The Benefits of Taking Kids Fishing
October 7, 2025
Chasten Whitfield, a guide from Cortez, Florida, is changing lives by taking young people of various abilities out on the water.
Chasten Whitfield, a guide from Cortez, Florida, is changing lives by taking young people of various abilities out on the water.
Anglers Journal Behind the Scenes at Jody Dole’s studio in Chester CT, shooting a series of still life photos for Anglers Journal magazine, telling the story of 3 anglers who are no longer with us through images of their tackle.
Her paintings of trout trumpet her passion for color and her love of fly-fishing.
Trap fishing with the Wheeler family requires a strong back, finesse and a healthy does of old-fashioned seamanship.
Boats were everywhere on opening day of Maryland’s 2015 spring trophy striped bass season.
Competitive, curious and obsessive-compulsive, Nick Smith has laser focus once he sets his mind on something.
Al Barnes scans the flats, his trained eye picking up the flick of a tail, the flash of a bonefish or permit prowling the shallows for a shrimp or a crab.
John Ellis fishes hard, smart and often. During the season this sharpie is on the water four or five days a week, often alone and usually well before dawn, in search of live bait.
Jim Harrison, beloved author of more than 30 books, and his thoughts while sipping vodka at the Hitchin’ Post in Melrose, Montana.
Finding the right fishing partner is a bit like courting a potential spouse. Hold on to the keepers; they’re few and far between.
Chasten Whitfield, a guide from Cortez, Florida, is changing lives by taking young people of various abilities out on the water.
Anglers Journal Behind the Scenes at Jody Dole’s studio in Chester CT, shooting a series of still life photos for Anglers Journal magazine, telling the story of 3 anglers who are no longer with us through images of their tackle.
Her paintings of trout trumpet her passion for color and her love of fly-fishing.
Trap fishing with the Wheeler family requires a strong back, finesse and a healthy does of old-fashioned seamanship.
Boats were everywhere on opening day of Maryland’s 2015 spring trophy striped bass season.
Competitive, curious and obsessive-compulsive, Nick Smith has laser focus once he sets his mind on something.
Al Barnes scans the flats, his trained eye picking up the flick of a tail, the flash of a bonefish or permit prowling the shallows for a shrimp or a crab.
John Ellis fishes hard, smart and often. During the season this sharpie is on the water four or five days a week, often alone and usually well before dawn, in search of live bait.
Jim Harrison, beloved author of more than 30 books, and his thoughts while sipping vodka at the Hitchin’ Post in Melrose, Montana.
Finding the right fishing partner is a bit like courting a potential spouse. Hold on to the keepers; they’re few and far between.
