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 Chris Dorsey | Sep 30, 2020
The decline of Montana’s rivers foretells a new battle brewing between businesses that depend on fishing tourism and the state’s ranchers. I’ll never forget the first time I met the Big Hole River. The relationship started on one of those crisp Montana autumn days,...
by Michael Altizer | Sep 25, 2020
Sharing your fly rod, rifle or shotgun with a guide can be as rewarding as using them yourself. To this day I’ve never actually fired the old shotgun. It’s an ancient Winchester Model 12 with a plain, well-worn walnut stock and was in my hands on that cool spring...
by Larry Chesney | Aug 25, 2020
Along with common sense rules such as “don’t litter” and “don’t remove anything that was already here,” there’s this: “No groups larger than 25.” Occasionally, Congress does something right. In 1975, the assemblage designated an area of the San Juan and Rio...
by Sporting Classics Daily | May 22, 2020
Fish and Game crews have been stocking trout and other fish, and anglers will have ample opportunity to catch them. “Our hatchery staff continues to provide Idaho anglers with fishing opportunities throughout the state,” Fish and Game State Hatchery Manager Gene...
by Doug Painter | May 22, 2020
In a three-day span I’d stalked a red stag, fished for browns and rainbows, then ended up with an exciting hunt for boar. I enjoyed them all at Tipiliuke. Sam Nede arrived at the beach well before daylight. Here on Captiva Island the shell hunters would soon be...
by Sporting Classics Daily | May 18, 2020
The daily limit increased to eight trout on a portion of Mammoth Creek on Monday This allows anglers to catch and keep more fish before the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources treats the river with rotenone to remove its remaining fish. DWR Director, Mike Fowlks,...
by Michael Altizer | May 13, 2020
At barely eight years old, he was scarcely ready to confront a wily old trout poacher. Or was he? Friday afternoon, 14th day of April 1959, with trout season due to open the next morning. I’d turned in my homework, got Monday’s assignments from Mrs. Whitten, and...
by Sporting Classics Daily | May 11, 2020
More golden rainbow trout have been stocked in the White River system below Bull Shoals Lake dam. About 500 of the rainbow trout that have a color variation making them appear a bright golden yellow were part of a shipment of 10,000 rainbow trout stocked Monday from...
