by Chris Hansen | Mar 23, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized
Everyone in the fishing industry is familiar with “ICAST”-it is the biggest trade show specific to the sport fishing industry. It is held every summer in Florida, and it is here where all the manufacturers officially reveal their offering for the upcoming season. ...
by Chris Hansen | Sep 3, 2023 | Blog
The fish cleaning shack at Tikchik Narrows Lodge was a great place. Late afternoons would see the planes return to the lodge, and salmon that had been retained were loaded into wheel barrows to be processed by us fish guides in the shack. It was always cool in there,...
by Chris Hansen | Jun 11, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
What’s better than a beer? Free beer? How about a surprise free beer? Like there you are, minding your own business. You might be a little hot, a little thirsty. Suddenly, without warning, you are presented with a beer. Maybe you are at a friend or...
by Chris Hansen | Apr 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
I have been hooked on watching fishing shows since I was a little kid. To really illustrate this, let’s go back to winter, 1975. On a Saturday morning, my mom announced that the family was going to go to a movie, it was the new Mel Brooks film, “Young...
by Chris Hansen | Oct 14, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorized
We’ve got crows back at home. In my town we see them every day. Sometimes solo, sometimes in a group. I am well aware that a group of crows is referred to as a “murder” but despite this ominous label, they’re pretty shy and generally fly away at the first sign of...
by Chris Hansen | Mar 6, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorized
The lingo. The jargon. The nomenclature. Seems like every group of guys has their own dictionary of words, phrases and coded language that is specific to them, and you’d better learn it if you don’t want to feel like an outsider. Try this sentence: “Something just...
