Anglers Journal Podcast

Anthony DiGiulian wears a lot of fishing hats. He is a first-class mate who has worked on some of the sport's best boats. He is an ardent conservationist who devotes his time to a range of angling causes. He's a tournament director for Pelagic Offshore Gear and runs the Rock Star tournament in Costa Rica and the Triple Crown in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. He is a fishing educator and has spent many ho...

When a hockey injury would not heal, a young Michael Carr received news that no person wants to hear. He was diagnosed with cancer and nearly lost his leg. His life would take on a new focus. He found a love for fishing that has led to many adventures and a burgeoning side hustle as a journalist. The New Jersey native loves chasing striped bass with a fly rod and when he isn't teaching English, co...

In late September 2022, Hurricane Ian made landfall on southwest Florida. As meteorologists monitored the story, they had predicted it would land further north, in the Tampa / St. Pete area. Thus many residents in Fort Myers and Naples were underprepared for the category four hurricane which devastated the area with 155 mph winds and unrelenting rain and storm surge. Capt. Bill D'Antuono, a lifeti...

Anglers Journal contributing photographer Tom Lynch is no stranger to the New Jersey surf. The sandy landscapes, lighthouses, weather, ocean waves and most notably, the striped bass, are some of Tom's favorite subject matters to capture with his army of cameras. Tom has his finger on the pulse of the Jersey surf-fishing scene. When there's a bite going on, he knows about it. He spends hours and ho...

Over the past several decades, Jon Cave has helped all kinds of anglers learn the art of the fly cast. He's helped experienced fly-fishing anglers improve their cast. He traveled to remote outposts to fish back in the day when few anglers did such things. His mind is constantly thinking about the intricacies of fly-fishing, from the diameter of leader material and tippets to tapers and shooting he...

With the year coming to a close, the host of the Anglers Journal podcast, Charlie Levine, looks back at why he loves to fish and discusses how his career path brought him here. Thank you for listening to the podcast this year. Stay tuned for more pods in the new year, and we hope your new year's resolution is to fish more! Don't forget to pick up the Winter issue of Anglers Journal, which just sta...

William Sisson is a lifelong angler and writer. The one species of gamefish that holds his heart more than any, is the striped bass — a fish he grew up pursuing. In his new book, Seasons of the Striper: Pursuing the Great American Gamefish, Sisson tells the story of this sport fish and the millions of anglers who pursue them. Drawing on three decades of notebooks full of observations and interview...

Capt. Mike Sheeder grew up in Hawaii where he developed a love of fishing and the ocean. He followed in the footsteps of his older brother, Chris Sheeder, and became a charter boat captain specializing in offshore fishing. He has been fishing Guatemala since 2006, when he took the helm of the 37-foot Intensity, one of the most prolific charter boats to ever fish offshore. Mike has logged some amaz...

Benny Blanco grew up in South Florida and gravitated to the local canals and waterways as a young boy. As a teenager he began fishing Biscayne Bay and the Everglades. He became a full-time guide in the late 1990s. His work ethic and passion for fishing and the marine environment are undeniable. When he’s not on the water, he is either spending time with his family or giving back in some way. In th...

Anglers Journal editor Charlie Levine sits down with marine artist Dennis Friel, who is also the host of the Connected By Water podcast. The conversation flows from snakehead to marlin to brown trout and beyond. Charlie and Dennis are longtime buddies and their mutual appreciation for fishing, art and storytelling is undeniable. For more stories visit Anglers Journal Learn more about your ad choic...

In his younger days, Chuck Ragan was a hard-charging musician on the punk scene, singing his lungs out with the boys in Hot Water Music. But when he wasn't stoking his crowds up from the stage with his powerful voice and loud guitar, he was somewhere outside, usually fishing. Ragan's family moved around quite a bit when he was growing up. His father was a golf pro and his mother a ventriloquist. A...

Fallon Clepper is not your run-of-the-mill high school athlete. This young woman is a bass fishing champion, and the first woman to ever win the High School Bass Fishing National Championship. She and her partner, Wyatt Ford, who both attend Lake Creek High School in Montgomery, Texas, beat out a field of 416 boats to win the title. The championship took place on Pickwick Lake near Florence, Alaba...

Nick Honachefsky has covered fishing as a writer and television host for more than two decades. He's a proud New Jersey native, with deep routes to the beaches of the barrier islands where he loves to cast to bluefish and striped bass. He's fished all over the country and abroad, but his world came to screaming halt when Hurricane Sandy devastated the Jersey coast in 2012. He lost his home and all...

Catching king crab on the Bering Sea in the winter is one of the most dangerous maritime jobs on the planet full of 50-foot seas, hurricane-force winds, frozen rain, pitching decks, dangling crab pots and hot tempers. The conditions and characters involved has propelled the television show Deadliest Catch to high ratings for nearly 20 years. In this podcast, we hear from Clark McNulty, who spent l...

Longtime fly-fisherman and bestselling author, Monte Burke, sits down to talk about his latest book, Lords of the Fly: Madness, Obsession, and the Hunt for the World Record Tarpon, the thrilling story of the men who chased world-record tarpon on a fly rod. Few gamefish challenge fly anglers like the tarpon, a high-flying, tackle destroying beast that prowls the flats and backcountry waters. But in...

You know the menacing music, you know the quotes ("you're going to need a bigger boat!"), you know the terror that is the movie JAWS. Love it or hate it, the movie JAWS came to define the summer blockbuster and impacted entire generations of anglers and moviegoers. In this conversation, we welcome Joe Cermele onto the podcast to share his thoughts. Joe was the longtime fishing editor of Field & St...

To keep up with all of the new fishing tackle out there is no easy task. Rod and reel manufacturers are constantly putting out new product designed for all kinds of fishing styles. The same goes for lures, hooks, line and accessories. To get a better handle on all of the new gear out there, we reached out to Dave Ferrell, co-host of the television show Florida Insider Fishing Report and a longtime...

Anglers Journal is not your run-of-the-mill fishing rag. Founding editor Bill Sisson had a vision to create a publication for that special band of enthusiasts who feel most alive when they are on the water. Starting a quarterly magazine in today's fast-paced media landscape requires a sharp eye for inspiring content, incredible photography and stunning layouts. This podcast dives into the origin s...

When it comes to fishing, less is often more. To free yourself from the noise of the rat race and tune into the scenes and smells around you. In his latest 'Between Fish' column, Anglers Journal editor Bill Sisson speaks about the joys of fishing with simple boats and only the necessities. "Time unspools slowly when you're off the clock, your cellphone is powered down and no one is expecting you b...

The spring tarpon run in Florida draws a vast tribe of anglers who ache to dance with the hefty silver ballerinas  For more stories visit Anglers Journal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Going through a stepfather’s desk reveals a man’s passion for pursuing big fish, and the love he had for his family. For more stories visit Anglers Journal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ice fishing is the memory of American winters, nighttime snow, stacks of cordwood and people in heavy coats staring into holes. Written by John Lee, the feature tells the story of a father and son who enjoy ice fishing at a local pond each winter, staring down freshly augered holes, enduring the cold and eagerly awaiting a bite. Anglers Journal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

I grew up in a tribe of Swamp Yankees and, without realizing it, came to embody some of their ways and salty language, outlooks, perspectives and mannerisms. Anglers Journal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Catching stripers in the November surf when the world seemed simpler. Anglers Journal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November is not without its attractions as another fishing season in the northeast winds down. Anglers Journal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices