Michael Fowlkes

This is as challenging as it gets as anglers battle it out in big seas, fishing calico bass from skiffs in the SWBA (Saltwater Bass Association) Catalina Offshore Classic. Some of the best bass fisherman in the world go head to head in a 2-day all live release event. As conditions worsened and the competition intensified, no one backed down as they pushed themselves and their gear to the limits.

Get a glimpse of a once in a lifetime experience as we take you to the most remote, inhabited land mass on the planet, Midway Atoll. Savor the magic where rich history meets world-class GT fishing.

Man vs. Marlin is packed with rod bending action on the light tackle Dacron rigs as Michael Fowlkes was attempting to qualify as a voting member of the Tuna Club of Santa Catalina Island while fishing on board his 1966 classic, The Vintage. The fish had set up on the lee side of Santa Cruz Island on the 300-fathom curve where the squid were holding tight. The bite was as good as it gets!

This action-packed film follows a group of brave fishermen who head out into the sparkling Malibu waters to do battle with 200-pound thresher sharks from small ocean kayaks. Beginning with a double hook-up, the insanity ensues as an angler gets hooked in the chin, a thresher jumps 15 feet in the air and sharks are pulled out of the depths onto the yaks. Don’t miss this adrenaline-fueled journey.

Join the mission as we travel to one of the most amazing fisheries in the world to search for the elusive 1000-pound Bluefin Tuna that roam the cold Atlantic waters off of Prince Edwards Island, Nova Scotia. We team up with Greg Norton of Tightline Tours along with veteran anglers, Kenny Cirks, and Barry Brightenburg to fish the giants. This film is combines info, techniques and non-stop action!

Join us as head into the heart of the Louisiana bayou going to the most southeastern tip of Louisiana where the Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico. At the end of the road there’s a sleepy little fishing village known as Venice. An unincorporated community in the Plaquemines Parish for some of the best most diversified fishing we’ve even seen anywhere in the world. From fishing the shallows for record setting redfish and tarpon, to running outside to the rigs and fishing for tuna and sailfish, it honestly doesn’t get much better than this. Only problem is that they used to have a lot of bats, until the mosquitos ate ‘em all.

This special film is a living tribute to Fishing Legend, Jose Wejebe onboard his beloved Spanish Fly in Northern Baja, Mexico. At just 54, the charismatic, award-winning ESPN TV series host tragically passed in a plane crash in 2012. We join Julio Mesa of FishCo and the former governor to honor his memory in an epic tour of some of Baja’s hotspots to fish Grouper, Calicos, Yellowtail and Dorado.

Join us for the most epic single day trip in SoCal sportfishing history, the first ever Jig Chucker’s Ball. Etched into the history books, this film features some of the West Coast’s top anglers. Chasing yellowtail and tracking bird schools, the bite shifted to huge bluefin! An all iron, long-rod trip with no 2-speed reels or heavy line onboard, what this group landed is nothing short of amazing.

Brace yourself for adventure as we take you inside Ted Turner’s 923 square mile Vermejo Park Ranch that spans the border of New Mexico and Colorado. This spectacular land offers world-class trout fishing, rich history and a wildlife array like few have ever experienced. A long-revered sportsmen’s retreat, this ecotourism sanctuary even maintains a native cutthroat trout preservation program.

Join us in the land down under as we embark on an all-time excursion with Nomad Sportfishing Adventures and Patrick Sebile, one of the top lure makers in the world, to fish the prosperous waters of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. From epic battles with a myriad of fish species to dangerous storms to hooks through hands, the non-stop action and top-notch fishing never lets up throughout this film.

Buckle up for an all-access pass to the last frontier as we take you to Kingfisher Lodge in majestic Sitka, Alaska to fish the productive, nutrient-rich waters for giant halibut, king salmon, lings and rockfish on the adventure of a lifetime. From soaring eagles to wrestling grizzly pups to breaching whales just off of the boat, Alaska is an outdoorsmen’s playground that will not disappoint!

Climb aboard the FV Liberty as we take you on an epic, 2-day trip to fish bluefin tuna on the backside of San Clemente Island. The action ramps up as the guys get ripped on 20# fly-lined deans and put the wood to um’ on the heavy kite gear. Owner/Operator, Taro Takeuchi gives insight into how to locate these fish, bait presentation and how to adapt your techniques to changing conditions.

