Nebraska Trout Slam

Nebraska Trout Slam

Nebraska truly is a state where east meets west and north meets south. The state has a great diversity of geography, climate, habitats, wildlife and fish. As a result, Nebraska anglers are blessed with opportunities to fish for a variety of warm-water, cool-water and...
New Mexico Trout Challenge Kicks Off

New Mexico Trout Challenge Kicks Off

Anglers in New Mexico are very fortunate to have such diverse fishing opportunities, especially when it comes to trout. With six different trout species, all within a few hours of each other, catching several, or all of them, can be quite the challenge. In January...
Grizzly Trouble On The Thorofare

Grizzly Trouble On The Thorofare

Wyoming’s Thorofare River, draining an area that is possibly the most remote region in the lower 48 states, is the Yellowstone River’s major feeder above Yellowstone Lake. I came to know the stream intimately in the 1980s thanks to involvement with an outfitter who...
Become A Wyoming Ultimate Angler

Become A Wyoming Ultimate Angler

An Ultimate Angler is the top honor a person can earn in the Wyoming Master Angler program. According to Pinedale Fisheries Biologist, Darren Rhea, “To be recognized as an an Ultimate Angler, you must catch ten different trophy-sized game fish in Wyoming. Trophy...
Maybe The Best Sporting Shirt Ever Made

Maybe The Best Sporting Shirt Ever Made

I’m not a fan of companies claiming their product is the best in the world.  How can a person really know that?  How can the company making the product really know that? When I saw the first Poncho advertisement online, claiming the shirt was “The Best Fishing Shirt...
Caught A Marked Or Tagged Fish In Michigan?

Caught A Marked Or Tagged Fish In Michigan?

Have you ever been fishing Michigan waters and pulled in a fish with a missing fin or one with an external tag on it? Several fish species found around the state are marked in some way, and the details on the fish and the tags are important to several DNR studies and...
Trout Fishing Tips and Tricks

Trout Fishing Tips and Tricks

Trout fishing is a great Iowa tradition and the state’s Department of Natural Resources offers these tips to help you be a more successful trout angler. Iowa’s first fish hatchery was built in 1874 near Anamosa to raise trout. As interest in trout fishing grew and...