Cameras Off

Host: Jamie Howard / HowardFilms

HowardFilms presents Cameras Off. (Season 1) Celebrating the road less taken. Every other Tuesday, Jamie Howard shares candid conversations (often in unusual settings) with guests who took their own road, often steered by the pull of nature. Inspired by revealing chats often had between takes when the cameras were off. The first season guests include NFL players, National Geographic photographers, Fishing guides, Game wardens, Adventurers and more. To become a brand partner or suggest a guest, contact: info@howardfilms.com + HowardFilms.com (Intro narration: Adam Flaherty: Adamflaherty.tv).

  1. 06/24/2025

    April Vokey: Steel Wheels

    When you know, you know. April Vokey knew at early age that fishing and the outdoors were going to be central to her life. Live from Australia at April's Eastern HQ (BC Canada the other) we discuss a busy life on the water and off. The pro steelheader's and outdoor adventurer story was lit during her childhood ventures with her parents in the outdoors. Fast forward to a burgeoning guiding career and growing media outdoor presence, then a car accident propelled April's focus - on what and where she was going - with that mission, and helped her reflect on how she might change her path using both role models and gut instinct. Soon she was guiding, writing, leading and learning everywhere possible, and she climbed the ladder of the sport she loves. Early on she found ways to support her self through restaurant shifts, waitressing and cocktail work at the casino, that ultimately overlapped with her dawn trips to the river for steelhead. And with her casino makeup still on, she got to the water at dawn. There were new and noticeable photos from then and he steelhead chases - it all added unexpectedly to her media platform growing base. And she kept at it. Now a married mother splitting her time between hemispheres, she has built a life and her brand from guiding, fishing, exploring and sharing knowledge. Her podcast "Anchored," and it's investigative cousin, "Into the Backing" as well as her Master Class series provide a growing archive of knowledge and legacy in the field and stream. In the end, it's all just a brief respite in between her ventures out the door to find new species and new adventures. More at Aprilvokey.com All episodes: HowardFilms.com

    1h 39m
  2. 05/27/2025

    Leave No Mark. The Mark Krowka 6th Sense Story.

    If you're a fisherman in the Florida Keys, chances are you've heard of Mark Krowka - especially if you are looking for tournament wins or records. But many people have not. And the gold standard keeps a pretty low profile - enough to sneak up on a few UFO's (true story) in the pre-light AM when scouting the flats. Mark Krowka's prolific 63 championship tournament wins, 10 IGFA world records, a stunning grand slam tally record (900+ and counting) and 450+ angling trophies add to his salty legend. How he does it is subject to speculation. But his love of the water is no small part. Mark took his own road early on. Despite his family (very) athletic background and the sports track that was planned for him, he knew the water was the only place he wanted to be. He turned that love into a lifetime pursuit and a legacy of the most tourney wins in the Florida Keys in Saltwater angling. He also has the most grand slams as well (Tarpon, bonefish, permit, and you can throw a snook in there if you want to). His unusual skill set for tracking fish using only his own senses has become legendary, and despite his low-key demeanor, he is an assassin on the saltwater flats. His knowledge is uncanny and so is his grand slam and species count, which mercifully his wife Marci keeps track of, as he stays focused on the experience and his clients happiness. It's been quite a ride. I think you'll agree after this listening to this one. The nicest guy in the Keys has a story to tell…Once you find him. More at: HowardFilms.com

    1h 44m
  3. 05/13/2025

    Captain Paul Dixon. Moons. Montauk and Fire Marshalls.

    A truly great guide is a combination of things. A friend. A coach. An ally. A steward of the resource. And, of course, the person that knows where the fish are. Checking all these boxes made Paul Dixon one of the top guides in fly fishing. He spent a lifetime figuring out not only where the fish are, but how best to share them with others. He has been recognized for his efforts with The Izaak Walton Award, and the Bonefish Tarpon Trust Lefty Kreh award among others. He went his own way towards the point of Montauk. And that's where we find him today - in his fishing man cave, a few miles down the road from Montauk - having a chat in between fishing seasons for him (Florida and New York). Paul (seen in HowardFilms Running the Coast) found the Stripers in a skiff before the internet. We discuss the early days in Montauk and the shared footage that caused such a stir the fire marshall told Paul Dixon and Bob Popovics (the cameraman) to stop their presentation because of the number of people eagerly blocking the hallway at a flyfishing show to get a look. And so it began.. (Sequel episode on guiding in later life, the high living years, and the decisions to ensure the resource's future, as well as his own.) PAUL'S BIO: Paul Dixon, a native of Newport Beach, CA. In the mid ’80s, Paul moved to the East Coast, and began fishing for striped bass and blue fish in the waters off of Long Island. He ran the fly fishing department of Orvis New York for five years, and with Randy Carlson, began one of the first Orvis salt water fly fishing schools. In 1994, Paul opened Dixon’s Sporting Life in East Hampton, while developing To the Point Charters. Paul has been featured on: ESPN’s fishing shows Guidehouse Montauk,The Walker’s Cay Chronicles and Spanish Fly as well as numerous articles and magazines, including Fly Fisherman. More: HowardFilms.com/camerasoff

    57 min

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HowardFilms presents Cameras Off. (Season 1) Celebrating the road less taken. Every other Tuesday, Jamie Howard shares candid conversations (often in unusual settings) with guests who took their own road, often steered by the pull of nature. Inspired by revealing chats often had between takes when the cameras were off. The first season guests include NFL players, National Geographic photographers, Fishing guides, Game wardens, Adventurers and more. To become a brand partner or suggest a guest, contact: info@howardfilms.com + HowardFilms.com (Intro narration: Adam Flaherty: Adamflaherty.tv).