Terry Robinson grew up with the offshore fishing world right out his bedroom window. He lived at his parent's marina in New Jersey, which for a kid who loved to fish, was the ultimate playground. At a young age, he began working on boats and became a sought-after deckhand. As his reputation grew, so did the opportunities. He was given the chance of a lifetime and went to work aboard Don Tyson's fishing boat / mothership operation known as Tyson's Pride. He started as a mate, targeting blue and b...
Jul 07, 2025•42 min•Ep. 77
George Poveromo grew up fishing and boating in South Florida and turned his passion into a career that spans four decades. He first began writing for Salt Water Sportsman in the early '80s and has covered all types of fishing. He is an expert communicator when it comes to helping anglers improve their game by sharing tips and techniques. For the last 38 years, he has traveled the country, talking to anglers via the Salt Water Seminar Series and his television show, George Poveromo's World of Sal...
Jun 25, 2025•49 min•Ep. 76
Jim Hendricks has covered fishing and boating for more than 35 years. Based in Southern California. Jim keeps his thumb on the pulse of what is biting around Catalina Island, Longbeach, San Diego and on down the coast to Mexico. He's a veteran boater and his original Cabo, the Split Decision, is one of the most tricked-out small vessels you'll come across. Jim talks about the differences between East Coast and West Coast fishing and we touch on everything So Cal has to offer from bluefin tuna to...
Jun 04, 2025•49 min•Ep. 75
This podcast is sponsored by MC2 Quick Gyro stabilizers, effective at stabilizing boat roll both at high speed and at anchor. Learn more at quickitaly.com. Carter Andrews has spent his life immersed in fishing. His main pursuit has always been to become a complete angler, proficient with all types of fishing gear, from fly rods and baitcasters to giant spinning reels and heavy trolling outfits. This man is truly obsessed with fishing, and it has taken him on a worldwide journey from bass ponds i...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 74
Jess McGlothlin has transformed her passion for fly-fishing and adventure into a career as a writer and photographer. She has fished some of the world's best waters and works with a long list of venerable fishing lodges. But it's not all mimosas and four-star accommodations. She has been stranded on an atoll and forced to survive off bonefish and coconuts. She's survived a helicopter crash in Russia. But she's also caught some incredible fish in incredible places. Listen in as she shares her sto...
May 08, 2025•38 min•Ep. 73
On any given day, Theophile Bourgeois may be playing a gig in New Orleans with his band, drawing out a tattoo for himself or a client, or hitting the back bayous in search of redfish and speckled seatrout. He's truly a Cajun renaissance man, a way of life he learned from his father who held the same name and built up a unique fishing enterprise shuttling anglers out to the Chandeleur Islands off the coast of Louisiana with seaplanes. When his father suddenly died in an accident in 2019, Theophil...
Apr 14, 2025•40 min•Ep. 72
Photographer, world-record angler, traveler, conservationist, successful attorney... Pat Ford is all of those things. He has spent the better part of his 81 years capturing fish on rod and reel as well as in photos. He has held more than two dozen IGFA world records, some of which still stand. His fishing and photography accolades are wide and diverse, he's landed 300-pound blue marlin and giant rainbow trout on fly and his photos have been used on hundreds of magazine covers. Pat Ford is a long...
Mar 28, 2025•52 min•Ep. 71
When it comes to fishing in Florida, few people know more than Capt. Bouncer Smith and Tony DiGiulian. These longtime friends and legendary anglers share their knowledge on all things fishing, Florida, tournaments and human kind. To subscribe to Anglers Journal visit AnglersJournal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 70
Callan Wink is a novelist and full-time fly-fishing guide based in Montana. His writing style is highly acclaimed for its vivid descriptions and themes of rural life in the American West. His work is often compared to that of Jim Harrison, who was his friend and fishing companion. Wink's debut collection of short stories, Dog Run Moon (2016), garnered critical acclaim for its lyrical prose and resonant storytelling. In August (2022), Wink’s debut novel, he weaves a coming-of-age story set follow...
Feb 04, 2025•39 min•Ep. 69
Anglers Journal editors Bill Sisson and Charlie Levine dive into a topic full of memories and affection — their love of boats. The two longtime watermen wax on about the power of a boat, not necessarily the vessel's motor, but the power of adventure. From dinghies to center consoles to flats boats and skiffs, small boats provided a gateway to fish further afield. If you love boats, you will love this episode. Subscribe to Anglers Journal Magazine at anglersjournal.com. Sign up for our free Newsl...
