by Shane Townsend - Monday, Oct 12th, 2026
Show me a person who looks forward to walking in waders and I’ll show you someone who hides a silver cilice in the back of their sock drawer and hangs a camel hair shirt at the front of their closet.
by Hatch Magazine - Wednesday, Oct 7th, 2026
You know you’ve made an indelible mark on your craft when your longtime employer launches a premium line of gear and then puts your name on it. Chuck Taylor, eat your heart out. Michael Jordan? Pfft. Congratulations, Tom Rosenbauer. You have officially arrived.
by Johnny Carrol Sain - Monday, Oct 5th, 2026
Back home, it’s just “the river.” I was born about a mile from its sandbar banks in Dardanelle, Arkansas, and I’ve never lived anywhere that’s more than a 30-minute drive from watching tugboats muscle massive barges through Dardanelle Lock.
The river is where we baked in the August afternoon sun while setting up camp and woke to a sopping wet sauna the next morning. It’s where scuba divers brushed up against catfish “big as cars,” or at least that’s what the old-timers at the bait shop told me.
by Hatch Magazine - Saturday, Oct 3rd, 2026
Guides and die-hard anglers who spend more than just a few days on the water every season take heed. One of the sport’s most respected brands announced last week that it has revamped its flagship line of waders, complete with new fabric tech, a new fabric pattern, and a round of overall upgrades designed to make the waders more durable and comfortable.
by Joseph Winters - Monday, Sep 28th, 2026
Earlier this year, ocean conservation advocates celebrated what seemed like a major milestone: 10 percent of the Earth’s oceans had been officially designated as marine protected areas.
In theory, this meant that world leaders had successfully implemented varying degrees of fishing restrictions and regulations across a tenth of the oceans’ surface area in an attempt to reduce pressures on ecosystems and help them thrive. It also signaled progress toward a United Nations goal, known as 30×30, to conserve 30 percent of the planet’s land and ocean area by 2030.
Though it’s been more than four decades, I still remember the jarring contrast. A broiling sun bore down on my skinny shoulders as creek water that felt as if drained from...
When we were kids, my generation was dutifully warned about the evils of substance abuse. We were warned of complete strangers wandering oh-so-purposely into our paths...
Back home, it’s just “the river.” I was born about a mile from its sandbar banks in Dardanelle, Arkansas, and I’ve never lived anywhere that’s more than a 30-minute drive...
Show me a person who looks forward to walking in waders and I’ll show you someone who hides a silver cilice in the back of their sock drawer and hangs a camel hair shirt...
Memories remain over 65 years since my younger brother, Tom, and I stood by a lovely trout pond on a misty Michigan morning. He, then a skinny 9-year old towheaded kid. Me...
You know you’ve made an indelible mark on your craft when your longtime employer launches a premium line of gear and then puts your name on it. Chuck Taylor, eat your...
