It offers a diverse range of programming that includes instruction, tips, tournaments, travel, food boating and outdoor lifestyle content.

The network is accessible to viewers in the United States and the Caribbean through cable, satellite, and telecommunication subscriptions.

The channel's roots began in Canada on December 2, 2005, when it was launched under the ownership of Insight Sports.

[5] On January 10, 2011, WFN announced that it had sold a 50% stake in its U.S. operations to Altitude Sports and Entertainment.

[citation needed] On January 14, 2019, World Fishing Network in Canada officially relaunched as Sportsman Channel.