by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 10, 2020
Freddie Leibhart’s mom introduced him to fishing when he was young. Now, the Columbus man is doing the same for his children. Better yet, he now can take them fishing in the new boat he won as the grand prize in the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s...
by Chris Dorsey | Nov 7, 2020
Wherever the currents of time find Pallot, you can bet the fish will be biting and he’ll make room in the boat for you—whether in person or vicariously. What could be cooler than that? For 15 seasons a lanky poet with the central casting name of Flip Pallot poled a...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 30, 2020
Wild River Press and Dorsey Pictures are releasing the first book and film production to celebrate the world of fly fishing like never before. From one of the world’s most widely traveled fly fishermen and the largest producer of outdoor television in history comes...
by Carly Altizer | Oct 23, 2020
The thought of a sportfishery for great whites tantalizes some anglers, but if it’s ever to happen, the science will have to support it. “I want to show you something.” I had spent enough time working for the artificial reef program at the South Carolina...
by Chris Dorsey | Oct 21, 2020
For many, catching a bonefish on the fly is tantamount to turning the saltwater flats to holy water. As a fly fisherman, I feel naked when I wade a saltwater flat to cast for bonefish. I try and play the part of motionless heron but nevertheless feel so exposed in the...
by Tom Davis | Oct 20, 2020
A woman of breathtaking beauty was absolutely the last thing he expected to see in such a desolate place. I’d been on a Jim Harrison binge in the wake of his death—easy to do given his prodigious output. In particular, I’d been enjoying the stuff set in Michigan’s...
by Michael Altizer | Oct 19, 2020
He hasn’t yet turned five years old, but already he loves going fishing with the big guys and his new fly rod. Note: This article originally appeared in the September/October 2014 issue of Sporting Classics. His name is Gabriel Matthew Altizer, and he has not...
by Michael M. DeWitt, Jr. | Oct 15, 2020
October is oyster season in the southeast, and there are a few things the United Oyster Ranchers and Rodeo Association of America doesn’t want you to know about the common oyster. “Secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster.” – Charles Dickens “He was a...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 14, 2020
A trio of Massachusetts teenagers reeled in a massive bluefin tuna weighing more than the three anglers combined and measuring more than 10 feet in length. In early October off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts, Captain Dan Smith and his crew Kyle Falle and Jim...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 6, 2020
Esteemed Sporting Classics Editor-At-Large and author, Jim Casada, recently won the Excellence in Craft award for his Sporting Classics Daily piece, “Sweet Soul of the Smokies.” The Southeastern Outdoor Press Association (SEOPA) announced the winners of...
