Tag: fall 2018

Janell's Five Tips for Travel

Travel Insurance: When someone suggests that I buy travel insurance, I am hit with the same eye roll urge I have when I hear warnings of not letting your gas gauge dip below the half tank mark, dramatic and probably a bit of overkill on the concern side. Typically, the travel insurance we see is only of value if there is a death or hospitalization, only then can you cancel or reschedule a trip — until I found that there is insurance that covers activities beyond our wildest imagination. Sure it

11/5/2018•Janell Fannin

Why It's Worth It Fall 2018

7 nights/6 days guided fishing By Copal Tree Lodge package price - 9,275.00 photo courtesy of - Copal Tree Lodge Copal Tree Lodge is our favorite place to stay in Belize. The lodge is committed to conservation, local economic development, and actively engages in practices to minimize their carbon footprint.  From the moment you arrive, the extra effort the staff puts in is why this lodge is worth it. From the handwritten welcome notes, to the luxurious accommodations, and pristine natural su

11/5/2018•Dun Magazine

Favorite Memories

The unveiling of the Nissan Titan Surfcamp is a memory I won't forget any time soon. This event in Vero Beach, FL was certainly a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet people whose paths I would've never crossed otherwise. - Jen Ripple Teresa Westberry A 25th wedding anniversary gift turns into much more My husband Stuart and I were fly fishing for rainbow trout in Hazel Creek in Proctor, NC. Proctor was abandoned when Fontana Dam was built, and the surrounding area was flooded to create Font

11/5/2018•Dun Magazine

Tips to ‘KeepEmWet’

Have you ever thought “I saw my fish swim away so it must be fine”?  Unfortunately some of the catch-and-release science is showing  that this isn’t always the case. Tropical flats are my happy place. I love nothing more than wading and looking for bonefish, or any other flats species for that matter. While catching a fish is the ultimate goal, a big part of my career has also been spent studying what happens to fish that are released. It doesn’t take a genius to know that releasing fish (as op

11/5/2018•Sascha Clark Danylchuk

Eldon, New Brunswick Canada

The traditions of New Brunswick’s Atlantic salmon rivers run as deep as the pools on the Restigouche River. The pristine water and vast, expansive wilderness draw you in the moment you arrive. You can rest assured a trip to New Brunswick will forever alter the way you look at the history of the sport we love.

11/5/2018•Dun Magazine

Atikonak River, Labrador Canada

For years anglers have flocked to Labrador to target large brook trout. Now, this rustic fishery is also a destination for those who love toothy critters. Giant pike, eager to crush a fly, lurk in shallow waters. While many areas are accessible only by float plane, the accommodations are comfortable enough for even the pickiest traveler.

11/5/2018•Dun Magazine

Adirondack Mountains, New York USA

Situated just a few hours north of New York City, the Adirondack Mountains offer the angler an outdoor paradise. Representing the largest protected area in the continuous US, the Adirondacks offer more than 2,000 miles of hiking trails, over 3,000 lakes and ponds, and 1,200 miles of rivers.

11/5/2018•Dun Magazine

Apple Bourbon Bellini

Makes 4 drinks Ingredients 1 Apple, cored and cut into wedges 1 tsp Water 1 tsp Granulated sugar 1/4 tsp Cinnamon 1/8 tsp Ground dried ginger 1/2 tsp Fresh squeezed lemon juice 4 onces Bourbon 1 bottle Prosecco or Champagne Garnish Thinly sliced apple Cinnamon stick Fresh ground nutmeg Instructions Combine apple, water, sugar, lemon juice, and spices in a blender. Blend until smooth. Place a heaping tablespoon of the apple puree into the bottom of each champagne flute. Add 1 once of bourbon t

11/5/2018•Dun Magazine

An Unlikely Partnership

In 1996, Freddy Bensch was a recent graduate with an environmental science degree in his pocket, and big passions for craft beer and exploring the great outdoors. A road trip with his best friend, Kevin, and dog, Badger, took him eastbound. His truck broke down in Atlanta; arguably the most fortuitous inconvenience of his life. This was during the 1996 Olympics, and Atlanta was positively humming with excitement. In addition to the southern ladies, Freddy was enamored by the city’s natural reso

11/5/2018•Tucker Berta Sarkisian

Straight Outta Coeur d'alene

Many of us know and follow the awesome fly fishing women we see on social media, admiring their huge catches and the pristine scenery around them. However, there are many women in fly fishing today that have helped to shape the entire industry, we just don’t know about them because they are not prevalent on social media. Earning them the title of “original fly fishing gangsters,” they were on the river long before it was cool. I am speaking of women like Kaitlin Barnhart. These women are behind

11/5/2018•Jess Westbrook

Taming Guidezilla

I sat alone on the hotel steps, backpack, lunch, and fly rod by my side, hoping my guide wasn’t going to stand me up. For the first time in my life I had the chance to see, if not catch, a Caribbean Grand Slam—a bonefish, tarpon and permit—and I feared Guidezilla (a pseudonym to protect the innocent) was going to blow my opportunity. Many online reviews said he was the best guide in the area—BUT potential clients should expect him to criticize their gear and fishing technique, and possibly even

11/5/2018•Marian Jayne

The Juliana’s Anglers Sporting Club

That’s what I said to Rachel Finn, a notorious Adirondack fly fishing guide, fine artist, and my friend, as we stood in the middle of the Ausable River throwing dry flies in pocket water, or maybe passing nymphs along boulders, outside of Lake Placid, New York in 1998. I was a city girl living temporarily in the North Country for work when I decided to take up fly fishing. Rachel was a guide at the Hungry Trout Fly Shop who spent something like half her time with her husband guiding in Alaska an

11/5/2018•Heide Mason