Bill Houze is a young guide, his name is not that known but he has enormous prestige among the fishermen who frequent Key West, the Mecca of fly-fishing for permit. He has guided countless days every year acquiring the ...
John Juracek is a fisherman and photographer from West Yellowstone, Montana. For twenty-some years he was a partner in Blue Ribbon Flies, a local specialty fly fishing shop. After earning a degree in Fisheries Biology ...
On Monday, a demolition crew will begin removing the Veazie Dam on the Penobscot River just above Bangor, Me. The Veazie is the lowest of the Penobscot dams and closest to the river’s mouth on the Maine coast. It is al...
On Monday, a demolition crew will begin removing the Veazie Dam on the Penobscot River just above Bangor, Me. The Veazie is the lowest of the Penobscot dams and closest to the river’s mouth on the Maine coast. It is al...
Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your life? How were your beginnings in these two different fields?MB: I grew up interested in art and drawing and art became my major in college. I went on to advertising ...
Conservation in the West — particularly efforts to protect key parcels of public lands — is trapped in the partisan gridlock that grips Washington. But the package of lands bills that passed Congress in mid-December ...
Last night, members of Congress came up with a bipartisan agreement to include significant land protections within a defense authorization bill that will likely come up for a vote in the House of Representatives this wee...
Diane has been a professional watercolour artist for over 22 years, and the Trout Unlimited Canada 2009 Artist of the Year, Diane was born in Montreal and currently resides in Nanoose Bay on Vancouver Island, British Col...
World Fish Migration Day 2014 (WFMD) is a one day global initiative, with local events worldwide, to create awareness on the importance of open rivers and migratory fish. WFMD is held to improve the publics’ understand...
Fd: How’s your life these days in Montana? What spots do you fish?Ben Pierce: Life in Montana is great. I grew up on a small dairy farm in central Massachusetts and headed west when I was 18 years old. My grandfather t...
Fd: When did you start fly fishing? Can you tell us about your memories from those times?Paula: I started fly fishing from a young age. For as far back as I can remember my dad had taken me out fishing with him. My you...
Invading
species: DIDYMO
Didymosphenia geminata, commonly known
as didymo or rock
snot, is a species of diatom that grows in warm and shallow water. If it overgrows, it can form large mats on the
bottom of la...
Michael and Joe Brooks—the great-nephews of the late Joe Brooks—developed the original idea for making this film on a river in New Zealand. Both Michael and Joe are avid and accomplished fly fishers. They have known ...
Driving through the backcountry of Slovenia and avoiding the highway for the majority of the trip I was awestruck by the sheer wildness, grandeur and splendour that nature offered. Following the contours of the Julian Al...
Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your life? How were your beginnings in these two different fields? DW: My father was an avid fly-fisherman as well as an artist/painter, so I grew up around both. From a ...
Fd: So tell us, who is ATA Lodge and where is ATA Lodge located? ATA Lodge is a family owned and operated lodge on the fabled Alagnak Wild River of Bristol Bay, South West Alaska. Wayne (myself) and Jacob (my son) are t...
Fd: What came first for you, writing or photography?FG: I’ve always written—I filled notebook after notebook as a kid with trip journals, fiction, poetry, you name it. I started dabbling with a small camera at age 16...
Cathy and Barry Beck are very well known for their guiding, fishing and specially for their photography. They travel to destinations such as New Zealand, Africa, Argentina, Alaska, Bahamas, Mexico, Belize, Venezuela, Mon...
Persistence. Diligence. Perseverance. Vigilance. These are characteristics that flats anglers must possess if they are to learn the ways of the flats, the habits and habitats of bonefish, tarpon and permit. Aside from oc...
Val Atkinson is well known for his photographic images that have appeared in many fly-fishing magazines and books since the 1970’s. Val caught his first trout on a fly rod at the age of seven. That hatchery fish from t...
Fd: How were your beginnings in fly fishing?
Todd: I was fortunate to have been born in Helena, Montana. My folks met each other and married in Bozeman, Montana, while attending college at Montana State University back...
Matt Harris is one of the most renowned fly-fishing photographers in the world. He has been working for the top firms in the industry for long years and travelling to worldwide destinations that include Argentina, Austra...
Fd: How did you get into fly fishing?Bob: A friend took me fishing one day on the Bow River in the late 60’s. I caught with a spoon three great rainbows and soon enough fishing became my new passion. At the time, I w...
