. They fished for five days and did not see an Atlantic salmon. Not an adult fish, a grilse, or a parr. For five days on a storied Atlantic salmon branch of the Miramichi they cast in...
Sporting Classics TV Season 7 Episode 2 Trailer

Sporting Classics TV Season 7 Episode 2 Trailer

This week, Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey celebrates the best of land, sea and air on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains as elk, mule deer, pheasant and trout are all in play at Elk Creek Ranch. The series airs on prime-time on Thursday at 10pm ET, with...
Fishing For Dinosaurs: A Quest For Sturgeon

Fishing For Dinosaurs: A Quest For Sturgeon

Hook into a 250-pound fish whose ancestors date back 100 million years and you begin to wonder if you’re reeling a dinosaur through a wormhole–as if you’re about to reveal a beast that doesn’t belong in our epoch. Such are first impressions when sturgeon fishing...
Hybrid Striped Bass Fight Hard But Taste Delicious

Hybrid Striped Bass Fight Hard But Taste Delicious

Fishing with longtime striper and hybrid guide Chip Hamilton on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell, we were primed to get our fishing strings stretched by these powerful fish. Getting three outdoor writers on the same boat, and all in accord on the singular objective of...
Why the Wye

Why the Wye

An act of God combined with a dash of Grace creates a trout stream of royal proportion. Not far from the dirt path was a field thick with wide stalks of dark green, calf-high grass. To get a glimpse of the sun, wildflowers in nearly every hue—soft purple and blue,...