A Captain’s Guide to Boat Names

A Captain’s Guide to Boat Names

When it comes to naming your boat, no one has the right to tell you what to emblazon on the stern. But trust me; from one Captain to another, there are a few names that you might want to avoid. Creating boat names is as tricky as naming a child. Name it after a real...
10 Tips for Catching Coho

10 Tips for Catching Coho

Avid coho fishing enthusiasts share their tips for catching coho salmon. By following these 10 tips, you will be reeling in coho in no time. If you’ve got a steelhead rod and a handful of spinners and jigs, chances are you’ve already got the gear you need to go coho...
The MeatEater’s Salmon Gravlax Recipe

The MeatEater’s Salmon Gravlax Recipe

Gravlax is easier to make than smoked salmon, and especially when used with the freshest of fish, salmon gravlax tastes cleaner and livelier than smoked salmon. I love smoked salmon as much as the next fisherman, but it’s a shame that more anglers don’t...
The Fine Art of Fishing Lies

The Fine Art of Fishing Lies

A fine fishing liar is a master in his field and a sage dispenser of a special kind of wisdom well worth hearing and heeding. Robert Ruark, arguably the finest outdoor writer this country has ever produced and certainly a lifelong favorite of mine, had firm opinions...
We’ll Do It Tomorrow

We’ll Do It Tomorrow

It was a hard life lesson this fisherman learned when forced to break his promise to fish another day, for tomorrows are never guaranteed. The peaches, pinks, and purples of the sunset were mirrored in the wet sand of receding waves. It would be light enough this...
Coconut Curry Fish Fillet Packets

Coconut Curry Fish Fillet Packets

Keep your freshwater fish fillets flavorful and moist by using foil pouches and a sauce to protect them from overcooking or other harm. Grilling freshwater fish fillets over a fire can be tricky. A lot of the species have small fillets with lean flesh and delicate...