Das Boat Season 3 Trailer

Das Boat Episode 3: Cal Goes to Florida

The journey continues… Wildlife refuges aren’t always well understood, but they represent one of this country’s greatest ideas. Game species are more resilient than we sometimes give them credit for, and populations can survive and rebound from major setbacks if they have the right habitat. Contrary to popular belief, most wildlife refuges do allow fishing and/or hunting. In this week’s episode, we explore a refuge that’s playing a critical role...

Das Boat Northeast is Here!

I’ve traveled all over the world to fish, but I call the Northeast home. And what I’ve learned in all those years on the road is that I don’t think I could ever stop calling the Northeast home. Yeah, it’s crowded and noisy, the taxes are insane and the highways are clogged, but it’s tough to beat the variety of species available within a few hours in any direction. Showcasing this variety was one of the big reasons I was so pumped for Das Boat to...

MeatEater’s New Show “Das Boat” Available Now

It all started with a boat. A 1955 Lund, to be specific—pea-green paint sloughing off in sheets, tethered to a listing dock on a 15-acre lake. I caught my first bass out of that boat, and countless others after. Its equally-aged outboard provided my first lessons in mechanics and, when I couldn’t coax it back to life no matter how many times I yanked the cord, my first lessons in rowing. This was also the dawn fishing shows. Roland Martin, Bill...