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Russ Mack’s Hammerhead Shark Surprise
Russ Mack's Hammerhead Shark Surprise “It was weird, it was cool, because we had been getting brown sharks and then we hooked into that…” said Russ Mack, a twenty-year-old fisherman with the knowledge and confidence earned by anglers twice his age. He fishes South County beaches and the deep waters with friend Lucas Holloway. They catch and release fish through all seasons and through ice fresh and salt, but as waters warm and southern species migrate north, recently they’ve been catching...
Other Recent Articles
Trout Unlimited R.I. Photo Contest
Now's the time. Now's the time to gather your photographs of Rhode...
Author Michael Tougias, Sharks and Survival
Author Michael Tougias, continuing a long run of fast paced, true-life stories, has written In Deep Water, A True Story of Sharks, Survival and Courage. It is gripping for its account of three almost lost souls and remarkable for how they survived.
Salt Pond News, Gossip, Warnings and Whispers
Sliding my kayak into the pond, a moderately early arrival earned me first crack at a new day’s news. The pond was alight with news, gossip, warnings and whispers. A three mile per hour breeze carried news from an oyster catcher that my arrival near a small point with shallow water was the cause of some concern. She raised wings of alarm and moved along, although only to a salty maple branch some fifty feet north. Good soldiers keep steady eyes on visitors.
Meet Todd Corayer
Celebrating life on the water, pen in hand
Todd Corayer has lived in Rhode Island most of his life and has spent much of that time working, fishing, exploring and writing about its 400-mile coastline. Todd takes just as much pride in protecting the waterways through conservation and advocacy groups, as he does writing about and highlighting so many great outdoorsmen and women. When he’s not fishing or writing about fishing, he’s hanging at home with the family while plotting his next fishing adventure in Maine. Click to learn more about Todd’s writing history, where you can find his articles and the name of his favorite being, outside of his wife and son.
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