A Fishy Tale

A Fishy Tale

In my youth, I chanced to date a girl whose family had a cabin on a lake. The lake was Bay Lake, just north of sprawling Mille Lacs Lake in central Minnesota. Going to the cabin was an escape from reality. Annie’s father took good care of the place, and when we made...
Old Timer

Old Timer

He didn’t look 80 years or more; he had the timeless quality of vigorous old age, the look of extended youth often seen on the faces of old men who have preserved some boy thoughts, particularly boy thoughts upon nature… Mill and I had finished our...
Classic Alaska Charters

Classic Alaska Charters

Typical June Family Trip with Classic Alaska Charters… Booking now for 2024! SPONSORED CONTENT: Classic Alaska Charters has long been the sportsman’s best choice for affordable overnight Alaska fishing charters in Southeast Alaska’s Ketchikan and Misty Fiords...
The River Collector

The River Collector

It was not a conscious choice, but it seems that I have been building a collection. It is a collection of trout rivers. The collection was started almost 50 years ago, the summer our family rented a cedar shingle cottage on a small Michigan lake. Lily pads filled its...
Earning My Keep

Earning My Keep

Cameron the Weim — Hat Retriever Extraordinaire! I have written many times that I like hunting, pointing and retrieving birds. It’s the life of a top sporting dog — me. Now comes this new duty — hat retrieving. The other day Mike and I were at a high country lake —...
Vista Lands Iconic Fly-Fishing Brand Simms

Vista Lands Iconic Fly-Fishing Brand Simms

As all seasoned fly fishermen know, rivers tend to reach a kind of perfection in the waning light of the day. The drift boats have left the water, wind that foils a back cast often subsides and the mercury-like water of the river reflects the greens, browns and...
Huey Lewis on the Big Screen

Huey Lewis on the Big Screen

Spend 20 minutes speaking with Grammy winner Huey Lewis and chances are good that two of the topics will include his life’s passions — music and fly fishing. If you land on the latter, be prepared to spend more than 20 minutes talking. Like so many people obsessed...
Sporting Classics TV Season 4

Sporting Classics TV Season 4

The world’s most watched outdoor television series returns for its fourth season on Outdoor Channel. Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey is a joint venture between Dorsey Pictures, the largest producer of outdoor lifestyle programming in history and Sporting Classics...