Get ready to go to church, because I’m feeling preachy! Episode 4 of the Nathan Woelfel Outdoors podcast features a deep dive into proper fish handling and some time spent exploring the bond all anglers share.
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Throughout my three-decade run on this earth, I’ve certainly taken my fair share from the outdoors. Nature has supplied me with delicious food, relaxation, and more memories than I can count.
And while it sounds cliché, to be sure, enjoying the outdoors is a give-and-take situation.
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It’s Episode 3 of the Nathan Woelfel Outdoors Podcast!
We get a little philosophical in this episode as I attempt to define what, exactly, constitutes a true outdoors person.
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It was a pleasant spring Saturday evening in early April when I sprawled out on the couch and turned on the TV.
My plan was to turn on the Milwaukee Brewers and enjoy a quiet night at home enjoying one of the first baseball games of the season while mulling over the joyful thoughts that accompany the promise of warmer weather and longer.
It had been an enjoyable but long day. I arose a couple hours before dawn to go fishing and catch up with a friend I hadn’t seen in a while. I was lucky enough to score my second brown trout of the year and was grateful for the relatively steady action we encountered. I was satisfied with my time in the outdoors for the day and was looking forward to calling it an early night and catching up on sleep after the game.
That plan was quickly foiled, however. I couldn’t get a picture to come through on my TV screen. The cable box was on, but nothing was showing up. I spent a few minutes tinkering with inputs and triple-checking connections. Growing frustrated, I quickly threw in the towel.
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It’s Episode 2 of the Nathan Woelfel Outdoors Podcast!
In this show, I discuss my experiences during my first season fishing the steelhead run in the Sheboygan and Pigeon Rivers. Then, I offer up some thoughts on the benefits and drawbacks of sight fishing.
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I have this working theory: if you have the chance to do something that you know you won’t be able to stop talking about afterward, you best do everything in your power to make it happen.
It was early winter when I found myself scrolling through Instagram. I stopped on a post that featured a beautiful array of large trout and salmon that caught my eye. While the gorgeous fish certainly gave reason for pause, it was the caption that really drew my attention.
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It’s the very first episode of the Nathan Woelfel Outdoors podcast!
Listen-in as I provide a little background on myself, lay out the plan for the future of the show, and share some outdoor rules I live by.
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I am extremely pleased to announce that the Nathan Woelfel Outdoors podcast is now available on most major podcast platforms.
After much deliberation and a lot of encouragement from some impactful people in my life, I have decided to take the plunge into the podcasting space.
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For many people, spending time in the outdoors can be a way to unplug and get away from it all. I often fall into that camp. Fishing, hunting, and birding are all activities I use to relax and re-charge.
Though it pains me to admit it, sometimes I am not as disconnected from the outside world as I could be when I’m in nature.
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Maintaining a bird feeder in your yard can be one of the most convenient ways to experience nature on a frequent basis.
Growing up, most of the households in my family featured a bird feeder in the yard.
My parents had one at their house. My grandparents on my dad’s side had a finch feeder that sat just outside the kitchen window, while my grandparents on my mom’s side had one tucked by the back steps, feet away from a small wooded patch along the Sheboygan River.
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