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...
Nick Lyons is one of the biggest names when it comes to fly fishing literature. In charge of The Lyons Press, he has published some of the most recognized books on the matter, working with legendary anglers like Lefty Kr...
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: Can you tell us how the idea of setting up a fly fishing guide service in Iceland came up?As soon as I started fly fishing I knew that I would like to do that in the future. I wanted to be on the riverbank as much as...
A brief talk with Bryan Huskey, the founder of KeepEmWet Fishing, to learn more about their efforts to educate anglers about proper fish handling and releasing practices. By P. Mac Allister.Fd: What is the story behind...
Fd: What are your roots in fly fishing? Where did you start? I have always loved to fish. My parents are Canadian, and I grew up spending my summers sitting on a dock, casting endlessly for little bass. I learned to fly...
FD: How was this project born? Where does the name Kuntur come from?Santiago: My name is Santiago Derendinger and I am the creator of Kuntur Fly Fishing. The name Kuntur means Condor (bird of prey) in the Quechua languag...
Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your life? How were your beginnings in these two different fields? Both fishing and art were things I did not really choose, they are just a part of who I am. In terms of...
Fd: Can you tell us how you became a fly-fishing guide?The main reason that made me become a flyfishing guide was my passion for the sport. Back when I wasn’t guiding, I would always try to spend as much time on the wa...
Fd: Can you tell us a bit about how the idea of setting up a fly-fishing operation in Hawaii came up? Growing up in Hawaii provided for lots of year-round outdoor activities; surfing, outrigger canoe paddling, sailing, f...
How was your fishing operation in Uruguay born?Since I was 3 years old I was fond of fishing and nature, I then evolved as a fisherman getting to know different environments and I realized that in Uruguay there was an im...
1) How was Mañihuales Lodge born?Mañihuales Eco Lodge was born from a series of events that began around 2013, when the former owners of a land close to the Mañihuales river, in the middle of the Chilean Patagonia, ...
Brian O’Keefe is one of the world’s most remarkable anglers and photographers, having had photographs published in the most important periodicals and magazines. The Catch Magazine, co-founded by Todd Moen and Brian, ...
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: How did you decide that being an artist was what you wanted to do in life?
Derek: My connection to the world and the people around me has been through my artwork. I was an average student at best in a family of ...
Fd: How were your beginnings in fly fishing? Mike: My life as a fly fisherman started when I was 14 years old, annoying the local estuary population of all manner of fish, including the occasional sea-run brown trout. On...
Fd: How did the Alphonse experience start for you?Keith: I fished Alphonse and St. François many years ago before there was a hotel on Alphonse. The diversity of the destination and magnificent reputation of how well th...
Fd: Can you tell us how the idea of setting up a fly-fishing operation in Barbados came up?It all started when I moved to Barbados for a 4 year period. I have always fished, since my childhood back home in Denmark, for s...
June 25th, 2020. Tuesday night, the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina decided on a moratorium on all new small hydropower projects in the country. This means that no more new plants will be approved, and...
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...
Klaus Frimor is one of the key figures of these times when it comes to fly casting. His knowledge of both single and double-handed rods, lines and casting techniques have taken him to work in research and development dep...
Fd: How was your fly-fishing operation in Northern Patagonia born?Since my very beginnings I've been guiding for several years for major Fly Fishing Outfitters in this area. Some time after, with the acquired experience,...
Fd: How did the idea of producing fly-fishing videos come up?SM: I just became obsessed with the challenge of trying to capture the essence of fly fishing on camera. I’ve seen a few do it well, and when they do, it is...
Kathryn doesn’t fish everyman's water; she thrives on experiencing the thrill of fishing in the most remote and exotic locations around the world. In her pursuit of the top game fish and her need for adventure, she has...
Joe Brooks was a pioneer in modern fly fishing. He fished faraway places from the 40s to his death in 1972. He wrote about them through a myriad of articles and 10 books. Through his writing he opened up the world and po...
Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your life? How were your beginnings in these two different fields? BH: My art career started in the back of my school notebooks. Instead of taking notes, I was drawing! I ...
Gordon Allen is a renowned artist from the USA, his works include oils, watercolors and gouaches, etchings and illustrations. These are his words on his work and life.Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your...
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...
Simon's father taught him to fish at the age of 6. Now 48, he's been teaching fly casting professionally since he was 16. He has both cast and fished for England in British, European and World Championships and was elect...
Fd: Can you tell us a bit about how you got the idea of setting up a fly-fishing guide service? In the beginning my plan was just to open only fly-fishing school. However, in the end I decided to offer my guests a full s...
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 ...
Fd: How did you get into fly fishing? Thom: I was raised to love the water, particularly the ocean. My father had me in SCUBA gear by the time I was 13. I became PADI certified in 1972. With this background, my wife boug...
Fd: Can you tell us how the idea of setting up a fly-fishing operation in Darwin came up?Darwin is surrounded by vast areas of shallow clean waterways teeming with dozens of species of tropical fish in hundreds of locati...
This is a tribute to my friend Billy Pate who died on April 19 at the age of 81. The name Billy Pate is linked with incredible, mind blowing, fly fishing records, as well as with the renowned Billy Pate Fly Reels made b...
Fd: Can you tell us a bit about your beginnings? My passion for fishing was born from an early age, but after changing many techniques, I (Luigi Mautino) devoted myself entirely to fly fishing. Later on, I decided to cre...
Fd: Can you tell our users what the film CHALK – Bedrock of Fly Fishing is about?The film focuses on the uniqueness of the chalkstreams of southern England (and beyond) and the people that live, work on and fish these ...
Fd: How did you start in fly fishing? Who got you interested in the sport? Charles: That’s an easy one. My father. He was an avid salmon angler who, even in the 1950’s travelled the world for fishing – mostly salmo...
Fd: How did you get started in the fly fishing & photography world? Kyle: I got started in the fishing and photography world together. I had always enjoyed taking photographs and the same went for fishing. When I we...
Jeff Currier is an active member of the Scientific Anglers, Ross Product and Yellow Dog Fly Fishing Adventures Professional Advisory Team as well as a fly fishing lecturer and well known fish artist and author. He is con...
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 ...
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 ...
Fd: Can you tell us a bit about how the idea of setting up a fly-fishing operation came up? Well I'd been guiding in Alaska for a number of years, and when the season would end up there I'd come back home here and our fa...
Fd: How were your beginnings in fly fishing?Marina: -Mother Like Daughter- My parents taught my brother and I the basic skill set of fly-fishing with a single handed rod from the age of around five and we moved onto do...
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 ...
Fd: How was life in Montana during your childhood? Tom: My dad grew up in Yellowstone Park in the 1920’s, he would take us there almost most every summer, one of the earliest memories I have of using a fly rod was on ...
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...
Bessie Bucholz is Yellow Dog's program director for New Zealand and assistant director for South America. Bessie grew up fishing and rowing down the upper North Platte River in southern Wyoming. After studying at the Uni...
Fd: Can you tell us about your beginnings in fly fishing?My dad and grandpa took me and my brothers fishing when we were little kids to Patagonia so I started fly fishing when I was 5 or 6 years old. I never stopped.Fd:...
Fd: Who is Kid Ocelos? Kido: Well fellas, Kid Ocelos is a 42 years old guy in love with cartoons, an illustrator above all and a fisherman. Fishing came to my life by chance and Fly Fishing even more so. When I first sa...
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...