Boating

Experience alone won’t guarantee hunters and anglers safe passage on troubled waters, no matter how big your boat. In fact, confidence can kill you. Consider Ernest McSorley, who was 63 and commanded 10 ships during 40-plus years at sea and on the Great Lakes. And Edward John Smith, who was 62 and...

Any self-respecting angler organizes and restocks his or her tackle or fly boxes on a regular—if not obsessive—basis. But for those of you with boats, when was the last time you took inventory of your onboard toolbox and spare parts? Too many of you haven’t dug in that box or compartment since the...

I don’t recall the first time I heard the word “googan,” but, growing up along the Florida Coast, the word has been a part of the local vernacular for as long as I can remember. It’s a phrase used by the fishing community in reference to a boater or angler who, whether intentionally or not, acts...