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Gretchen Steele: The best of both sides of the river at Missouri’s Montauk State Park
The first thing I noticed at Montauk State Park was the water. Cold, impossibly clear, and flowing straight from the spring that gives birth to the famed Current River, it is the kind of water

Colleen Foehrenbacher: A complicated relationship with bowfishing
I have a complicated relationship with bowfishing.
There’s a lot about it that I love: the excitement, the fast pace, the chance to see the underwater world illuminated at night and the challenge of

Glenn Sapir: Family plaque honors anglers past and present
Several plaques adorn the walls of my home office. They are all significant to me for what they represent, but none is more meaningful – or more fleeting – than the one that I might

Steve Carney: Break out the crawlers and leeches
The month of June is the best month of fishing of the season in Minnesota. Well, this hasn’t been the case as fluctuating temperatures really have messed up the bite.
As recently as 10

Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: How to get kids hooked on fishing
As a fishing guide, some of the most rewarding trips are those where you can see and feel genuine joy when kids catch fish! The catching part is “key” early in the journey as they

Dean Bortz: Perhaps a nightcrawler farm supersedes garden idea
Believe it or not, I don’t always make the right decisions in my relationship with Stephanie Lewis. Or maybe this take is a little closer to gospel – I lead off with only the best

Kinfolk Hunting Collective gets new outdoor users into New York’s woods and waters
Kinfolk Hunting Collective is a growing organization based in New York State with a mission to introduce as many people as possible to fishing, hunting, and general outdoor skills. What began as a passion project

Steve Sarley: Options for Illinois anglers wanting to try fishing from a rental boat
Many fishermen dream of owning their own boat and launching it on various waterways where they dream about fishing. Unfortunately, the skyrocketing cost of boats is putting them out of reach of many people.

Dan Wesson Firearms and the New York connection
If you asked a hundred gun enthusiasts, “where are the best pistols in the industry being manufactured?” Not many would immediately think of Norwich, N.Y. Yet, at the Dan Wesson facility, American craftsmanship and New