S1-E02: Pickerel In The Devil's Domain

Cal’s Week in Review: In the Field

From elk hunting on the vast Zumwalt Prairie Preserve to noodling for catfish in Tennessee, MeatEater’s Director of Conservation Ryan “Cal” Callaghan is known to have some interesting weeks. He’s taking his Cal’s Week in Review podcast into the field for this new series. watch the videos below and be sure to subscribe to the podcast. Cal in the Field – Ep. 1: Elk on the Prairie On this episode of Cal’s Week in Review: In the Field, MeatEater’s...

Can You Catch Fish in the Suez Canal?

The giant container ship “Ever Given” was stuck sideways in the Suez Canal for nearly a week, providing endless fodder for news outlets and meme creators. But the piscatorially-minded among us had only one question on our collective minds during this debacle: If we were stuck on a 1,300-foot-long boat run aground in the desert, could we at least catch fish while we wait? Turns out the answer is “yes,” but that’s actually a problem of its own. The...

In Pursuit of the American Native Trout Grand Slam

Before the European settlement of North America, over 25 species of trout and char thrived in what are now the western states. We unfortunately lost a few of them due to habitat destruction, invasive species, and all other manner of things that came with colonization. But most still prevail and you can find them in the headwaters of their historic ranges if you know where to look and are willing to put in the effort. They may not get as big as...