The days are finally longer, and adventure awaits. As summer warms up, it’s time to get the gear ready, head out to some local haunts and investigate a few wild travel opportunities. The latest issue of Anglers Journal celebrates the adventurous lifestyle that our die-hard readers embrace.
SUMMER FEATURES INCLUDE:
CAT FIGHT
Photographer/fisherman Jay Fleming is spearheading a hook-to-table effort to reduce Chesapeake Bay’s growing population of invasive blue catfish. By Charlie Levine
HEALING ON THE THAMES
The Thames is the chief river of southern England, but it’s also a source of relief for Mark Anderson, who has fished here as a guide and sportsman for 30 years: “I bloody need this river.” By Henry Hughes
BLUEFIN TUNA ON SPIN
Capt. Bobby Rice uses soft plastics, topwater lures and vertical jigs when targeting bluefin tuna on light tackle, a fishery he helped pioneer. By Owen James Burke
CONCRETE MALEVOLENCE
Landing silver kings at night in Florida is a cruel game of man versus tarpon versus bridge. It’s an addiction I can’t, and won’t, quit. By Jerry Audet
STALKING NEW ZEALAND TROUT
An extended trip to New Zealand’s South Island put the writer on trout in two very different ways: stalking them on foot and by helicopter. By Nick Price
TALES FROM THE FLORIDA SAILFISH TOURNAMENT CIRCUIT
The Native Son sailfish team executes a choreographed routine to raise release flags and overiszed checks on the South Florida tournament circuit. By Steve Dougherty
CARTER ANDREWS: THE COMPLETE ANGLER
What does it take to become a well-rounded fisherman? Carter Andrews, who has guided clients to trout in Idaho and billfish off Panama, is a case study. By Charlie Levine
FRANK CRESCITELLI: STATEN ISLAND SALVATION
Many claim charter captains who manage to stay in business must’ve been born with a silver spoon — that’s not the story behind Staten Island-born, mechanic-turned-guide Frank Crescitelli. By Owen James Burke
STRIPED BASS DOG DAYS
The rod is bent, the braid is tight as a garrote, and the adrenaline is flowing. It takes dedication to connect with summer stripers in the Northeast. By William Sisson
