Tucked away in sleepy Sea Drift, Texas, Bay Flats Lodge overlooks the emerald waters of San Antonio Bay, one of the Gulf Coast’s most prolific fisheries for hard-fighting redfish, as well as speckled trout, black drum, and wily sheepshead. This wonderfully comfortable lodge offers luxurious accommodations, hearty, home-cooked meals, and that patented “Texas hospitality” you won’t find anywhere else.

Pike junkies rejoice! For years, Ken Gangler and his crack team of guides, bush pilots, and support staff have provided the quintessential angling experience for trophy northwoods pike anglers. The gorgeous compound situated 240 miles from the nearest road offers a truly stellar backcountry experience, but with all the trappings of a luxury lodge stay.

The Blanda River, in northwestern Iceland, differs starkly from most of its Icelandic counterparts. Most rivers on the island nation flow through relatively sterile landscapes on often short, punctuated runs. By contrast, the Blanda is one of the longest rivers in the country, flowing for over 75 miles from its origin at the Hofsjökull glacier to where it meets the North Atlantic Ocean at Húnaflói Bay near the town of Blönduós.