Dave Karczynski

2 weeks ago | mynorth.com | Dave Karczynski

On the eve of the Hendrickson hatch, a group of lifelong friends gather in Northern Michigan to relive their hook-and-bullet glories of the year past, and toast the beginning of a …

Sep 15, 2024 | hatchmag.com | Dave Karczynski

The first time I traveled to Poland I was 11 years old. It was about a year and a half after communism had fallen and my aunt, who my mother had not seen in fifteen years, was getting married. My brothers and I were taught no Polish growing up, but by the time we landed in Warsaw we could each repeat a token phrase.

Sep 12, 2024 | swingthefly.com | Dave Karczynski

‘Mad Men’ originally appeared in Swing The Fly’s 2014 Winter Issue, which Swing The Fly subscribers can see here in its original form. We’re honored that ‘Mad Men’ will be a featured piece in Dave’s upcoming book, Calling All Water: Dispatches From A Fish Life, which can be purchased at davekarczynski.com . Swing The Fly encourages you to reserve your copy today to ensure you get a signed copy. Congratulations, Dave. Good luck out there!The night before our last full day, a huge winter storm hit.

Sep 2, 2024 | midcurrent.com | Dave Karczynski

The last fish I would catch before becoming a father comes on the penultimate day of the trip. I am back with the crew for the morning. And not just the crew—a group of podcasters and videographers has arrived, and we are now nine strong, needing three boats to get around. We fish out the morning but by lunch one of the newcomers isn’t looking so good. Whether it’s food poisoning or heatstroke or the latest and greatest Covid variant is impossible to say.

Aug 15, 2022 | mynorth.com | Dave Karczynski