After our guide cut the outboard, I grabbed my fly rod, stepped up to the bow deck, and surveyed the scene. It had been a long, exhausting journey from my home in New York to way-way-way-northern ...

Big gravel pits can look vast and uninviting at first glance, but don’t let that fool you. They hold some of the best pike fishing in the country if you approach them in the right way. Success here ...