Fishing Trips

Louis-area businessman who traces his outdoor interests to childhood trips was appointed Wednesday to the Missouri Conservation Commission. Don Johnson, 60,...The exception to this rule can be right after the afternoon storms. These rains cool the water, and this revives the bite. The lightning that accompanies these storms also tends to clear off all of the other ...Louis-area businessman named to Conservation Commission (Columbian M...

It’s summer, which means families are preparing for that most time-honored ritual, the family vacation. Some 209 million Ameri-cans will travel on U.S. airlines between June 1 and Aug. 31, according to Air Transport Association. Millions more will pack up the family car and take to the highway.

Fishing report (Appeal-Democrat)
I am writing to you about Justin Miller who is supposed to be the Appeal-Democrat outdoor and fishing writer/columnist. One thing is becoming clearer with each fishing trip to Harrisville: Th...

Erik Friedlander offers an idiosyncratic version of American roots music, with steady, folklike themes that unfold like a trip down an endless highway. ...

I think he was at his happiest when piloting his Ford Galaxy 500 along the mountain miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway, or casting a line into a favorite fishing hole, whether the fish were biting or not. The pleasure of a fishing trip was ... But this summer, many anglers are watching their gear gather dust.If there's one thing I've learned over the course of nearly 20 fly-in fishing trips, it's to expect the unexpected.

Hooked on the competition: Members of Wabash Valley Bassmen Club of Indiana are anglin...