Fishing the Flats in Backcountry Islamorada, Florida

Host Ryan McVinney takes Boat Trader fans on an in-depth exploration of Florida flats fishing deep in the backcountry of Islamorada. Featuring Captain Eric Lund, a Wall Street Broker turned backcountry fishing guide, this episode reveals the key design features of the world’s best flats skiffs and how they are built for targeting some of the most exciting sportfish species on the planet. Also covered are bay boats and their versatility for families exploring Florida’s coastal waterways, along with a detailed study of fish species and wildlife in the region. Some of the area’s most beautiful and secret locales show why Islamorada has earned the nickname of the Sportfish Capital of The World.

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Boating In Montana’s Big Sky Country

Boating In Montana’s Big Sky Country

In Episode 8, the Boat Trader crew heads to Big Sky Country—out to the untamed wilderness of Montana to explore boating culture in one of the last unspoiled, natural areas in America. Montana’s...

Downeast Lifestyle: Cruising the Coast of Maine

Downeast Lifestyle: Cruising the Coast of Maine

From Lobster boats and windjammers to downeast style yachts and classic wooden vessels, Stomping Grounds 7 has the Boat Trader crew visiting the coast of Maine to explore the rich heritage behind...

Key West: A Boater’s Paradise

Key West: A Boater’s Paradise

In Stomping Grounds Episode 5, our crew follows the road all the way down to where it ends on the tropical sun-baked island of Key West at the southern tip of the Florida Keys. Surrounded by water,...

Carolina Flare: Netflix’s Outer Banks

Carolina Flare: Netflix’s Outer Banks

S01 E03 Carolina Flare: Netflix’s Outer BanksIn this episode, we visit the coast of North Carolina where host Ryan McVinney meets up with filmmaker Jonas Pate and his family to discuss the real life...

Florida’s Highway on the Water

Florida’s Highway on the Water

S01 E02 Florida’s Highway on the WaterFrom country music star Brian Kelley’s big 56′ Sunny Briggs Sportfishing Yacht, to getting caught in a storm aboard a small Hurricane deck boat in the Gulf of...

Tin Boat Mafia, Cape Cod

Tin Boat Mafia, Cape Cod

In this inaugural episode, host Ryan McVinney takes viewers to the outer reaches of Cape Cod, Massachusetts to meet a local group of boaters affectionately referred to as the “The Tin Boat Mafia“....