Wading streams with a fly rod in hand may be the most traditional approach to the sport, but floating rivers in a raft or driftboat, leisurely watching the scenery pass by, has its merits too. The ...

Ethan Smith loves the outdoors, and fly-fishing in particular. Even when he was working all week in an office, he made time after work for fishing. Smith, 39, graduated from Troy High School in 1996 ...

If you fish big trout rivers, chances are you either have a drift boat or are wildly jealous of anglers that do. They’re good-looking, practical boats that let you cover miles of water in a single day ...

Floating a beautiful river is my favorite way to spend a day. It doesn’t matter the season. Throughout my life, I’ve floated rivers in canoes, kayaks and johnboats, but my favorite floating vessel is ...

After walking away from a twenty-year guiding career in Alaska to write full-time, I’m getting the chance to return for one more week on the water. This is the third installment of a ten-part series ...

• Day 2 - It’s Good To Be Back, but Can I Still Do This? Today was my third day as a "guest" guide for The Ridge Lodge in Alaska. The assingment I drew was a rafting trip with guide Luke Valentino. We ...