Jeff Samsel Fishing

It happens every year. Usually about this time. Sometimes sooner. I see posts from friends about days spent on ice-covered lakes or read a...

Since my return from the Rebel Trout Trek, quite a few people have asked about my favorite stop we made. So far, I haven't been able to ...

For starters, I should remind all that the BEST place to follow the Rebel Trout Trek is at rebellures.com . I'm filing a blog post the...

Most fishing stops along the Rebel Trout Trek, which begins in four and a half weeks, will be new destinations to Asher and me. Actually, ...

I've made passing mention of summer western travel plans -- plans for a trip dubbed as the Rebel Trout Trek. For now, whenever my 10-y...

"writes fish stories" That's my unofficial job description, and while I don't suppose it's quite complete it's...

When we arrived at Orman Reservoir, it was almost hard to believe we'd traveled less than an hour from Deadwood , which sits deep in t...

Tyler French had told me on the drive to Lake Pactola that we could do a lot of different things, and I'd say he backed that on the wa...

Saturday's catch on the Nantahala River included a couple of brook trout -- my first brookie of this year. When I added brook trout ...

Eli Moscul hoists a beautiful Niagara River brown trout caught with Capt. Frank Campbell a couple of days ago. Photo courtesy of Niagara...

It's horribly cliche' to use my blog to look back and/or to peek ahead on Dec. 31, but I'm going to do it anyway. I find it fu...

Having returned from South Dakota's Black Hills yesterday, I'm only now beginning to digest the vastness and rugged beauty of the ...

The snowy slopes of the Black Hills form the backdrop to the Wild West town of Deadwood , the base camp for my next ice-fishing adventure. F...