Pictures

Welcome to "The Rugged Dude" pictures!




Visit the pages below to see some ruggedly awesome images that we took during taping of "Officially Rugged" shows, as well as during some of my ruggedly random fishing and hunting trips close to home.


Arctic Lodges, Saskatchewan - Rugged landscape, awesome fishing and amazing sunsets and good company.


Bass Fishing in Florida - Florida bass fishing produced some awesome mid-winter bucket mouths - with Captain Rugged Randy Dumars and his very cool wife, Michelle.


Big Cannon Lodge, Ontario - Sunsets, fishing and a BEAVER?


Big Sand Lake Lodge, Manitoba - Part 1 | Big Sand Part 2 | Big Sand Part 3 | Big Sand Part 4 | Big Sand Part 5 - This place should have been called "Blue Skies & Blue Water." You will know what I mean when you look at this set!


Big Sand Lake Lodge - Taping and fishing at Big Sand Lake Lodge


Cooking with Bobby Flay - RD with Bobby on the set of "Grill It, with Bobby Flay" on Food Network.


Come by Chance Resort, Ontario - Fishing doesn't get easier than this!


Lake Superior Tributary, Ontario - Waders, water and rugged terrain.


Due North, Ontario - Fly-in fishing with friends from Wisconsin.


Edmund Lake Lodge, Manitoba - Beautifully rugged sunset pictures.


Interacting with Fans, USA and Canada - At shows I get to meet some of you rugged freaks!


Fan Gifts - It's a BIG TIME honour to get gifts from FANS!


Fox Pictures - These friendly foxes stayed around my house all summer long... I guess the food helped!


Goose Hunting, Ontario - October goose hunt with the boys!


Ignace Outpost, Ontario - Some "birds eye view" pictures from behind the lens.


Ignace Outpost 2 - Fly-in fishing outpost style.


Kashabowie Outfitters, Ontario - Rugged cooking indoors and shore lunch shots.


Lake Superior Fishing, Ontario - Great Sleeping Giant pictures and some awesome fishing with Captain Brian Hudson.


Lake Superior Fishing, Ontario 2 - More Lake Superior fishing with Captain Brian.


Mattice Lake Outfitters, Ontario - Awesome day on the water with some seriously rugged dudes!


Hammerin' My Camo Pearl Drums! - Beating the living shit out of my Pearl drums - full camo!


Ogoki Frontier, Ontario - One of the best fly-in walleye outpost operations in the business. Been there five times now!


Oasis Du Goin, Quebec! - Bernard is a cool guide... rugged too!


Thousand Lakes Outpost - This place has some of the fastest walleye fishing you'll see, ever. Only 90 miles north of Thunder Bay, Ontario.


Vern's Slate Falls Pics - A few pictures taken by some of the guests who have flown in with Slate Falls Outposts in Ontario.


Viking Outposts - This is one of the originals... been in business since the 40s!!


NW Ontario First Nation Communities - On this trip I visited several great locations up north. Great people, great fishing!


Watta Lake Lodge - This was one of my best fishing trips ever! Arctic grayling on the fly, plus tons of big ass pike and lake trout! The Northwest Territores rocks!

Rugged Recipes

RD shares all his secrets in the Rugged Recipes. Are you looking for an amazing Banana Bread or tips for cooking ducks and geese? RD is more then just a good fishing buddy, he is great in the kitchen or by the firepit!

Rugged Videos

RD wants to more and more video up here. Everything from bloopers to scenes from his Officially Rugged TV show. He often turns user questions into videos! Make sure you send in your questions!

Featured Lodge/Outfitter

Mattice Lake Outfitters - Armstrong, Northwestern Ontario. Fly in outposts with great walleyes, northern pike and lake trout. Moose hunting packages and canoe trips are also available. www.walleye.ca