For anyone who’s passionate about the outdoors and has a strong sense of style, there is a pantheon of possessions that seem define the highest end of the sporting life. Your wish list might differ ...

Why: I have a passion for the sport, which began when I was 6, living next to Santa Rosa Creek. Greatest accomplishment: Caught 50 fish in 50 states in 50 weeks. Gear you can't live without: Sage ...

You could blow a mortgage payment on a high-end reel, or you could get the Battenkill. This updated classic has a drag that can haul big rainbows from the Rio Grande. Weather changes fast on the water ...

On a crisp fall day, under a gunmetal sky, Leigh (Perk) Perkins Jr., chief executive of Orvis, navigates a weathered Mad River canoe up Vermont's Battenkill River. "This is my favorite time of year," ...