Few years ago, recalling the Tube flies that are constructed of metal tubes or plastic to get big flies, to be used in fresh and salt water, I had the idea to create a dry tube fly.
Piedra del Aguila, Patagonia, Argentina Friend and fisherman Lauren Le Flanchec left Limay River Lodge today. During 6 straight days he averaged 50 fish a day, both rainbows and browns between 20 and 26 inches. All fishi...
Piedra del Aguila, Patagonia, Argentina Friend and fisherman Lauren Le Flanchec left Limay River Lodge today. During 6 straight days he averaged 50 fish a day, both rainbows and browns between 20 and 26 inches. All fishi...
Arezzo,perugia, spoleto, Italy
Nera is a spring creek that flows through a steep and narrow Umbrian limestone valley. This section of âNo Killâ began in 1994. It isfamous for the big trout that rise on dry fl...
Rio Manso's surrounding waters are some of the best in Patagonia for outstanding dry fly fishing during the epic dragon fly hatch. Every December, when several days of warm weather trigger the emergence of this tasty me...
Andreas Andersson is a professional fly tyer from Sweden, he's part of the Partridge of Redditch and DeerCreek pro teams. Here's more about him and his flies.Fd: How did you first get into fly fishing and tying?Andreas:...
This is one of the flies that cannot be missing in the box of any dry fly addict. The attractor pattern is similar to the Irresistible Adams in its design. It has great buoyancy because it is tied with deer h...
Ljubno, Savinja region, Slovenia Just few hours at river, but that was few quality hours on this alpine gem. Rainbows, brownies and graylings were all over the place. Most of them was caught on dry flies.
Savinja Rive...
Piedra del Aguila, Patagonia, Argentina Friend and fisherman Lauren Le Flanchec left Limay River Lodge today. During 6 straight days he averaged 50 fish a day, both rainbows and browns between 20 and 26 inches. All fishi...
Jackson, Wyoming, United States Wrapped up our 2014 season last week and as we write this heavy snow has moved into the region, this is good for next season's water. Fishing is still an option on the warmer days and you ...
Vail,Beaver Creek, Western Colorado, United States The Colorado River is open for business from state bride down to Rifle! thats about 60 miles of amazing Trout water. Some dry fly action on Midges and Blue Winged Olive...
Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada With the spring weather here on Vancouver island the fishing is heating up as well and the bugs are starting to hatch. dry fly fishing for rainbow trout cutthroat and browns have b...
This fly, credited to Art Flick from the early days of fly-fishing in the USA, is probably one of the simplest yet effective trout dry flies, both for rivers and lakes.Gray Fox, Cream, and Dun are some of the...
Fd: How has the 2017/18 season been?The season has started very well. Even though we had a lot of rain early on, the fishing has been very good with some large browns, rainbows and brook trout caught. Now we are especi...
North Carolina, United States The weather was cloudy sky with some light rain in the area. The air temp is in the mid 60's. I was using a Cabala's 4 wt rod and reel. I did use black woolly buggers and a few dry flies. Th...
Once only can I remember seeing red, but lets not go there. Recently I discovered that my local trout see red in a very interesting way. The lochs in my part of the Highlands are acidic; this is from the peat that blank...
Earlier in the year we came up with the ides of incorporating dyed cdc in traditional May fly patterns instead of the normal cock hackle.This was an idea i had messed around with over the past 2 years as when fishing on ...
Fabrizio Gajardoni is a world-class fly tier from Rimini, Italy. His name is behind many creations due to his fantastic talent at the vise for all kinds of patterns: dries, nymphs, deer bass and pike flies, saltwater pat...
A new edition of an already popular line with the InTouch Trout LT.Many fisheries require delicate presentations to fool trout, so RIO added ConnectCore Technology to the popular Trout LT line with theInTouch Trout LT. T...
This is one of my favorite flies for fishing trout and grayling on the rivers of northern Italy and Austria. I started to tie this beetle in 2000 and over the years I kept improving it, changing its materials and shap...
Chilean Patagonia is truly an amazing fishery. There
are more rivers and lakes that you could probably fish in a lifetime. If I can
tell you what is the most amazing thing for me about Patagonia is that most of
the seas...
not long ago I was fishing a stream at the wolf creek hatchery center for rainbow trout and I had a small box of dry flies and was fishing with no luck but was having the best time of my life anyway I ask this guy what f...
The Royal Trude is a classic fly that remained in time. The down wing provides fish with a different silhouette than most attractor flies. It is a universal pattern that could be used everywhere.This fly is cre...
When beginning to fly fish, one wonders if a big fish might be caught using such small fly…Created by George Griffith, one of the founders of Trout Unlimited, this pattern imitates midges, midge emergers, m...
