You’d swear too if a kingfish dragged you around like this on the end of a fishing line. Please excuse this Australian angler from using strong language, because there’s few things left to do while you’re being ragdoll-dragged through the Port River by a giant kingfish. The video comes from Yak Hunters Australia, which gives
The post Kingfish Takes Kayaker for the Ride of His Life appeared first on Wide Open Spaces.
2018 ended with a bang for a Tennessee woman as she reeled in an 88-pound monster catfish from Kentucky Lake on December 30. Paula Cathey Smith of Waverly, Tenn., had been in a nearly month-long fishing dry spell. She hadn’t caught much to brag about but that all changed just as 2018 was ending and
The post Remember this Tennessee Woman's Monster Catfish Catch? appeared first on Wide Open Spaces.
Here’s our review of the Case Winkler Recurve Utility No. 6 knife, a do-it-all sort of blade. For a good chunk of the past year I’ve been carrying and using a fixed blade knife produced by W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co., called the Winkler Recurve Utility No. 6. It’s gone with me on hunting,
The post Knife Review: Case Winkler Recurve Utility No. 6 appeared first on Wide Open Spaces.
News release for this went out almost a couple months ago, but the deadline for this is still a couple months off: Nebraska students can compete in State-Fish Art Contest LINCOLN, Neb. – Wildlife Forever and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission are hosting the Nebraska State-Fish Art Contest, an opportunity for students to win …
The post State Fish Art Contest appeared first on Nebraskaland Magazine.
Here are all the trout you can catch in the United States. Is there any fish that is more beloved in North America than the trout? We’d say there are a few close contenders, but this is one of the most iconic fish in the world and a favorite target of fly fishing enthusiasts everywhere.
The post The Universal Guide to All the Trout Species in the United States appeared first on Wide Open Spaces.
You don’t really need a fishing guide for your next adventure. Your biggest fishing trip ever is rapidly approaching, but you don’t want to spend a lot of money by hiring a costly fishing guide service. Now you’re questioning if you really need them. You’re a good fisherman and you already catch fish on your
The post Why You Don't Always Need a Fishing Guide for Your Out-of-Town Trip appeared first on Wide Open Spaces.
These politicians have shown they’re watching out for sportsmen. Politics and conservation are very intertwined, especially with the heated political climate in the United States right now. Hunter numbers are dropping, and some state and federal agencies are struggling with funding and wildlife management. Some are worried about our shooting sports rights and sportsmen’s rights
The post 10 Politicians Looking Out for Our Sportsmen's Rights appeared first on Wide Open Spaces.
When I finally got on the ice this winter, a big wave washed over me. It rolled down from the sandhills onto the lake shore, and then flowed out onto the ice. As I was immersed, I thought of something I wrote years ago: All of those memories and more come flooding over me every …
The post Back Home appeared first on Nebraskaland Magazine.
Some of the best fly-in fishing can be had in Manitoba’s wilderness, and the Kamuchawie Lake Outpost is one place to find it. As anglers, we can sometimes get a little greedy. We want to have a good time fishing, we want to do it in a way we haven’t done it before, and we
The post Dream Fishing Destination Spotlight: Kamuchawie Lake Outpost appeared first on Wide Open Spaces.
If what these guys find inside of this pike doesn’t scare you, it’s condition certainly will. Pike are nuts, that much we already know. It’s just that they have an aggressive hunger that makes them among the most line-shredding, rod-bending foes that any fisherman could ever want to tangle with. We’ve heard stories of them
The post Anglers Catch Northern Pike With a Stomach Full of Surprises appeared first on Wide Open Spaces.
Featuring unique content plus the best stories from OEL and special offers on outdoor equipment and supplies.
