Manistee River – Two old friends fish the fall steelhead run

Fly fishing Michigan's Lower Manistee River with eggs | Great Lakes Rivers Tour 2021 Colin Ambrose shares a day on the Manistee River in Michigan fishing the fall steelhead run with his friend from 4th grade, Jeff Wilder. With guidance from Mangled Fly guide service partner Jeff Topp the trio set out under [...]

2023-01-28T20:34:48+00:00January 1st, 2022|Great Lakes Rivers Tour, River Tour Episodes, River Tours|

Fly Fishing the Big Wood River in Sun Valley, Idaho

Welcome to Episode 10 of American Rivers Tour Season 3! In this episode Chef Colin Ambrose joins Chef Scott Mason of Ketchum Grill and Guide Bryant Dunn of Sun Valley Outfitters for a day on the Big Wood River in Idaho. After a day of dry fly fishing for big [...]

2023-01-28T20:48:07+00:00April 29th, 2019|River Tour Episodes, River Tours|

Steelhead Maniacs of the Chagrin River, Ohio

Welcome to Episode 3 of American Rivers Tour Season 3 ! This episode Chef Colin Ambrose travels to fish for steelhead in the Chagrin River with Chef Tim Bando and guide Dan Pribanic. Come along as the crew hooks some coveted Great Lakes steelhead and cooks a fine Hobo Skillet [...]

2023-01-28T20:47:49+00:00March 27th, 2019|River Tour Episodes, River Tours|

Hand Carving Fishing Lures with Aage Bjerring

Welcome to Episode 4 of American Rivers Tour Season 3. This episode Chef Colin joins wooden lure maker, Aage Bjerring in his studio, to learn about the art behind hand-carving classic wooden lures. Join us as we discover this art form and learn from this master lure-maker. [...]

2023-01-28T20:47:40+00:00March 21st, 2019|River Tour Episodes, River Tours|

Hatchery Steelhead with Smashed Potatoes and Wild Greens

We're on the Eel River: Benbow, California Adapted from a recipe demonstrated by Joshua Schwartz: Executive Chef Del Dotto Vineyards Josh Schwartz has an eye for all tasty things in the wild. When invited to spend a day fishing and cooking with our American Rivers Tour crew, he was quick to suggest we start [...]

2023-01-28T20:53:20+00:00April 18th, 2018|Recipes, River Tours|

Zen Fishing and Cooking With Anita Lo: Manhattan to Moriches Bay

From Manhattan to Moriches, we follow our love and inspiration for fishing and cooking! Full disclosure: I had dinner at the restaurant Annisa, in Manhattan, and fell for Anita Lo. Her approach to restaurant design, service staff, menu writing, and even the plating of my first course of barbecued squid was [...]

2023-01-28T20:54:51+00:00June 13th, 2017|River Tour Episodes, River Tours|

Fly Fishing the Driftless Area around Viroqua, Wisconsin

Fishing along the Driftless: Primal Beauty and Local Culture There’s a line in the sand. Actually, it's straight through Sand County Wisconsin, an area that designates the exact spot where the glacial drift stopped. This is dramatic landscape - where rolling grassy low hills meet ancient elevations, swinging up 1600 feet marked [...]

2023-01-28T20:55:13+00:00May 23rd, 2017|River Tour Episodes, River Tours|
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