Fishing the “Land of the Midnight Sun” along the 38th parallel of Canada’s Northwest Territories, from the remote and beautiful Kluane Wilderness Lodge, we teamed up with owner/operator Brian Dack for some of the best Northern Pike and Giant Lake Trout fishing to be found anywhere on the planet. Only accessible by float planes, Kluane is a freshwater fisherman’s dream come true.

Departing Cabo San Lucas onboard a beautiful 68’ Hatteras with special permits to fish the Revillagigedo Islands we had some of the best big yellowfin tuna and wahoo fishing we’d ever seen. The shots of the fish blowing up on the kite baits are amazing and to see wahoo flying over 30 feet in the air to attack the baits is flat out amazing. Packed with action, tips and information, few people have ever had the opportunity to fish Socorro Island from a private yacht.

Tuna Town, USA has it all, from clarion cows and a foamer on the Hurricane to Guadalupe tuna & home guard mossbacks. Catalina bluefin, albacore & swordfish fun meets wahoo dive-bombing hard baits from 30 feet in the air. This film offers non-stop action with incredible archive footage circa 1950’s. Filmed onboard the Excel, Royal Polaris, Polaris Supreme, Shogun, Red Rooster III and the Hurricane.

Step into paradise as we take you to Islas Secas, a remote resort set on an archipelago of 14 small islands just 25 miles off of the coast of Panama. This hot spot offers one of the most diverse marine ecosystems in the world yielding unparalleled big game and inshore fishing waters. Joined by Dave from Shimano America, we landed on a fierce school of yellowfin tuna that blew up on the baits!

Heading up the east coast to fish the top-water baits along the Cape Cod Canal in Cape Cod, Massachusetts for some of the most incredible striped bass fishing in the world. We’re joined by “The Fish Whisperer” himself Roy Leyva. The canal opened in 1914 and has been producing some of the best stripe bass fishing to be found anywhere in the world since then. Non-stop action.

Fishing long-range off Baja for Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, Dorado & Yellowtail on the Royal Polaris 10-day with owner/operator Roy Rose and the rest of the RP's outstanding crew as we head south, down the Baja to fish the Rocks, Ridge and outside of Mag Bay. The Royal Polaris runs out of Fisherman's Landing in San Diego. In-depth look at what rods, reels, tackle and equipment are required to fish a trip like this, with non-stop action fishing big yellowfin tuna, dorado, yellowtail and wahoo west coast style down the Baja coast. Great family entertainment for hard-core anglers and beginners alike. This is as good as it gets long-range fishing.

The Royal Polaris and owner/operator Frank LoPreste are legends in the long-range fleet. Running out of Fisherman’s Landing in San Diego the RP is one of the most comfortable and professionally run boats in the world. The words First Class don’t do this operation justice. Packed with action fishing the giant “Cow” yellowfin tuna, wahoo, and dorado the action in virtually non-stop. Loaded with insider tips on rigging, tackle and techniques.

Fishing Panama onboard the Intrepid is an amazing 4-part mini-series fishing some of the most fertile waters in the world, from what could arguable be considered the finest sportfishing boat in the world, the incomparable 116’ custom built Intrepid. Operating out of Point Loma Sportfishing, in San Diego, California. Seeing the Panama Canal was mind blowing. One of the 7 wonders of the world. How they designed, engineered and built the cannel through the heart of Panama is beyond belief. But then heading offshore into some of the most fish rich waters on the planet was almost beyond description. Fishing Panama from the beautiful 116' mothership the deluxe long-range charter boat Intrepid was a dream trip come true.

Buckle up for a fight that pushed us to our limits in this action-packed film where the fish are as impressive as the stunning scenery. We take you to the Columbia River, East of Portland Oregon, to fish massive sturgeon that may have been around for over a 100 million years and can reach 9 to 18 feet, weighing up to 1800 lbs. Enjoy a look at the efforts that go into preserving this species.

The Royal Star is one of the premier long-range boats operating on the west coast. Based out of Fisherman’s Landing in San Diego, she’s owned and operated by a team of the most experienced and knowledgable skippers in the world.

Fishing Northern Baja for Yellowfin Tuna, Dorado & Yellowtail onboard the Ocean Odyssey with Owner/Operator Rick Scott on what turned out to be one of the most productive 3-day trips in recent memory. Packed with info on tackle and tips, this non-stop action features some of the best underwater dorado footage ever shot as they foamed on the hookless Orca poppers and waxwings.

