Life in water

@lionstaleadventures  “You’re going to like me for me. I hope to see the fishing industry become more colourful.”  Cutting his teeth on the frigid waters of Alaska to now working as a professional guide in the Florida gulf, meet Pro Team...

"I thrive on the edge." Meet McKenna Peterson, captain of F/V Atlantis and professional skier. No one could ever have imagined McKenna’s story. Her life has taken wild turns that feeds her adrenaline and fuels her to keep persevering. To keep...

"If this place doesn't bring you to your knees crying...you're not working hard enough."   Location: Halibut Cove Alaska. Winter Population: 15.   Meet Weatherly and Greg Bates of Alaska Shellfish Farms. These two Rhode Island natives found their way to Alaska...

 It’s still dark outside and my hands are already black with grease. I feel a bead of sweat make its way down my spine and I wipe my brow with the back of my hand. “It’s always something,” I mutter...

Ingredients:  Russet Potato Spinach Spot Prawn Spring Onion Panko Egg Packet Hollandaise Lemon Butter Oil Smoked Paprika Seasoning Salt Fleur de Sel Pepper  Gear:  10 in Cast Iron Skillet Large Pot Small Pot Fish Spatula Leatherman Free K2 Cutting Board Mixing Bowl Box Grater Large Metal Spoon Heat-Resistant Glove Long Tongs Shovel Axe  Directions:  1. Shred a russet potato. Sean with seasoning salt. Make into patty. Fry in...

Ingredients:  2x 4oz fillets of halibut 2 tbsp canola oil Kosher salt Pepper   Knob of butter 1-2 tbsp capers 1 lemon Bunch parsley   Enough fresh pasta for two Parmesan  Directions:  Light a fire and let it burn down to a good coal bed. Place a rack over top and...

Podcast Episode 197: Nick Gislason of Hanabi Lager and Screaming Eagle Wines Admires the Beauty of Grains Through the Canvas of LagerThe maker of some of California’s most coveted wines discusses what drove him back to beer, and to a...

XTRATUF® wins the Footwear Category Award at iCast 2021 for the Ankle Deck Boot Sport arriving in Spring 2022.    

Check out one of our favourite brewery's latest release created in collaboration with two soccer stars. Team Mew-S-A at Harpoon Brewery  Can you spot the XTRATUFs? SHOP BOOTS FOR BREWING

As Alaska and PNW begins to open back up, how have things in your world been?Winter and slower season has given us the opportunity to turn in, tune-up, and prepare for what’s looking like a busy summer season. The past...

TO THE SURFACE. from gnarly bay on Vimeo. Producers - Aaron Schurman, Dana Saint, Dan RiordanDP / Photos / Audio / VO - Tyler MurgoAdditional footage - Jack Ieronimo, Rúni DjurhuusPost Production - Jack Ieronimo & Jordan IngramSound Design -...

The Most Extreme Fishing Adventure You Can Have on Each ContinentOne of the great things about fishing is that you can make it as involved and adventurous as you want. You could fish with the family in a rowboat on...

Photo by Maaike Bernstrom @maaikephoto My family has been making a living on the water and commercial fishing for hundreds of years, so I suppose it is in our blood. But, unlike my brothers who seemed inclined to be part of...

CRAFT BREWING Check out XTRATUF’s Legacy boots, perfect for work in the brewhouse by Pretty Much a Press Release on January 20, 2021 Brewers have realized what Commercial Fisherman in Alaska have known for decades, that XTRATUF boots offer all-day...

All Aboard Amidst a PandemicBy Keree SmithPhotos by Mary McIntyre For many months, we dreamed. We dreamed of a shimmering golden sea stretching across the horizon. We dreamed of dramatic granite faces rising from the depths of infinite blue, of mountains...

Our small town’s take on the Scandinavian tradition. Instead of masked carolers going house to house and getting treats, its community members going business to business and getting food. For us Julebukking takes place the week before Christmas and is...

Photo credit Kimberley Hasselbrink Our favourite holiday tradition is making our family's wild salmon gravlax recipe. We love this simple recipe for curing fish and always have a batch going through December to share with friends and family. Photo credit...

 McKenna Peterson is a bonafide bad ass. Besides being an absolute shredder on snow, she is also Captain McKenna of her family's fishing boat. Winters atop giant mountain peaks and summers catching Alaska salmon with her siblings teach a permanent lesson...

Fishermen are expert storytellers. The more salty the fisherman, the better the story. A fishing mentor of mine likes to tell a story from ‘way back in the day’ during a particularly terrible Alaska salmon fishing opening. The story goes...

FISHING STORIES, SIMPLY FUN STUFF / SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 by ELLIOTT STARK XTRATUF® has a great story. At its heart it is a story about fishing. It was not ‘marketing’ that was driving the distribution of XTRATUF®s. It was rather something of a fishing diaspora....

It’s 3:30 am, the third time waking up since I went to bed at 8:30, tossing and turning for who-knows-how-long. I have another 40 minutes before my alarm goes off. I roll over to face my husband and listen to...