Trout Fly FishingHimalayan streams and rivers in India offer opportunities to target wild Brown Trout. Besides angling, the valleys along the Himalayan mountain range offer opportunities for observing rustic culture, wil...
Many times I have shared great fishing trips with friends that catch tarariras, or wolf fish, with lures, and the only way to get similar results to theirs is by using flies that are actual lures adapted to be cast with ...
With it's sail-like dorsal fin, iridescent markings and dotted with spectacular patterns, the Arctic Grayling is one of the most unusual and beautiful fish of Alaska.The Arctic grayling comes in a wonderfully wide array ...
Ancient human traces reflected through the tools and art scattered around the basaltic plateau where the Strobel Lake is located get together with exceptional trout fishing, offering to the traveler an image of Patagonia...
July 4, 2010Nine days ago I fished Montana's Gallatin River when it was a foot higher and a lot browner than this (I didn't get a photo that day). Yesterday the water was a bit lower and yet--as you can see--still raging...
Ready for the Paraná River Slam? This floating trip will challenge you to catch the mighty Paraná River Grand Slam: Golden Dorado, Pira Pita and Pacú, three species that will get your heartbeats speeding and rush your...
How did you get into fly fishing and into drawing your catches?Kazu: I started fly fishing a bit late, when I was 45 years old. A friend of mine asked me to go fishing and since that day I’ve been fascinated by it and ...
Rubber legged flies have always been very popular in Patagonia. Bitch Creek and Rubber Legs patterns were used a lot during the 70´s as well as the Leoni´s Barbarous and Montana flies with antennae and rubber tails....
First published in Rod and Reel: 2/15/1985Roadkill StreamersOf the 364 four pound (or larger) trout painted on the walls of DanBailey's Fly Shop in Livingston Montana:7% were taken on small wet flies.12% were t...
Fly fishing is something much deeper than catching fish, and something similar happens with fly tying, where a passionate fly tyer can find amazing stories and knowledge that will be invaluable in the river.
The Tup's I...
We bring anglers Tippet Rings to speed and ease terminal tackle rigging.Tippet Rings are small, very strong, and lightweight and allow anglers to easily attach tippet to leader. A leader with a tippet ring turns over ea...
Fd: Can you tell us a bit about the origins of fly fishing in your country? There are lots of interesting and uncommon species for fly fishing in Czech republic besides typical brown trout, rainbow trout, grayling and br...
Fd: Where is Igloo Lake Lodge located and why has this area become so popular in the fly-fishing world?Jim: Our lodge is located 72 miles southeast of Goose Bay, Labrador on the Eagle River Plateau – it’s very rem...
Fd: How did you first get into fly fishing and tying? JPN: I discovered fly-fishing at a very early age. The sport is a family heritage passed along through the generations. I stumbled upon it when I found my fathers f...
While I recognise and acknowledge the need for commercial fly tyers, I have been indoctrinated against them by an expression my immigrant English dry fly purist grandfather told me when I was young about why whose flies ...
The Gaspé region of the eastern Canadian
province of Québec has long been known for its magnificent ocean vistas sweeping along an extensive coastline and, inland, beautiful pine-clad mountains. It is also world-famo...
To say the South Fork of the Snake River, in South East Idaho, is a special place would be a real injustice. It probably should be described, at least to me, as a bit like heaven. And, as flat out beautiful as it is, the...
River Bend Guide Service offers both driftboat and road accessed flyfishing trips on over 20 miles of private water on Oregon's famous Deschutes River. We have exclusive rights to fish the Warm Springs Indian Reservation...
A great talk with local guide Uros Kristan about the best times of the season, the waters, gear and spots in order to have the right information before making a trip to this fly-fishing paradise.Fd: What are the be...
How did you get into fishing and drawing?TK: Well, I still remember my first catch, it was a small crucian carp I caught on regular fishing gear when I was 10 years old. Later on, when I was 20 or a bit older, I was tau...
1) What fishing alternatives does Lago Rosario Lodge offer?Given the location of Lago Rosario Lodge, our area of influence goes fromLos Alerces National Park to the Corcovado River area. Preferably we try not to drive m...
As a fly tier, you get to see a lot of very interesting fly patterns. Most are designed to represent a particular insect or bait fish, while others are designed to replicate nothing that occurs in nature, they just l...
Fd: First, why do you think every fly fisherman should visit Wyoming at least once?Lack of other people. Wyoming is the least populated state in the Union and there seems to be a direct correlation between the quality o...
Paraná river allows you to fulfil the dream of fishing the three most coveted species ; Dorado, Pacú and Pira Pitá. This can scarcely be done in a few places.To talk about Paraná is to talk about an undiscovered worl...