Tips
A cane pole, a secretive drift-boat guide, and a river sandwich recipe worth tipping well for.
Tag: summer 2018
The Pink Lady: a Catskill Legend
A dry fly that faded pink and a gin cocktail born in the same Catskill inn—two sisters, one legend, both still worth raising a toast to.
Susan Thrasher of Southern Brookies Fly Fishing
A trout-painted vintage camper on the Caney Fork sets the scene for a talk with the guide who traded engineering for fly rods and fountain pens.
Gold Rush
Chasing golden dorado through Argentina's Ibera Marsh means trading tactics by the hour, bank stalking one moment, long casts from a skiff the next.
Outdoor Gadgets We Love
Gear worth packing this summer, from a satellite hotspot for dead zones to a hanging cabana that beats any hammock.
Lahontan Through Different Eyes
At Pyramid Lake, learning to cast is just the start. A tribal fly fishing camp teaches kids and visitors why these waters and their fish are sacred.
The Pink Lady
Gin, applejack, and a frothy egg-white top, this old-school blush-pink shaker drink still earns its name after camp or a long day out.
Nags Head, North Carolina, US
A boiling patch of Atlantic water, shark fins cutting through the chaos, birds diving for scraps. This is what a good day off Nags Head looks like.
Get this Look Summer 2018
A plaid shirt, a tooled leather tote, and sunglasses built for the water—this season's gear looks as good on the tarmac as it does on the boat.
Bozeman, Montana, US
A boutique lodge on a Gallatin River ranch, built for quiet nights between days on the water.
Lancaster, Tennessee, US
An hour from Nashville, a tailwater holds big browns, rainbows, and brookies, and the camper you sleep in is painted like one of them.
Rio Manso, Patagonia, Argentina
A woman grins over a massive brown trout pulled from the lakes and rivers around Rio Manso Lodge, deep in Patagonia's Nahuel Huapi National Park.