Jeremy Wade of River Monsters wrestles with a 100-plus-pound Nile perch in a swift river in Africa’s Rift Valley

Is there anything more majestic than an Atlantic salmon taking flight — in slow motion? We’ll let you decide, but we think you know how we feel.

A high-flying marlin sails into the cockpit of a sportfishing boat, leaving the crew but a moment to duck for cover.

Words to live by: an ode to a river by the estimable writer Roderick Haig-Brown, spoken by Mel Krieger.