Jeff Samsel Fishing

It's official: I'm ice equipped. With the recent purchase of an auger, a few accessories like a scoop and bait pucks, and even a ...

  Most bass fishermen grumble when the fish at the other end of the line turns out to be a drum. Not me. But then again, I'm not ne...

Yesterday, I blogged about a few of my favorite things from the Rebel Trout Trek. Specifically, I shared my favorite wildlife sighting, fore...

I won't deny that as the Rebel Trout Trek gear amassed on the dining room table I wondered a bit about the decision I'd made to tr...

Over the past few week, Asher and I have fished everything from creeks we could leap across to fairly large lakes, and have used everythin...

As Asher and I were packing the car for our cross-country trek, I was reminded how much I like my XXL Cabela's Ripcord Duffels . I use...

If you check out this blog from time to time, you've likely learned by now that a little later this summer (beginning July 20), my 10-y...

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...

Do you have some favorite individual fish that you have caught? I sure do. I can't say I have a single favorite, but a handful of fish...

Cabela's Greenville, SC. Photo courtesy of Cabela's A couple of weeks ago I had mentioned that I hoped to visit the new Cabela...

I've not yet had opportunity to explore the Greenville Cabela's , which opened earlier this year, but as of now, it looks like I...

A big part of the plan in Deadwood was an opportunity to try out cool Cabela's gear that ranged from waders to rods and reels in a bi...

Because I get the opportunity to travel to a lot of cool places, folks often ask me about favorite trips and destinations . As an all-spec...

Nymph or popper? I carried two fly rods during a recent pond outing and had a terrible time deciding which to pick up to cast to any giv...

Once your hands get cold, the rest of you typically isn't too far behind. Finding good gloves, therefore, is important to any fisherman...

"I'd suggest ordering something other than salmon or halibut," said Chuck Smock of Cabela's as we pondered menu options ...

For Eli, 2 1/2, it was his first visit to the giant Cabela's store in Dundee, Michigan (at least that he would remember), and his eyes ...

Gusty winds and a big list of needed travel preparations didn't make today seem ideal for reacquainting myself with fly-fishing. Howeve...

When Plans A & B didn't work, Dick Cabela didn't give up. The son of a furniture store owner in a small Nebraska town, Cabela ...