Deep in the pristine jungle of northern Thailand lies the River of Reflection. Named for its crystal clear water, the river is home to the legendary Mahseer. A species first prized by British anglers in the days of the...
Matt Schliske is a well-known photographer and bamboo rod maker. His pictures have been seen in the pages of Fly Fisherman, Fly Rod and Reel, and American Angler magazines and his love for fly-fishing made him want to go...
1) How was Domos de la Estancia Lodge born?Domos de la Estancia Lodge was born with the idea of bringing to life the dream of sharing with fishing enthusiasts from both Argentina and the rest of the world, the fishing o...
Top news: A Memorandum of Agreement was announced recently clearing the way for the final steps of Klamath dam removals!California Trout stated:PacifiCorp and Warren Buffet have agreed to the full terms of dam removal ...
Fd: Can you tell us about your beginnings and setting up your guiding service in British Columbia? I started guiding back in 1996 mostly as a flyfishing guide for Salmon and Trout on local rivers and some interior lakes ...
After
awakening on June 4, 2011, with the eruption at the Puyehue-Caulle Volcanic
Complex, different organizations immediately started monitoring the area in
order to identify the implications of this phenomenon on th...
Fd: Artist and fisherman. What came first? How did it all begin?
Dan: It began with art. I have been blessed with some artistic ability, and at a very young age, I was drawing. That developed into a lifelong pursuit...
André De Ganay was born in France, where he lived during his childhood. He arrived to Argentina in 1946 after taking part in World War II. He started fishing in Patagonia in 1949 and he still does. He is a prominent bus...
Fd: How did art merge with fly fishing in your life? TS: As far back as I can remember, I have had a love for both drawing and fishing; however, it wasn’t until the fall in 2009 when it occurred to me that I could or ...
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...
Internationally known as Willy, there is no need to say his surname to know who we are talking about. He has been a guide for 30 years in Bariloche, Esquel, Rio Grande and in several countries, for instance, in Venezuela...
Last month, Bonefish and Tarpon Trust’s Bahamas Initiative waded into the fabled waters of South Andros. While a handful of bonefish had previously been tagged by guides in South Andros, this was the first large-scale...
Fd: Can you tell us a bit about how the idea of setting up a fly-fishing operation came up? The Red Rock Ranch has 2 ½ miles of Crystal Creek running through the private property.The ranch owners have improved the strea...
Fd: Where did your love of making watercolors of trout come from?Carol: I moved to Dillon, Montana, a fly fishing paradise, and a friend asked me for fish and landscape paintings for a beautiful little fishing cabin that...
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...
"For those of us who come into Montana in late June and early July from the Northwest, a series of great stops along the way; Rock Creek, the Missouri River, and the Henry’s Fork."For more of David’s work and to get ...
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...
What is Whirling
Disease?
The whirling disease parasite, Myxobolus
cerebralis, is native to Europe and was first described in Germany in 1903.
Whirling disease is the descriptive side effect
produced by a complex rela...
Fd: Can you tell us a bit about how the idea of setting up a fly-fishing operation in Panama came up?We had been exploring Patagonia for decades. Over the course of the years we have found many amazing places and caught ...
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...
Fd: How did your career in fly-fishing art start? Shirley: I have always loved to fish and watch others catch fish. When I was quite young I was always the one who wanted to go with my father (who was not a fisherman) o...
Every day, we get news on sweet catches and dream spots from around the world. Videos, pictures, tales and more. Today, we got some words from photographer David Lambroughton, words that describe great times in a great l...
Fd: How did the idea of producing fly-fishing videos come up? JL: I have always been addicted to fish porn, ok let’s keep it clean. The first time I saw a fly fishing movie with lots of soul, I was on a boat in the S...
Fd: Where is the lodge located in Alaska and why has this area become so popular in the fly-fishing world?Our lodge is located in the heart of the famous Bristol Bay watershed. on one of the 5 major rivers, the Alagnak R...
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...
Fd: How were your beginnings in fly fishing?Andy: I began learning to cast when I was just five years old. My father taught me in a field near our home, just 30 minutes from the river Dove in Derbyshire, England. I was...
Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your life? How were your beginnings in these two different fields?AD: I started painting when I was 6... That's my earliest memory. Fly fishing art began in 1997. The gal...