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The Sportwoman’s Reading List, Part II

Book-Club

Our last book recommendations prompted more thinking so here’s our part two… Please keep sending your favorite reads and we’ll update with a part III! 

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 A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
A tribute to the great outdoors and the land we love written by one of the father’s of U.S. wildlife management – a must read for all of us who hunt and fish!

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
One man’s guide to the wild woods of the Appalachian trail and all its wonders, including bears…

Deer Hunting in Paris by Paula Young Lee
A humorous memoir of a vegetarian Korean American woman finding her way to learn how to hunt and sharing recipes.

The Scavenger’s Guide to Haute Cuisine by Steve Rinella
A personal tale of a man’s journey to understand the things we eat and our place in the world while also l...

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March Madness… Shad Fever

Tips-and-Tricks

How to catch and cope with, Shad Fever By: Zach Hartman, Owner and Upper Potomac River Guide of Capitol City Fishing

Well, it is late-March, and we know what March is all about right? If you said basketball, then you are probably not a fisherman – not that there’s anything wrong with that – and if you are a fisherman, then you have probably never fished the annual Potomac River shad run. Every year, tidal fishermen delight at the prospect of annual game fish migrations.  It starts with the yellow perch, then the white perch, followed by the Hickory and American shad.

Zach Hartman, Upper Potomac River Guide

Zach Hartman

Whether you are an avid fisherman or someone looking to connect with the sport of fishing, the annual Potomac River shad run has something to offer you...

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Top Fishing Equipment 2013

Product-Review

Survey results are in and AnglerSurvey.com has announced the top fishing equipment for 2013.

The overall top rod is Shakespeare (the company also got honors for top ice rod – Orvis and Redington tied for best fly rod).

The Shakespeare Ugly Stik was named the 2013 best rod brand by AnglerSurvey.com. The ladies edition is shown (of course).

The Shakespeare Ugly Stik was named the 2013 best rod brand by AnglerSurvey.com. The ladies edition is shown (of course).

What’s your favorite fishing gear? Leave us a comment to tell us!

See the full list of winners below:

  • Top rod brand: Shakespeare (Ugly Stik, Sturdy Stik, etc.)
  • Top reel brand: Shimano
  • Top combo brand: Shakespeare
  • Top fishing line brand:  PowerPro
  • Top hard bait brand: Rapala
  • Top soft bait brand: Berkley Gulp
  • Top spinner bait brand: Strike King
  • Top jig brand: Strike King
  • Top sinker brand:  Eagle Claw
  • Top swivel brand:  Eagle Claw
  • Top rigs brand: Eagle Claw
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Guest Post: the Sisters McGregor

Guest Post

The Tale of “the Sisters McGregor”

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Merrill and Christie McGregor on Phantom Canyon

We’ve often been referred to as “the Sisters McGregor”. We work in the same professional field, share the same friends and are both avid outdoorswomen. Although we’re 10 years apart, we both have distinct memories of fishing off our grandparents dock in Charleston, camping with our parents and siblings in KY and WI, or hiking with friends across the southeast. 

We’re also pretty inseparable – living together off and on for over 10 years –or at least we were until Christie, the older/wiser one, decided to up and move from South Carolina to Washington DC for a new job (note: the younger sister, Merrill,  is NOT bitter and is DEFINITELY not harboring any resentment against her older sister who left ...

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Come meet Whitney at BHA’s Women & Hunting Panel (Denver, 3/22)

IN-THE-NEWS
Whitney on the Chesapeake Bay with a Rockfish

Whitney on the Chesapeake Bay with a Rockfish

 

 

We are excited to announce Whitney will be participating in Backcountry Hunters and Anglers 2014 North American Rendezvous on the “Women and Hunting Panel” in Denver, Colorado, on March 22.  For more information about the weekend, check out the schedule here. Hope to see you there!

 

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