Cameras Off / Outdoors

Captain Paul Dixon is back. Live from Key West. The perfect place to discuss Tarpon, bonefish, and perhaps look back with some perspective at what's happening in the northeast. It's an opportunity to tell stories inspired by the flats out Dixon's back door. The guide, conservationist, naturalist, and salt hound has some unexpected discoveries and techniques that emerge from a discussion on how he got here, and what he's found. (and a classic tarpon tourney/moon story reprised by popular demand) Paul's place in fishing history was forged alongside the striped bass in Montauk in many ways. A winning tourney angler and in-demand guide, but a conservationist and naturalist perhaps above all. His explorations of the Northeast evolved to explorations of the flats of the Florida Keys, that became a new place for him to become one with a fishery. Once again, becoming a highly sought after guide in warm salt waters.Part history, part fishing lesson, and part reunion with an old friend who was there for some remarkable eras in the sport. Full episode summaries: Howardfilms.com

Hold on. There he goes. This week on Camera’s Off /Tarpon Diaries South African guide Scot de Bruyn takes us from South to North to East Africa, on a chase for giant bonefish, tarpon, parrotfish and yellowfish (and Cobras).We travel with from Socotra, Yemen to Gabon and dangerous grounds for Yellowfish inland. Scot has guided in the Seychelles and Norway and countless destinations with a fly rod - and off the grid with a tent as needed.  Raised in South Africa, Scot was part of a generation of guides who pushed deep into the outer islands of the Seychelles, exploring some of the most remote and extraordinary fisheries on the planet. Since then, his travels have taken him from Africa to Mongolia, Norway and beyond. Along the way, he’s collected the kind of stories that come from spending a life in wild places. This week, we hear about very big fish—and somebig snakes. From the flats to the rivers and coastlines of Africa, doing more living than dying (though he came close) so we can share it all. All episode information at HowardFilms.com

Hop on. This week we hitch a ride with Captain David Blinken on his flats skiff on a foggy Fall Long Island morning. David was among the first to explore Long Island's shallow water fishing by skiff. He has seen it all, from the explosion after the moratorium, to a decline in populations today. What he saw over three decades ago, changed his life. He is committed to seeing the fishery return to that healthy state.  After tracking striped bass, bluefish and false albacore and sight fishing the shallows - he has collaborated with conservation organizations like the American Saltwater Guide Association and lent his voice to the Striped Bass and the False Albacore populations and their need for management. His interest in saltwater sport fishing from Long Island to the Caribbean has salted and not only a life mission, but a love of fly creation for each mission - and led him to co-found Masters of the Fly, as a forum for anglers, tiers and conservation voices.Learn more and all season episode info at: HowardFilms.comProtect your passion in the outdoors with Cross Current Insurance. And start your angling journey with the pros pros at Madison River Fishing Company.

Carlos “Kechu” Marin Jr. has spent more than 30 years guiding the flats of Belize, and learning its secrets. .But his connection to the fishery goes back even further. From the grand history of the Mayans to Grand Slams on fly rods, the region has seen it all. He shares the wisdom of a life on the water, and trying to achieve the impossible for every anger, and the secrets of a fishery filled with expectations.His father was one of the first guides at El Pescador, his four brothers followed into guiding, and Kechu became one of the country’s premier fly-fishing guides—earning a nomination for Orvis Saltwater Fly-Fishing Guide of the Year.In this episode, we trace the story of Ambergris Caye from coconuts, lobster and conch to a world-renowned destination for bonefish, tarpon and permit. Kechu shares the family history behind that transformation, lessons learned from decades on the flats, memorable anglers, permit wisdom, and his concerns about protecting the fishery for the generation now following him.It’s a story about fly fishing—but also about an island, a family and a way of life that changed together.Full episode guide: HowardFilms.com

Arno Matthee : Gone + Fishing.Before Africa's Seychelles became one of the world's great fly-fishing nations, Arno Matthee was exploring it further. An unexpected opportunity out of South Africa gave him a start. And, he never looked back. From early days exploring the legendary flats of the Seychelles—where he stalked Giant Trevally and Bonefish, on the outer islands, and cracked the code for Milkfish. Then, he turned his attention west, exploring the remote rivers, estuaries, and coastlines of Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and beyond in search of giant tarpon, tigerfish, and waters few anglers had ever fished.There were no guidebooks. No established lodges. No skiffs waiting at the dock.So, Arno started with what he had: a kayak, a fly rod, a machete, a pack of food- and the curiosity to paddle beyond the next bend. Over time, those early expeditions evolved into pioneering explorations that helped establish a giant tarpon fishery, while navigating isolation, difficult logistics, and even the threat of piracy. It's a conversation about far more than catching fish; but the psychological give-and-take rewards, when looking for something off the grid. All episodes: Howardfilms.com #FlyFishing #AfricanFishing #Tarpon #Bonefish #GiantTrevally #Tigerfish #FishingPodcast #Adventure #Outdoors