Action on the Amazon

Giant peacock bass present only one of many diversions in this spectacular rainforest. At first it looked like a shark. It acted like a shark. But we all knew what slammed my top-water lure and powered its way near the surface of the small lagoon: a fat peacock bass.

Big Bow Trout

This Canadian outpost makes dreams come true for those seeking trophy rainbows and browns. Long before I owned my first fiberglass fly rod, I camped in front of the black-and-white Emerson boob tube in my parent’s living room every Saturday morning like clockwork.

Digging for Coalfish

Visit these Norwegian waters for engagements with this rough-and-tumble version of pollock and huge cod too. I only wish I could be half as good as my wife at the baffling art of multi-tasking. How is it that the fairer sex can successfully do so many different things at once?

Good Times Off Grenada

The Caribbean’s Island of Spice serves up tasty big-game fishing opportunities. The aggressive sailfish came up in the spread and first struck the far port outrigger lure, the biggest bait behind the boat. It didn’t know – and cared not – that it hit the huge 12 1/2-inch Moldcraft Wide Range we trolled in the hopes of attracting a blue marlin.

Alaska & Ukon Recon

Reed Morisky, our guide, knew exactly where to steer his 21-foot aluminum jet boat deep into the remote Tanana River. Although only about 30 miles from Fairbanks, no trace of civilization could be detected anywhere – no other boats, cars, airplanes or sounds of mankind.

Coral Sea Kaleidoscope

How does one fully experience the richness this planet has to offer? Those afflicted by angling fever have a ready platform for immersion in wild environments to match wits with some of the fastest, most colorful and spectacular animals in existence. Travel possibilities offer sojourns that produce an afterglow that can last for months and years.

Giant Tarpon Territory

An Exciting Discovery: 200-pound-plus Silver Kings in the seldom-fished rivers of Nicaragua Minutes after dropping our lines and just as the sun drops below the jungle canopy, Bob Greenberg hooks into an estimated 220-pound monster in Rio San Juan.

Icing on the Cake

The streams and rivers of Iceland explode with freshwater and sea-run salmon, char and trout. To the purist who’s an angler of the long rod in pursuit of the often-elusive Atlantic salmon, the magnificent rivers of Iceland hold an allure akin to, say, the shrine at Lourdes, both cherished by their respective acolytes for the healing properties of their waters.