Familiar Waters
Familiar Waters

Familiar Waters

2006 6 Seasons 72 Episodes ⭐ 0.0

Former NFL and Arena league quarterback, and current professional fishing guide, Mike Pawlawski hosts this Outdoor Channel original flyfishing show. Major sports celebrities such as Steve Bartkowski and Craig Morton are scheduled to join Mike as he fishes some of America's most scenic and productive waters.

Former NFL and Arena league quarterback, and current professional fishing guide, Mike Pawlawski hosts this Outdoor Channel original flyfishing show. Major sports celebrities such as Steve Bartkowski and Craig Morton are scheduled to join Mike as he fishes some of America's most scenic and productive waters.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Lower Mesa

Join us as we throw a boat off a cliff to get to Lower Mesa

EP 2

Madison

This week we head out to the Madison River for some fly-fishing action.

EP 3

Eoydc Sugar Creek

This week on Familiar Waters we pick up Oakland Raiders defensive back Nnamdi Asomugha and a group of kids from the East

EP 4

Big Hole

Today on Familiar Waters we travel to Melrose, Montana where we'll be fishing the Big Hole River with the boys from the

EP 5

South Fork of the Snake River

Join host Mike Pawlawski and his guide Rod Bowden as they ply the waters of the South Fork of the Snake River. The South

EP 6

Box Canyon HF

Join Mike this week as he takes on the trout of the world famous Box Canyon. Mike starts out a little rough vs. these wi

EP 7

HF Ora - Vernon

Today Mike does a double dip on the Henry's Fork of the Snake River, fishing the same stretch on two different days. You

EP 8

Los Roques Bones

This week on Familiar Waters we travel south to Los Roques Venezuela where we'll be chasing world class bonefish.

EP 9

Florida Backcountry

This week on Familiar Waters we're going on a backcountry adventure in the Florida Everglades.

EP 10

Stonefly Recap - Great Grabs

Join Host Mike Pawlawski in the search for the Stonefly hatch as he travels through Idaho and Montana. You'll get to see

EP 11

Father's Day

This week on Familiar Waters Mike heads out to Clover Creek Ranch with his son Casey for a very special Fathers Day fish

EP 12

Best of Familiar Waters

Join us this week as we take a look at the best moments that we have had on Familiar Waters.

EP 1

Copper River Trophy Bows

Host Mike Pawlawski is fly fishing for trophy rainbow trout from the Copper River with Alaska's Rainbow King Lodge.

EP 2

Andros South Bahamas

Familiar Waters is back on Andros Island, in the Bahamas in search of bonefish.

EP 3

Artic Grayling

EP 4

Fishing With The Ghost of The Civil

EP 5

Gibralter River Rainbows

EP 6

Redfish - A True Southern Fish

Mike is fishing for redfish off the shores of Charleston, South Carolina.

EP 7

Bahamas Bones

Mike heads to the Bahamas to fish for bonefish using a fly.

EP 8

South To Ascension Bay

Join us as we head south to Ascension Bay!

EP 9

Ascension Bay Chasing The Slam

Join us for another episode in Ascension Bay chasing a slam!

EP 10

Ascension Bay Tarpon

Targeting Tarpon in Ascension Bay

EP 11

No Shows

This week's show is all about the fish who didn't make it onto the boat.

EP 12

Beaverhead Spring Fishing

Mike Pawlawski is fly fishing the Beaverhead River in Montana in early spring with Tom Smith, own of Tom Smith's Backcou

EP 13

Madison in Spring

We fish Madison in the spring.

EP 14

Women Feature

Join us this week as we feature women fishing.

EP 15

Best of 2008

The best footage of 2008!

EP 1

The Other Green River

EP 2

Tracking Tarpon

This week Mike is fishing off the west shores of Florida for tarpon.

EP 3

Upper Copper River

Today we're back in Alaska with Rainbow King Lodge looking for Rainbow Trout.

EP 4

South Fork in the Summer

Today we're on the South Fork of the Snake River in Idaho. Join Mike Pawlawski and guide Mitch Prissel of World Cast Ang

EP 5

September Creek

Today it's a spot and stalk day with Rainbow King Lodge at September Creek.

EP 6

Elk Creek River

This time on Familiar Waters Join host Mike Pawlawski as he fishes for Steelhead on the icy Elk Creek River in Pennsylva

EP 7

Kvichak River

EP 8

Adventure on the Teton

The Teton River is one of the West's last great untouched rivers. Join Mike & his guide Casey Birkholz, drop their rafts

EP 9

Henry's Fork Hunt

It's all about teamwork as Mike Pawlawski and Casey Birkholz are fishing in Eastern Idaho. Today they're fishing for tro

EP 10

Henry's Fork Hog Hunt

Mike Pawlawski and Casey Birkholz continue their fishing expedition at Henry's Fork.

EP 11

Pit River

Today we're chasing the rainbows of the Pit River in Northern California.

EP 12

Best of Alaska

From over 20" size to sheer quantity, take a look at the best trout fishing Alaska has to offer with Rainbow King Lodge.