Join us in a tribute to Paxson H. "Packy" Offield as we join him and his fine crew of John Talsky and Bobby Lee onboard the Kelsey Lee for the first ever satellite tagging program designed specifically to determine the mortality rate of released marlin. Working hand-in-hand with Tom Pfleger and PIER, the Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research with Dr. Michael Domeier, PhD. and Dr. Heidi Dewar. Mag Bay is located about 750 miles down the Pacific side of the Baja. In the fall Mag Bay and the Thetis Bank are perhaps the most productive and prolific marlin fishery in the world. Being invited to work with Packy Offield and the Billfish Foundation with his fine crew John Talsky and Bobby Lee onboard the Kelsey Lee in what has proven to be the most important billfish study ever undertaken. Working with Tom Pfleger, founder of PIER the Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research in an attempt to place over 40 time released satellite tags into stripe marlin.

Running out of Hilgrem’s Sportfishing in Oceanside, we jumped onboard the beautiful Oceanside 95 for a run out to San Clemente Island in search of the exotics. This overnight trip proved to be very productive as patience and light line paid off on the slow drift and long soaks for the bluefin tuna. With sea temps reaching 76 degrees (about 8 degrees) warmer than normal for the offshore Southern California bight, the fish were there in numbers but for the most part reluctant to take a bait with a hook in it.

The film gives us a glimpse back at what fishing the Hawaiian Islands a hundred years ago was like. Join us as we head out to a tiny coral atoll located in the middle of the Pacific about halfway between the continental United States and Japan twelve hundred miles north of Honolulu known as Midway. Midway is the most remote inhabited land mass on the planet and has been closed to all but military personnel since the second World War. But in 1996 the island was opened for the first time to civilians and you can image how good the fishing was. A strategic Naval Air Facility since being bombed by the Japanese on their way to Perl Harbor forcing the United States into World War II, a 200 nautical mile, no-fly, no-marine traffic "Forbidden Zone" surrounding the entire atoll was initiated during the war and had remained in place until 1996.

This is an in-depth series on how to fish Squid Nest with Greg Trompas and Barry Brightenburg. Greg and Barry are a couple of the most knowledgeable inshore specialists on the coast and provide us with some valuable insider tips on fishing nearshore coastal squid nests, on the beach or off an island. This films is packed with insider information on how locate, set-up and then fish our local squid nests. "The Angry Skiff Guy" opens up his kimono, sharing things about fishing seabass that have taken him his lifetime to learn. Not only is the information he's providing going to make your next seabass trip more productive, but if you will, please pay attention to what he's telling us about seamanship and boat etiquette.

Journey to fish-rich Guadalupe Island, 170 miles off of Northern Baja, where this remote, rugged island creates its own weather patterns seen from space. During summer, it is a breeding ground to the largest congregation of great white sharks in the Pacific and they will command a share of your fish, but from November to May, the shark-free waters offer epic tuna and “mossback” yellowtail fishing.

Located just below the 60th parallel in Canada in what is one of the last inhabited places before the North Pole, is an amazing place known as Scott Lake Lodge, home to some of the best big northern pike and giant lake trout to be found anywhere on earth. Join us for an amazing sight-fishing adventure as we attempt to do this rare fisherman’s paradise justice in this unique film.

This adrenaline-fueled film takes you down under, across the equator, to fish Australia’s Great Barrier Reef for 1000-Pound Black Marlin. This area offers some of the world’s nicest people and best bill fishing to be found anywhere. Before heading out of Yorkeys Knob Marina in Cairns to do battle, we offer a glimpse of what flying to the South Pacific was like 50 years ago.

Fishing Alaska simply doesn't get any better than this with 5-star Resort, The Deep Creek Fishing Club. Owner/Operators, Steve and Vivian Moe make sure every guest’s needs are met at every step. The lodge's expert guides can break fishing boundaries from ultra-fast boats, to Jet Bell Ranger helicopters, to sea planes. The site seeing and fly-in fishing offers endless possibilities for any angler.

Bluefin hadn’t been seen in Southern California waters in any numbers for almost 50 years. But when the feeding pins were set up off south of the boarder about a decade ago, an unexpected thing happened. With nothing else to do but swim in a giant pin and get fed, these initial school sized bluefin began spawning. Broadcast spawners the fertile eggs drifted outside the pins and a “new” school of baby bluefin tuna were created. With perfect water conditions and a plentiful supply of bait, these fish stayed around and year after year continued to grow and breed and before anyone really knew what was happening, we had a bluefin tuna fishery in our back yard. Initially 20 to 25-pound fish were being caught. Each consecutive year producing larger fish. This year we’re anticipating setting a new California state record when a 400-pound local fish will be captured.

