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From Mountains to Waves - Holiday Traditions with Cotty
  • Lifestyle
From Mountains to Waves - Holiday Traditions with Cotty

By: Andrew "Cotty" Cotton

My time, even at the holidays, is always planned around the weather and the waves. This has become my tradition.
December 19, 2023

1 min

CHASING MONSTER SWELLS FROM NAZARE TO IRELAND
  • Lifestyle
CHASING MONSTER SWELLS FROM NAZARE TO IRELAND

By: Andrew "Cotty" Cotton

Huge Atlantic swells mean only one thing. Monster waves. XT Crew member, Louis Thomas-Hudson talk us through his mission to Ireland in early November, alongside XTRATUF Pro Team, Andrew ‘Cotty’ Cotton.
December 15, 2023

2 min

Warm Holiday Traditions
  • Lifestyle
Warm Holiday Traditions

By: Emmanuel Williams

When I was younger winter break from school was a super special time for me - being able to spend family time, fishing at the community lake or playing dominoes with my sister.
December 12, 2023

1 min

EXPLORING THE HEARTBEAT OF THE HAISLA
  • Lifestyle
EXPLORING THE HEARTBEAT OF THE HAISLA

By: Abby Cooper

“Bathing suit, towel, extra set of warm clothes, binoculars, coffee, snacks?”“Check!”
December 12, 2023

6 min

The End of the Season Marks Family Time
  • Lifestyle
The End of the Season Marks Family Time

By: Corey Forrest

For our fishing family, the holidays mark the end of one season and begets another. Our nets are mended and put away; my brother, Luke, switches gears to long trips offshore, and my father has traded his Xtratuf boots for skis, snow, and mountains.
December 5, 2023

1 min

Holiday Traditions: Cinnamon rolls, Grapefruit, and Skis
  • Lifestyle
Holiday Traditions: Cinnamon rolls, Grapefruit, and Skis

By: Trevor Kennison

I was born and raised in Keene, New Hampshire, and now reside in Winter Park, Colorado and absolutely love being outside and being active.
November 28, 2023

1 min

Smoked Salmon Pesto Pizza A Recipe from “The Salmon Sisters: Harvest & Heritage”
  • Lifestyle
Smoked Salmon Pesto Pizza A Recipe from “The Salmon Sisters: Harvest & Heritage”

By: By Emma Privat & Claire Neaton | Co-owners of Salmon Sisters

In Alaska, eating well through the seasons takes work, preparation and preservation. Through the winter, our fishing family relies on the wild salmon we harvested and put away during the summer months for many of our favorite meals.
November 26, 2023

3 min

Yukon Sleigh Ride
  • Lifestyle
Yukon Sleigh Ride

By: Teddy Cosco

Every holiday season our family heads up to the Yukon to my brother's ranch.
November 21, 2023

1 min

Sea to Ski in Iceland: A Family Affair
  • Lifestyle
Sea to Ski in Iceland: A Family Affair

By: McKenna Peterson

I come from a family of fishermen and skiers. We seek excitement and aren’t afraid of hard work. We are comfortable on top of high peaks in the dead of winter and traveling through the rough seas of the Pacific. We are not sailers. For as much time as we have spent navigating the ocean, we are collectively clueless when it comes to harnessing the power of wind to propel a vessel.
November 14, 2023

3 min

Fishing the Wild Seas of Cornwall
  • Lifestyle
  • Sport Fishing
Fishing the Wild Seas of Cornwall
Earlier this year, XTRATUF teamed up with Wild Seas – a collective of friends from Cornwall, who all share the same passion. Fishing. Wild Seas aims to bring the highest quality films to YouTube, whilst giving an insight into the teams lives, from their eyes to your screens!
October 18, 2023

2 min

Catch of the Week: Pro Team’s Emmanuel Williams, First Ever to Catch a Swordfish on a PWC
  • Lifestyle
  • Sport Fishing
Catch of the Week: Pro Team’s Emmanuel Williams, First Ever to Catch a Swordfish on a PWC
Four years ago, Emmanuel Williams told his circle of friends that he would be the first person in history to catch a Swordfish on a PWC. Last week, he did just that, proving that if you set your mind to something and believe, it will get done. As a fisherman who is fully dedicated to his craft, this catch signifies one of his biggest dreams turned into a reality.
September 14, 2023

2 min

A team of 2 men and 1 women camping on bank of lake
  • Lifestyle
MAKING WAVES: A Profile on Addison Farr From Sea Dogs Expeditions

By: Abby Cooper

The idea of evolving is desired, but the feeling of connection to the process - that impact is contagious. When it comes to making an environmental difference in the ocean, well that isn’t simply conceived or executed by one, it’s a series of people making waves of connections that unite and inspire many to make sustainable changes.
September 6, 2023

5 min

Andrew geared up and ready to take on the ocean
  • Lifestyle
Surfing 100FT Waves With Xtratuf Pro Team

By: Andrew ‘Cotty” Cotton

The XTRATUF team headed down to Cotty’s hometown of Croyde, North Devon
June 13, 2023

2 min

Tommy on surfboard in ocean
I AM XTRATUF Tommy Snyder
Meet Tommy Snyder - fisherman, surfer, snowboarder - who lives to take on the challenges of all weather and environments.
June 23, 2023

1 min

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