This is a story about a fishing rod – a fly rod to be precise -but not just any old fly rod either.
Most fishermen...
Everyone likely knows at least one person whom to put it kindly, is directionally challenged.
This Bear Tale features three individuals who not only had a great...
Guiding for Plummer’s Lodges has literally been a dream come true for me.
There are different techniques we use. Swinging flies, drifting beads under an...
So what you may ask does a moonshiner who once plied his trade in Cocke County, Tennessee have in common with Great Bear Lake?
Well,...
In late June of 1976 a group of 4:
John Zigarlick Jr.: President and CEO of Echo Bay Mines
Bill Compton: Mine Superintendent " " "
Ted...
Often times, one of the best, and most reliable ways to acquire a “lunch” fish, is to target the drop offs along the shoreline...
What follows are a series of three “Bear Tales” involving actual Bears.
Let me say at the outset that I can’t vouch for the accuracy...
Several weeks ago I received a message through Great Bear Lake Outdoors from a gentleman by the name of David Bouck.
Dave had been a...
Many years ago, there were a couple of guys – brothers I think - who fished out of Trophy Lodge, that were known to...
This “Bear Tale” comes to us courtesy of the Plummer family. The "old stove" is currently on display, together with the narrative to follow,...




































