This week, Joe and his best friend Mark Wizeman recount a ramen-fueled hell ride through the Last Frontier, get laughed out of a fly shop by a blushing bride, prove that carrying a shotgun can make you look less cool, and go caveman on the most important silver salmon that ever existed.
Kick off your New Year with a clay pot full of throw-up, a fighting harness fit for a toddler, and tips for fixing a trashed condo by game time.
This week, Captain Eric Kerber and “Neighbor” Steve McIntyre shut the door on 2023 and jam albie slime in the lock, we drive a ’96 Jimmy to the walleye hole and leave without casting, remember the fish that defined our bug deflectors, and tackle our fears with the aid of nostril filters.
This week, Miles Nolte invites us to Christmas in New Zealand, we find Billy Bigmouth Bass under the decorated house plant in the morning, give the gift of upright urination to the ladies in our lives, and try to stop the Kiwi mafia from ruining our dry fly racket.
This week, tattoo artist and muskie junky “Sideshow” Brian Woolverton hooks the most seductive palomino trout ever, we hammer nips of Yukon Jack while fishing the spillway, start a new band that performs in waders, and striper chunk with a missing member of Foreigner.
This week, decoy carver and ice spearing zealot Ryan Ebert almost experiences death by sturgeon, we catch giant pike with golf balls and horror movie memorabilia, piss mom off by leaving walleyes in the sink, and forget our anchor while pursuing deep beasts.
This week, author, musician, and conservationist Riverhorse Nakadate sells us sausage and fights shark finning, we carp fish with the alley cat of Kunkeltown, fall in love with Brandy the bass ringer, and get lost in the wilderness right behind the AutoZone.
This week, Captain Zach “Hammer” Miller hunts muskies in a patriotic homeless camp, we score wild browns despite a lack of cozy sweaters, open the door to the cold truths about fatherhood, and threaten a Facebook cheapskate with serious power tools.
This week, guide and competition fly angler Anita Coulton prays for more paper towels in Brown Town, we lose our balance Euro nymphing on one leg, smoke the devil’s lettuce in front of a conservation officer, and huff diesel fumes until we can’t feel our fingers.
Learn how to fish through the distraction of 20 naked models clogging up your favorite beach
This week, hardcore kayak angler Kevin Hughes mutes his boss so he can battle a trophy permit, we chase pike during the worst conditions and prove muskie guys don’t know everything, pass on a bomb striper bite to (possibly) surf to our icy doom, and explain the benefits of tiny toilets.
This week, C&R listener Clay Parmley takes us on a trek across Northern Europe where dream girls abound and nobody else fishes, we decide snake venom is better than fermented char, teach you how to strip set with lip-ripping force, and camp on your mom’s lawn with no legal ramifications.
This week, full-time Bigfoot researcher Mike Familant takes us on a psychological expedition from dark woods to mall parking lots, we hide our campsite from pirates so well we can’t even find it, solve the mystery of the bass-slaying serial killer, and confirm that doe urine is not the same as bug spray.
This week, Captain Eric Kerber and Captain Greg Dubrule enjoy a 110-degree party boat blood bath, we fight off vicious seals with the healing power of mushrooms, pick the perfect hair scrunchy for striper surf fishing, and dominate the trout pond at the beef jerky convention.
This week, veteran fly tyer and YouTube OG, Tim Flagler, pulls Post-It Note knowledge from his Mazda hatchback, we take a few hundred volts to the heart in the name of trout research, explain why making your own bugs makes little financial sense, and wind up cold and naked on the Yellowstone.
This week, hardcore fishing dads Tyler Winter and Matt Farrell discuss allowing 5-year-olds to watch Jaws, we fill a kiddie pool with suckers and sand sharks, watch our precious tackle get brutalized by the gentle hands of children, and explain how your yard isn’t the woods so you can’t poop there.
MLF tournament champion Adrian Avena breaks down the cosmic twist of fate that could have easily ended in a life-altering, career-changing disaster.
This week, MLF tour champion Adrian Avena discusses the challenges of conch wrangling and faulty bilge pumps, we go flogging for marlin, catch bass like Russian terminators, and make fun of the Gucci patch on your tourney jersey.
This week, underwater salvage expert Ed “The Diver” Bieber finds that hard drive full of boudoir shots your ex chucked off the bridge, we explore the psychology behind casting where you know you’ll lose your lure, and sell you back all 58 crankbaits you broke off last walleye season.
This week, Mexico-based YouTuber, Jorge Acosta, slices up largemouth sashimi and uses bobbers for bluefins, we discuss how you can’t buy PowerWorms in the Wal-Mart by his house, cleanse our palates with spicy crickets, and throw down our Amex cards on life-saving, post-snake bite Medevacs.
This week, veteran Captain Greg Dubrule rips a bucktail out of your face while yelling at the author of “Jaws,” we jump on a party boat and wind up scrubbed out by the mafia, drink enough margaritas to miss every swordfish harpoon shot, and pass knives out to small children.
This week, Vermont fly guide Drew Price coaxes me out of muskie retirement only to force me right back in, we leave a trail of cheesy pecan crumbs for monster bowfins, see dead people while buying a dozen shiners, and bask in the glory of a failed river clean up.
This week, brewery owners Alex Costantino and Jeff Greco bring just enough suds to make carp sound delicious, we discuss the legality of throwing shad at old curmudgeons, go skiishing for stripers in our French drains, and scream hardcore lyrics at girls in discotheques.
This week, Miles Nolte goes New Zealand-style combat fishing after a 9-hour first aid course, we shine red lights in the eyes of rude kids riding inflatable unicorns, confirm that we’re the best rowers on any river anywhere, and razz Uncle Randy about the dandy ball gag he purchased after his last trout trip.
This week, veteran trout guide Joe Demalderis rides the lightning and rows through brain fog, we take fur-crazed bros with bloodlust down a peg, explain why you don’t need glow-in-the-dark nippers to catch wild browns, and agree that fly fishing in the dark can be euphoric or a really bad trip depending on the dosage.
This week, Jared Serigne of “Outside The Levees” makes us a gar sandwich and some bowfin fingers, we teach kids how to work for their daiquiri money, hunt down the infamous Chickenman, and explain why nobody cares about your tuna on YouTube.
Join a therapy session aimed at helping Joe cope with the most devastating fish loss of his life.
This week, Captain Darren Dorris and I get schooled on steelhead by a one-armed angler, we film montages of barfing teens and blood soaked offshore rookies, throw a striper house party in Montauk, and thaw our frozen eyelids with a can of PAM.
This week, veteran fishing photographer Tim Romano tells you where to find expired Robitussin that’s priced to move, we cast to technicolored goldfish while enjoying a prison-style breakfast, become government operatives at a flea market, and almost get killed by a moose on the loose.
This week, Captain Eric Kerber and his trusty mate, Drew Watson, discuss ice skating on the bow and sleeping in awkward positions, we drive a Dodge Viper to Louisiana and get married in the back of a bar, and hunt down a man talking trash about our togging abilities.
