Atikonak River, Labrador Canada
A float plane strut frames the wild braided rivers of Labrador, where brook trout and giant pike wait below.
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Labrador
Big brook trout get all the glory in Labrador, but the pike here act more like musky, following flies to the boat and demanding you make them move.
Moss Animals
It looks like something that crawled out of a swamp movie, but this jelly-firm blob is just quietly cleaning the water.
Frozen Cup
A simple trick for keeping drinks cold on the water all day, no single-use bottles required.
Ice Packs
Skip the ice run: these reusable gel packs keep a cooler cold and dry for a full day in the heat.
Magnetic Cups
A junked carburetor led to the best clutter fix on my tying desk: a magnetic parts dish that holds hooks, beads and tools in one spot.
Rolling With the Punches
A snapped fly rod, one lonely trolling reel, and a guidebook that promised more than the guide delivered.
The Gazetteer
Years of scribbled notes and secret spots turn a stack of state gazetteers into the most valuable thing in the truck.
Using Isopropyl Alcohol to Find Leaks in Waders
A bottle of rubbing alcohol can reveal the pinholes sabotaging your waders before the next trip does it for you.
Aquatic Earthworms
A tangled ball of worms in a shallow creek bed turns out to be a clue to how catfish noodling actually works.
Articulating Shanks
A handful of bent wire hooks that turn into big, hungry-fish flies, tested on tiger musky and bound for striped bass next.
Ice Jams
A river choked solid with ice each spring quietly reshapes its banks, and the scars show up on trees for years after.