Jan 22, 2025•38 min•Ep. 68
In the 1990s, Brian Grossenbacher was working as a fly-fishing guide in Montana when a book project led him to photography. There was no budget for photos, so Grossenbacher took it upon himself to invest in some camera gear and learn to shoot images of fish, anglers and the environment. Thus began a second career that has taken him on adventures around the globe, targeting all kinds of fish and aiming his camera at the action. In this episode, Grossenbacher discusses a trip to Alaska where he st...
Jan 06, 2025•33 min
The bluefish will readily gobble up flies, plugs, soft plastics and chunks, yet this game fish is often disparaged as a "trash fish" — the lowliest of epithets in the angling world. They’re dubbed “chopper” or “gator,” sometimes said with abject contempt due to their proclivity for slashing leaders and taking off with plugs intended for the more forgiving yet revered maws of a striped bass. Editors Charlie Levine and Owen Burke have a deep affection for bluefish stemming from time as young fishe...
Dec 02, 2024•27 min•Ep. 66
Photographer and Anglers Journal contributor Jay Fleming says, "I always try to capture a sense of place for the locations I am photographing, and for me, the majority of my work happens to be on Chesapeake Bay, where I was born and raised." His striking landscapes, marine photography and portraits have appeared in magazines and galleries. In this podcast, Fleming explains how he became a photographer and found the perfect subject matter, focusing on commercial and recreational fishing, and the ...
Oct 04, 2024•36 min•Ep. 65
Every year the American Sportfishing Association hosts ICAST, the world’s largest tackle trade show. At the event, rod, reel, line, lure and accessories manufacturers unveil their latest and greatest products. These new products can then be entered in one of several categories in the hopes of winning a new product award. All of the various award winners are then placed in consideration for the coveted Best in Show award. In 2024 PENN, a longtime rod and reel manufacturer based in Philadelphia, t...
Sep 10, 2024•27 min•Ep. 64
Long before the internet and YouTube taught us how to tie knots and flies, anglers relied on books and magazines to learn the craft of fishing. Nick Lyons, now 92, spread the love of fishing through his words and the books he published via Lyons Press and other imprints he worked under. Throughout his career he worked with a long list of well-known writers including Lefty Kreh, Mark Sosin, Lee Wulf, Tom Rosenbauer and many more. Lyons published a Hemingway anthology and worked closely with Jack ...
Aug 23, 2024•52 min•Ep. 63
A study conducted by the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust and Florida International University showed that bonefish were testing positive for a wide range of pharmaceuticals. The research helped push the need for better waste water management, just one of many issues facing bonefish and tarpon in Florida. Dr. Aaron Adams is a longtime angler and outdoorsman who has made it his life's work to improve coastal fisheries by conducting scientific research, applying scientific findings to conservation acti...
Jul 30, 2024•37 min•Ep. 62
Sponsored by Visit Lauderdale Anglers Journal contributor Dave Ferrell sits down with swordfish master R.J. Boyle to talk about the diverse fishing found off Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Boyle is an accomplished angler, marine artist, tackle shop owner, charter boat operator and local fishing historian. When it comes to the Fort Lauderdale fishing scene, few folks are as dialed in as Boyle. To subscribe visit AnglersJournal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 10, 2024•36 min•Ep. 61
Ask any bottom fisherman in the Southeast about red snapper and they will tell you there are more snapper out there then any time in recent memory. If you're targeting other bottom fish such as grouper, you literally have to fish past the snapper or move, that's how thick they are. Despite all this, the federal fishery management system claims populations of red snapper are so depleted that they've limited recreational fishing to a single day, July 12, for the 2024 fishing season. To get a bette...
Jun 24, 2024•39 min•Ep. 60
Angie Scott is a Renaissance woman of sorts in the fishing world. She does it all. She launched the Woman Angler & Adventurer podcast in 2018 to highlight female anglers in the sport who are doing amazing things. She's a USCG Licensed Master Captain for Freedom Boat Club of Tennessee, and a professional angler on the Women's Pro Bass Tour. Angie developed a love for fishing in her youth, chasing walleye in Minnesota. She moved to Nashville to pursue a profession in the music world, but found...
Jun 17, 2024•37 min•Ep. 59
David Coggins is a longtime writer based in New York City. He has written for a number of magazines including Esquire and Financial Times. He covers a range of topics from travel, culture and men's fashion, but one of Coggins' strongest passions is fly fishing. His first fly-fishing book, The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life, dove into the virtues of the sport, along with his personal triumphs and failures. His writing style is poignant and funny; serious and silly. In his latest book, ...
