LAKE CITY, Colo. — The Lake Fork of the Gunnison was running cold and clear when I took my first tentative steps from shore, feeling my wading boots sliding off the smooth river rocks on the bottom.

I’ve been visiting Crater Lake my entire life, as this iconic national park is only a few hours’ drive from my hometown of Glide. Despite dozens of trips there, the first sight of that massive crater ...

The town of Eagle is just a short drive down Interstate 70 from Vail. Exit 147 is also the gateway to Sylvan Lake State Park. The scenic area achieved state park designation in 1987 and has been an ...

Some fishing spots are good, and some are legendary. Whether you're looking for deep-sea adventures, trophy-sized bass, or ...

I’ve become more forgetful over the years. When I got to Fountaingrove Lake at Nagasawa Park in Santa Rosa a couple weekends ago, I unloaded my small, baby blue kayak and set it on the mud bank next ...

Men’s Journal aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. It’s mid-June and I’m on a hike-in lake somewhere in the ...

Fishing from shore brings to mind a simpler time, when catching fish was as basic as dunking a worm below a bobber or casting a spoon in hopes of catching whatever might be biting. Shore fishing ...

Located in the middle of our river valley is the town of Avon. In the center of the town is Nottingham Lake, a manicured stillwater for anglers in need of a quick casting escape, high water ...

RED LAKE, Minn.--The wind was howling--again--and rain a couple of days earlier likely had made the backroads muddy and treacherous. Trying to get a boat into the remote lakes open to nontribal ...