EP 13

Nor Cal Winter

We're in Northern California on the Klamath River fishing for steelhead. Plus we head to the Lower Sacramento River sear

EP 1

Carnival Tarpon In Holbox

Today we're going to Carnival in Mexico. We're here to chase the silver king, tarpon.

EP 2

Baby Tarpon of Isla Holbox

This week Mike is on a back country adventure chasing baby tarpon in the lagoons.

EP 3

Father's Day '09

Today we'll be teaching lessons about life and fishing. Familiar Waters host, Mike Pawlawski, is celebrating Fathers Day

EP 4

Hawaii Bones with Josh Holloway

This week Familiar Waters host, Mike Pawlawski is on the small island of Hawaii, Oahu. He's casting his fly, aiming to h

EP 5

Andros Backcountry

If you're looking for bonefish, Andros Island, in the Bahamas, has the largest population of these fish anywhere on the

EP 6

Key West Tarpon

Captain Don Gable, of LTD Charters, helps Mike go after a big Tarpon. Plus, we meet Jerald Ault, a professor with the Ro

EP 7

Andros South with BTT

We're back with South Andros Lodge guide Torrie Beven, on Andros Island in the Bahamas. Joining host Mike Pawlawski and

EP 8

False Albacore Jupiter

Host Mike Pawlawski is on the East Coast of Florida searching for a species of fish he's never pursued before. With all

EP 9

Andros Bones

We've been in Andros for a week now and it's our last day and we still haven't found that huge bonefish we know is there

EP 10

Rock Creek Day 1

Today Host Mike Pawlawski is fishing on the picturesque Rock Creek in Western Montana with Andrew Hansen. It's day one o

EP 11

Rock Creek Day 2

Today, host Mike Pawlawski is back at the beautiful Rock Creek in Western Montana with Andrew Hansen. After camping on t

EP 12

Plan B Harriman Ranch

Host Mike Pawlawski is just outside of Gallatin, Montana on the Hebgen Lake searching for Gulpers, a phenomenon where Tr

EP 13

Prospecting for Trout

Today, we're prospecting for trout. We start off in western Montana during the stone fly hatch and end up in northern Ca

EP 1

Holbox Babies Waters of the Mayans

Mike Pawlawski travels to the world's most famous flyfishing destination of the Yucatan Peninsula on the hunt for the wo

EP 2

Lower Mesa Streamer Challenge

This week on Familiar Waters. Mike is fishing for brown trout with streamers in the Lower Mesa Falls in Idaho.

EP 3

South Fork PMD's

Today, Mike Pawlawski fishes one of the finest dry fly fishing rivers in the world. Guided by World Class Anglers' Pete

EP 4

Holbox Record Quest

This week Mike Pawlawski is in search of trophy tarpon in the deep offshore water of Isla Holbox. With the help of guide

EP 5

Big Hole Slam

Mike is on the Big Hole River looking for the fabled spruce moth hatch. The giant browns that have made the river famous

EP 6

Teton Canyon, That Dam River

Mike Pawlawski fishes eastern Idaho's Teton River, a natural wonder with a tragic history. The Teton is wild and loaded

EP 7

Fathers Day HCR

Mike Pawlawski fishes one of the world's greatest fly fishing destinations and one of California's greatest resources at

EP 8

East Walker Streamers

This week Mike Pawlawski fishes one of the most famous streams in the Eastern Sierras. The East Walker is famous for big

EP 9

Jupiter Florida

This week on Familiar Waters, Mike is fishing for sharks in Jupiter, Florida with Captain Dino Torino from Only On A Fly

EP 10

Familiar Waters Favorites

This week on Familiar Waters, Mike Pawlawski re-lives his favorite moments from the 2010 season.

EP 11

Key West Slam

Mike Pawlawski travels to Florida's Key West to fish for tarpon, bonefish, and permit with Captain Don Gable. With air t

EP 12

North Coast Steelhead

This week on Familiar Waters, Mike Pawlawski is fishing for Steelhead near Eureka, California with his friends and guide

EP 13

Best Ever

Former NFL and Arena league quarterback, and current professional fishing guide, Mike Pawlawski hosts this Outdoor Chann

EP 1

Tarpon On The Super Moon

This week, Mike Pawlawski heads to the lower keys for a fly fishing adventure targeting tarpon.

EP 2

20-20 On The Beav

This week on Familiar Waters, Mike is fishing for trout on the Beaverhead River in Montana with the help of outfitter Mi

EP 3

Back Country Poons

This week, Mike Pawlawski takes us to the Everglades in Florida for an adventure in tarpon fishing.

EP 4

Redfish On The Bayou

Former NFL & Arena league quarterback, & current professional fishing guide, Mike Pawlawski hosts this Outdoor Channel o

EP 5

Sharks on the Fly

This week, Mike Pawlawski fishes the flats of Key West with Captain Jeff Searcy, but he's not after bonefish or tarpon.

EP 6

All Weather Edition

This week, Mike Pawlawski takes us out west to Idaho, then into near monsoon conditions in Key West.

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