The Clamdigger In Me

The Clamdigger In Me

One of the fondest memories of my early years in Beach Haven, NJ...was treading for littleneck clams in and around Little Egg Harbor. Two hours before ebb tide, we’d motor out in a decrepit cedar-plank Garvey from Morrison’s Marina to our “secret” spot just north of Barrel Island. 

July 09, 2024 — ENGLE SAEZ
Back to Bimini

Back to Bimini

Engle Saez, Bimini Big Game Club, Bimini, Bahamas, circa 1996 Back To Bimini Head SE from Florida’s Hillsborough Inlet, 53 nautical miles, and you’ll come upon North Bimini, a boomerang...
May 29, 2021 — ENGLE SAEZ
Stepping Back in Time with J. P. Hand, Master Decoy Carver

Stepping Back in Time with J. P. Hand, Master Decoy Carver

J. P. Hand, master decoy carver, Goshen, New Jersey Every few months or so, as part of our gig at Atlantic Rancher, we head off on visual documentarian journeys more...
February 21, 2021 — ENGLE SAEZ
Marley and ME in the duck blind watching for ducks

Marley and Me - A True Tale

Marley had a real good run. Even as he grew slow and had a hard time getting in and out of the truck, he still had passion and always wanted to go…I never went gunning without him. He gunned hard every day until it was his time, about two months after duck season closed. I don’t know where all the good dogs go. But I hope there is indeed a “happy hunting ground” where we all meet up again and relive these unforgettable moments.
August 17, 2020 — engle saez
Seeing Father’s Day Through A Different Lens

Seeing Father’s Day Through A Different Lens

Seeing Father’s Day Through A Different Lens With Father’s Day a week out, many are beginning to feel the reverberant waves of emotion, the highs and perhaps the lows, that...
June 16, 2020 — engle saez
How to shuck clams the right way

How to shuck clams the right way

Having the right tools to do any job saves time and makes the job easier. That surely holds true for opening clams and oysters. When you grow up around the...
June 14, 2020 — ENGLE SAEZ
Celebrating Father’s Day Although Your Heart Is Breaking

Celebrating Father’s Day Although Your Heart Is Breaking

My phone rang yesterday morning, early. It was an unusual time for the caller to be ringing me as he’s not the earliest riser. I had him on speaker and...
June 14, 2020 — engle saez
Duck With Curry And Cherry Flambe

Duck With Curry And Cherry Flambe

Had a good hunting season? Freezer full of duck? Same here! 

Grab a big skillet. If you have a cast iron one, that’s the best pretty much always. Put the breasts skin side down and make sure they have some room in between them. 

An Ode To The Bluefish

An Ode To The Bluefish

They are called Tailor in Australia. Known as Elf or Shad in South Africa. Simply, Blues along the east coast of the US. Big ones are choppers, little ones are snappers. The Bluefish is caught in subtropical temperate waters in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans as well as the Mediterranean and Black Seas with great appeal to many anglers.

How To Cook Wild Duck Breast

First things first...did you keep the skin on?  I get it, it’s easier to breast them out without the skin but you are seriously missing out on the best part.
December 10, 2019 — Victoria Roberts
The Atlantic Rancher Company Sails Again!

The Atlantic Rancher Company Sails Again!

Just as the original Atlantic Rancher Company, what we are building today is anchored deep in the heritage, community and camaraderie of people we engage along the way. Where lessons and ideas learned are captured in the stories we share and the products we make. I am deeply grateful to be at this again and it’s my sincere intention to walk this path with a purpose and integrity worthy of respect from the men and women upon whose shoulders we stand.  

I’m hoping to connect with all of our old friends and customers…if you want to say something nice or critical, please reach out to me here Engle

November 17, 2019 — engle saez