Jun 05, 2024•44 min•Ep. 58
John Skinner's videos on YouTube have been viewed nearly 40 million times, and the reason why is pretty simple. John is authentic, smart, informative and very good at explaining the various tactics, gear and techniques he uses to catch striped bass, fluke, snook, tarpon, blackfish and more. In this conversation, we ask John about his background as an engineer and how it has helped him become a better angler. John also shares information on fishing from kayaks, the game fish he chases and what he...
May 20, 2024•35 min•Ep. 57
When it comes to catching giant black marlin weighing more than 1,000 pounds (commonly called "granders") there is no better place on Earth than the Great Barrier Reef off Australia. Every year, marlin of gargantuan size migrate through the area and Capt. Tim Richardson, owner of Tradition Charters, has been fishing these waters since 1989. This is one of the most unique offshore fisheries in the world. Richardson specializes in multi-day trips where anglers fish for massive marlin all day and s...
May 01, 2024•50 min•Ep. 56
Ten years, several hundred articles, thousands of images, countless adventures, one mission: Create a magazine for that special breed of angler who feels most alive when they are fishing. The Spring 2024 issue of Anglers Journal marks the 10-year anniversary of the magazine. Founding editor William Sisson joins the podcast to discuss the genesis of the magazine, how it all went down and what makes this magazine a bit different from other fishing publications. Subscribe to Anglers Journal at angl...
Apr 11, 2024•44 min•Ep. 55
Anglers Journal was invited to Key West, Florida, by Suzuki Marine, one of our longtime advertising partners, to fish with the Trosset family. Capt. RT Trosset has been fishing the keys since the '70s and guided clients to 239 IGFA world records on conventional and fly-fishing tackle. He is a pioneer of this fishery and his two sons, Robert and Chris, are following in their father's footsteps. These captains guys all run different operations, but their boats are tied up next to each other at Oce...
Mar 28, 2024•23 min•Ep. 54
Born and raised in South Africa, Capt. Brad Philipps did not have what many Westerners would consider a typical career trajectory to becoming a sport fishing captain. It was the captain's love of offshore fishing, attention to detail and unwavering determination that helped him become one of the best captains in the offshore world. Listen in as Philipps discusses the highs and lows of running an offshore boat, his 20-plus years fishing in Guatemala for sailfish and marlin, running a successful b...
Mar 11, 2024•58 min•Ep. 53
John Gierach publishedTrout Bum in 1986. The book was an immediate hit with fly-fishing enthusiasts as it provided a fresh look at the sport as well as the devotion and passion that keeps trout devotees up all night, tying flies all winter and exploring newfound waters in hard-to-reach locales. Trout Bum is as much about why people fish as as it is about the act of fishing. Following the book's launch, many anglers quit their jobs, moved out West and became trout bums. Gierach joined the Anglers...
Feb 29, 2024•51 min•Ep. 52
Peter Kaminsky etched out a career as a journalist more than 35 years ago. He spent time working at the National Lampoon in its halcyon years and he wrote the Outdoors column in the New York Times for more than three decades. He's contributed to Anglers Journal since the magazine's inception and he's penned a number of classic fishing books including "The Moon Pulled Up an Acre of Bass" and the "Flyfisherman's Guide to the Meaning of Life." His latest book, "The Catch of a Lifetime: Moments of F...
Feb 08, 2024•46 min•Ep. 51
Stuart, Florida, has long been called the "Sailfish Capital of the World." With its close proximity to the Gulf Stream and steady supply of sailfish pouring through the area, the name is fitting. To celebrate the town's love of sailfish, marine artist Geoffrey Smith created a 18-foot tall sculpture of a leaping sailfish that rests atop a fountain in the center of town. The Stuart Sailfish has become an icon of sorts for visitors and locals as well as his best known work of art. For Geoffrey, "It...
Jan 30, 2024•41 min•Ep. 50
Andy Mill grew up enjoying the wilds of Colorado, skiing in the winters and hunting and fly-fishing. He rose to prominence as America's top downhill skier in the 1970s. He competed in the '74 Olympics where he finished sixth, the best finish by an American in decades. He retired from competitive skiing in '81 after a serious crash that left him with multiple injuries including a broken neck. He went on to work in television for 20 years, but it was his love of the outdoors, especially targeting ...
Jan 09, 2024•47 min•Ep. 44
Guy Harvey grew up in Jamaica where he developed a strong love of the ocean. He was always fishing and diving. He always wanted to be a marine biologist but it was his artwork that brought him notoriety and fame. In this podcast, Guy talks about his journey as an artist, his family, his many different projects and how he manages to juggle all of his passions. Subscribe to Anglers Journal Sign up for the free newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 28, 2023•39 min•Ep. 43