This amazing film pays homage to wahoo and all who have battled them through history. This prized game fish has long challenged anglers for decades with its razor-sharp teeth, fearless attitude, strong jaws and blazing speeds. Get exclusive tips on tackle, recipes, technique and even how to fillet wahoo from a cast of experts including Polaris Supreme Owner/Operator, Tommy Rothery.

Fishing the surf or as we like to call it, fishing the foam, shows how affordable, fun and exciting surf fishing can be for the entire family, especially if you know what you're doing. Join long-time surf fishing expert, Tom Rogers along with his daughters and their fiancés as they work the inshore waters doing battle with some giant 100-plus pound trophies. All catch and release. Packed with tips on tackle and equipment, bait and techniques as well as some of the most exciting and fun footage we’ve ever shot.

Fishing with a couple of the most knowledgeable and experienced near inshore anglers on the coast, Barry Brightenburg and Greg Trompas we go into depth on tackle and techniques for what it takes to find and enticie these fast-moving schools of yellowtail into eating the iron. Working from small skiffs, it’s all about locating the bird schools that are feeding on the bait being pushed to the surface by these marauding schools of hungry yellowtail. The trip is to get on the schools while they’re feeding and with long casts get the bait to them while they're still in a frenzy without spooking them.

Welcome to Southern California where we explore 3 of the best bass lakes around. San Diego’s Lake Barrett closed since 1969, recently opened through a lottery and boasts the largest black bass population on the coast.

This adrenaline-fueled film takes you to the rich waters of Venice, Florida for some of the best fishing we have ever encountered. First, we do battle with a fierce, 100-pound tarpon for over 3 hours on the fly-lined crabs. Next, the excitement fails to cease as we run offshore to fish the sunken shipwrecks for barracuda and giant grouper, bringing you amazing underwater footage.

The term extreme sportfishing does not do any justice to what you are about to see. Welcome to Jervis Bay, Australia, where a group of insane anglers match themselves against some of the most powerful fish in the Pacific along a rugged battle zone to fish black marlin from the rocks, where the ocean and the continent collide. This is known as land-based addiction and redefines the word extreme.

Travel back in time to the early 1990’s as we Fish Maui, Hawaii onboard the Judy Ann II with Owner/Operator, Craig Forrest of Lahaina Charters in the productive waters surrounding the island. Working the offshore Fish Aggregation Buoys for dorado, wahoo, tuna and blue marlin, adrenaline runs high, and the action is virtually non-stop as we present baits and enjoy every second of it.

Gear up for incredible cow tuna (200 to 300 pound) and wahoo action onboard the custom-built Red Rooster III with Veteran Captain, Ron Gribble as we journey down below the border to fish the fertile Revillagigedo Islands on a late season 16-day excursion in June. With a healthy live bait load and a wealth of experience, this crew put us on the meat for an experience that we will never forget.

Built in 1939, 650-acre Irvine Lake, located in the Saddleback Mountains, is home to some of the best fishing to be found in Southern California, due in no small part to the lakes extensive stocking practices of about 400,000 pounds of fish annually. Get a glimpse of how these fish are raised, first at a catfish hatchery in the desert, then a trout hatchery at the California/ Oregon border.

If you’ve ever wanted to be more productive on the water, this is your chance. This unique film offers an expert window into all things bait presentation from two of the most respected and experienced fishing vessel owner/operators on the entire west coast. Starting with basics, Frank LoPreste and Randy Toussaint walk us through Advanced Casting Techniques step-by-step to boost your angling game.

Buckle up for adventure as we take you to Alaska’s world-class Waterfall Resort on Prince of Wales Island, west of Ketchikan, following a visit to the original Deadliest Catch Boat, the Sea Star. Known the world over for its unparalleled king and silver salmon, halibut and lingcod fishing, this resort and former cannery oozes history and boasts the largest private fishing fleet in Alaska.

This action-packed film heads out to Catalina and San Clemente Islands to hammer on the calicos, white seabass and yellowtail with some of the best anglers on the entire west coast. Get an insider’s look into what it takes to fish these islands for these elusive hard-fighting species. Learn from the pros on matching the right rods, reels, line and baits for upping your success on the water.

Packed with rod-bending action, tips, techniques and amazing underwater coverage this film takes you on a 10-day journey with Owner/Operator, Tommy Rothery onboard the 90-foot Polaris Supreme to fish the rich waters off of the coast of the Baja Peninsula in search of wahoo, yellowtail, dorado and cow yellowfin tuna.