Everyone should spend a week paddling in a canoe, if not every year, at least once in their life. There’s no better way to get to know someone than being stuck in the same boat for days on end, and it ...

Remote, rugged, and brutally beautiful—the Devil’s River doesn’t go easy on anyone. Join Robert Field on a kayak trip where ...

I grew up fishing with my dad from the shore, or sometimes from a rowboat or canoe. We never caught much. Although these were "fishing trips," I recall spending more time paddling than casting.

This story, “Old Fashioned Trout Trip,” appeared in the June 1964 issue of Outdoor Life. Experience has taught me that guides know what they’re doing. The silly set-up we were in, however, made me ...

KENTUCKY LAKE — The rivulet that feeds the creek that spills into a bay that’s large enough to swallow 10 football fields before joining this nearly mile-wide reservoir is barely knee-deep, narrow as ...

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) visitors are preparing for summer visits and planned trips now that the calendar has flipped to June. Some visitors are occasional anglers, utilizing ...

Whether you’re a waterfowl hunter, an angler, or both, you’ve likely pondered the canoe vs kayak question. Each watercraft has its merits, and they’re both excellent choices for traversing small ...

If living on the edge of wilderness and helping people explore the outdoors sounds like fun, a career as an outfitter might be just the job for you. Matt and Cassidy Ritter manage Voyageur Canoe ...

Paddling the entire length of the Mississippi River — about 2,300 miles — is challenging enough. There are dams, barges, weather and wildlife to deal with. But for Michigan’s Nate Denofre — a double ...