The Trophy Cost More Than the Fish
A fisherman can spend a lot of time and money on his trophy, even a plastic one.
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!
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...
Eddie Bauer: A Brief History
Bauer set out to create a jacket – he ended up creating a successful and innovative company and helping win World War II.
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
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...
People Like Us Never Grow Up
I do not mean to sound bitter about this, for perhaps it is not the fault of the wet-eared young… This piece is being written in a bug-ridden swamp on the banks of the sluggish yellow Tana River, in northeastern Kenya, where the big elephants bugle and the...
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
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...