Kategoria BISAC: Sports & Recreation >> Fishing

The electrifying behind-the-scenes story of the Deadliest Catch star, from his own two sons

Prior to his untimely death in 2010, Captain Phil Harris was the larger-than-life star of the Discovery Channel's hit show Deadliest Catch. An ace Alaskan crab fisherman, he led his crew through hurricane-force winds and four-story-high waves, hauling in...

On November 17, 2012, two men left the coast of Mexico for a weekend fishing trip in the open Pacific. That night, a violent storm ambushed them as they were fishing eighty miles offshore. As gale force winds and ten-foot waves pummeled their small, open boat from all sides and nearly capsized them, captain Salvador Alvarenga and his crewmate cut away a two-mile-long...

In 1916, author Bradley Johnson's great-great-grandfather built a quaint log-cabin in Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains. The cabin and nearby trout stream provided refuge during a poverty-filled childhood; but now, this sanctuary is increasingly at risk.

Growing-up poor, but living rich, Bradley shares the personal history that made him realize the true value of our country’s natural resources. Throughout the western United States, native trout are struggling, and effectively protecting their habitat requires an ecosystem-spanning approach. The fate of apex predators like...

Anyone planning a fishing trip to beautiful southern Colorado needs this book to locate the best fly-fishing streams. Most guidebooks focus on large, well-known drainages. Williams and McPhail identify many locations not included in other books. They also recommend appropriate flies for each stream in entries that bring out the unique character of every fishing spot.

In alphabetical order, the authors describe fishing waters from the Animas River to Willow Creek. They have intentionally omitted some lesser-known highcountry streams to avoid traffic and overfishing. They have also...