by Jim Mize | Jan 16, 2019
When I fish alone, I sometimes slip into a meditative state. It’s as if I concentrate so intently upon the water before me that the mechanics of casting, mending, and reacting use a portioned section of my brain. The rest drifts on its own with no sense of time, no...
by Heather Richie | Dec 30, 2018
It is not hyperbole to say that to be at Delphi Lodge in Connemara, the furthest outpost of Ireland’s greatest western region, is to be surely alive. Be it just barely, it isn’t quite kitsch to talk about such a place in so romantic a voice. Delphi’s poetry is earned....
by Sporting Classics Daily | Dec 30, 2018
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the Modern Fish Act. Officially known as the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017, the passage is a major victory for the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) and our...
by Jim Mize | Dec 14, 2018
The stream we call Humility Creek gives up trout grudgingly on good days. This was not a good day. The water trickled at half its spring flow while fish shivered with closed mouths. Icicles hung from banks where water seeped. I had tried teasing fish with streamers in...
by Michael Altizer | Dec 12, 2018
A well-meaning friend once asked about the most perfect meal I ever had, and I thought for a moment and then responded, “Anything my Mom ever cooked. ” That’s about as far as I could narrow it down. The truth is, there are precious few encounters with Perfection in a...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 27, 2018
Park Falls, WI (November 27, 2018) – Ice fishing rods have evolved much over the past couple decades. Gone are the wooden jig sticks with primitive line winders. Yes, thanks to the research and development to build better ice rods, even your average ice anglers are...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 9, 2018
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Just when it seemed B.A.S.S. couldn’t possibly provide more competitive opportunities for anglers, the organization announced today that it will be adding a Junior Bassmaster Division to its annual slate of events in the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 23, 2018
Trout Unlimited has partnered with Bonefish & Tarpon Trust to establish the Lefty Kreh Memorial Conservation Fund, in memory of the legendary angler and instructor. “Lefty made us all better fly casters and did so while keeping a smile on our faces,”...
by Jim Mize | Oct 10, 2018
A new fly shop opened in town, so on the first available Saturday morning, one too hot to fish, I visited to meet the owner, talk fish, and pick up some fly-tying groceries. As I entered, I paused momentarily to let my eyes adjust from the glare outside. A large black...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 9, 2018
STEVENSVILLE, MI – Southwestern Michigan has produced a new state record, breaking the old record set 30 years ago. Joel Heeringa of St. Joseph caught the hybrid sunfish in Lake Anne in Grand Mere State Park in Berrien County on July 9th. The record fish, which...
