Great Lakes Rivers Tour 2021 | An overview of the entire adventure

We are introducing the Great Lakes Rivers Tour 2021. Join us! Colin set out in October of 2021 to fish the Great Lakes Rivers with friends and experienced guides of each of the areas. They travel from the Peshtigo, to the Escanaba River, the Big Two-hearted river and finally the Manistee River. A [...]

2023-01-28T20:34:07+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|

Cooking Rainbow Trout Over Fire: Snake River Surf & Turf

It’s not often that a trout is harvested from any river and transferred directly to the skillet on the American Rivers Tour. Previously unknown to us, the Idaho Fish & Game Department is focused on reducing non-native rainbow trout in the Snake River. For this special occasion, we harvested a 19 inch non-native rainbow [...]

2021-11-11T16:51:57+00:00December 21st, 2017|Recipes|

Blackened Buffalo Medallions: Lakeside Lodge, Island Park, Idaho

After a successful day at Mesa Falls, on our way to the lodge we took a left hand turn off of Highway 20 late in the afternoon. Heading into uncharted territory for us, not really knowing where we were going or what to expect. In a hurry to arrive, timing was key to catch [...]

2021-11-17T20:35:51+00:00October 2nd, 2017|Recipes|
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