Morgan Nowels
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Morgan Nowels

Title: Contributor
Email: mnowels@gearjunkie.com 
Location: Nashville, TN
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Expertise

  • Topics of Expertise: Fishing, Hunting
  • Years in Expertise: 12+

Education & Certifications

  • Education: Bachelors of Accountancy, Brigham Young University
  • Years of Writing: 4
  • Certifications: CPR, Avalanche 1, Licensed Guide in State of Tennessee

A Word from Morgan Knowels

From a young age I was obsessed with the outdoors. As an adult, nothing scared me more than working an office job. I began my career working in fly shops and have since worked as a full time fishing guide, writer and sales rep for large fly fishing manufactures. When I’m not “working” you’ll find me doing the exact same things I do for a job – fishing, chasing bird dogs, skiing, backpacking, and running rivers in my raft.


The Chêne Hydro-Lok Wool Lined glove sitting on a shelf in a duck blind.

A tight shot of a man wearing the Free Fly Gridback Fleece Anorak Hoodie

A duck hunter thigh deep in water, picking up decoys while wearing the Drake Waterfowl Guardian Elite HND Front Zip Waders.

A close up shot of a hunter wearing the Kings Camo XKG Field Pant in front of a cattail slough.

An angler wearing the Melin Odysea Stacked Hydro hat on the water.

A duck hunter in a blind, wearing the Wiley X Apex sunglasses while laughing.

The Chief Upland Over/Under Vest hanging on a post next to an over under shotgun in front of a winter landscape.

A hunter on the prairie in the winter time, wearing the SITKA Jetstream Jacket and holding binoculars.

The sun setting behind a hill behind the Coast FL97R headlamp resting on a branch.

Best Base Layers For Hunting

A hunter with the facemask and hood of the Badlands Stealth CoolTouch Hoody on

The Maven M.2 Monocular in a hand with vegetation in the background.

The hood of the Kings Camo XKG Pinnacle Jacket on an upland hunters head.

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2024 GearJunkie gift guide anglers

A hunter standing next to a tree with a bow in their hand

The Badlands 2200 with a platform and climbing sticks attached to it leaning agains a tree.

A man running on a treadmill in the SITKA Delta Ventlite Zip GTX Waders

A gloved hand next to a hunters hip

A hunter wearing the KUIU Kutana Hybrid pants in a tree saddle

The ZEISS SFL 10X50 Binoculars on a log

The Orvis Superfine Graphite fly rod on the bow of a driftboat.

Packages of the new Berkley baits on display in someones hands.

A hunter wearing the Badlands Andaire in the field.

Some of the Best Tackle Boxes of 2025 on a boat deck

Best in Show: ICAST 2025

The Best Archery Release Aids for Bowhunting of 2026

The DHUKR tool removing a hook from a fake foot

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I Took Garmin and YakAttack’s First Kayak Motors for a Spin at ICAST 2025