Destinations

Mountain stream fishing has gotten complicated with all the gear lists and social media trail maps flying around. As someone who’s been hiking into headwater...

Great Lakes fishing has gotten complicated with all the trolling technology and charter boat marketing flying around. As someone who’s chased chinook salmon, steelhead, and...

Pacific Northwest fishing has gotten complicated with all the run timing debates and hatchery-versus-wild arguments flying around. As someone who’s stood in cold rain on...

Florida Keys flats fishing has gotten complicated with all the guided trip pricing and fly-or-spin debates flying around. As someone who’s made the drive down...

The float plane banked low over the Kenai Peninsula, and through the scratched window, I saw water so thick with salmon it looked like the...

International fishing has gotten complicated with all the Instagram destination posts and luxury lodge marketing flying around. As someone who’s fished four continents and discovered...

The helicopter dropped us on a gravel bar so remote that our pilot had to check his GPS three times to confirm we were in...

Record fish stories have gotten complicated with all the scale certification debates and Photoshop accusations flying around. As someone who’s spent enough hours chasing personal...

Every angler has that one story – the fish that slipped away just as victory seemed certain. These aren’t tales of defeat; they’re the moments...

Understanding the Spinning Reel To spool a spinning reel efficiently, you first need to understand its construction. Spinning reels are designed for both beginners and