What do professional guides Capt. Justin Leake and Capt. Travis Holeman do on a rare day off from fishing with clients? They go fishing for fun! For many people, taking a little “R & R” means getting some rest and relaxation. But for our intrepid hosts, it means “rockin’ and reelin’” as they celebrate the first day of winter by heading [...]
The Eternal Flame is a naturally occurring natural gas leak in Orchard Park, NY. It sits in a small grotto behind a waterfall and is the most unique natural gas leak in the world for two reasons. First, most natural gas leaks are methane, but the Eternal Flame is 35% ethane and propane. This is [...]
Watch out for poisonous copy-cat mushrooms! Jim shares his insight into identifying chanterelle mushrooms in the Canadian wilderness. — Jim and Ted Baird, Season 4 Alone winners, have explored and endured over 10,000 miles of the worlds most brutal terrain. Now, they’re pushing off on a 2 week, 140 mile canoe trip in the Temagami [...]
Learn to use bark, roots of spruce to build a moose call with the help of Baird bro’s survivalist mentor Alex. — Jim and Ted Baird, Season 4 Alone winners, have explored and endured over 10,000 miles of the worlds most brutal terrain. Now, they’re pushing off on a 2 week, 140 mile canoe trip [...]
Packing light but enough to have an effective tackle box, also take into account the season! Watch Jim share his knowledge on packing for canoe fishing in the Canadian wilderness. — Jim and Ted Baird, Season 4 Alone winners, have explored and endured over 10,000 miles of the worlds most brutal terrain. Now, they’re pushing [...]
Learn to build a rabbit snare using nothing but branches and bare hands from Baird Bro’s survivalist mentor, Alex. — Jim and Ted Baird, Season 4 Alone winners, have explored and endured over 10,000 miles of the worlds most brutal terrain. Now, they’re pushing off on a 2 week, 140 mile canoe trip in the [...]
Watch Jim Baird as he shares his do’s and don’ts for portaging long distances in the bush. Whether you’re planning your first trip, or know the blood sweat and tears of portaging all too well....you’re guaranteed to learn some new tips to make sure you’re not left up a creek, as they say. — Watch [...]
On this episode of Emerald Tails, winter time has set in along the Gulf Coast and the captains have a bad case of cabin fever. It’s time to head out on the water and see what’s biting – almaco jack aka black jack and amberjack. Captain Jamie & Captain Todd also discuss the differences between [...]
On this episode of Emerald Tails, CaptainNathan & Captain Jamie are fishing the Elizabeth Bottorf Memorial Redfish tournament, which allows for live bait. They head out with a cast net for some spanish sardines that Nathan knows are prevalent, to serve as their bait for the redfish tournament. However, they have a rough start to [...]
On this episode of Emerald Tails, the captains take advantage of open federal waters. They’re in search of red snapper, amberjack and other species that inhabit the reefs off the coast of Panama City, Florida. School is back in session locally, so they’ve got the ocean to themselves. About Emerald Tails Follow Captain Nathan Chennaux, [...]
