The North Westerly winds have finally arrived and so have the Milkfish. It’s been a great week with flat calm seas, spectacular sunsets and a vast variety of species to catch. 9 Triggerfish, 5 GT’s, a Barracuda...
Week 16 was met by a group of anglers hosted by the brothers Stefan and Alex Haider. The breezy North Westerly winds made for some tricky casting conditions, however it was not enough to deter the guide team and anglers ...
A slower week GT wise for the team but Astove still
produced a fantastic variety of other species like Triggers, Bonefish,
Saddle-Back Grouper, Swallow-tail Grouper and Wahoo. 30 GTs were landed with 3
breaking the 1...
A Special Bamboo Rod Story:
An interesting episode of my fly fishing life is the unexpected story of
a bamboo rod and how it all came about thanks to serendipity.
Late in 2003 I visited my friend Marcelo Calv...
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...
We get a lot of emails from anglers that are just getting into fly fishing asking us about the basic setup to get started in the sport. That's why we came up with this short list of essentials. Of course, there are lots ...
When you meet Charlie Leslie, the owner and Head Guide at Tarpon Caye Lodge, you immediately feel contention, he gives you peace of mind. From that moment on, he starts sharing -in a simple way- the enormous knowledge h...
It was a first time experience for most of the team
this week with 4 first timers to Seychelles and 1 “soon to become angler”
casting his first fly. John Caeser (dubbed John Trevally) had an unforgettable
start t...
The settled weather finally arrived after 2 wet weeks. The GT’s continue to make their presence felt as 7 good size fish were landed between the team. Robert Simini managed to tame this weeks biggest GT of 108 cm, wi...
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, ...
The week started off like a dream with Grant Mackenzie
winning the tussle against a 109cm GT early on the first morning. As the week
progressed the big GT’s were definitely around and more than often than not
winni...
Indo Pacific Permit are without doubt one of the most difficult flats species that can be caught on fly. This week started in an incredible fashion with 2 magnificent Permit caught on the first day of the week. Chant...
Jim Teeny is one of the most innovative fly fishermen. His famous Teeny nymph and his series of fly lines have changed the sport forever, becoming a must for every fly angler. Jim has held ten IGFA world records, and his...
We continue to expand the fly line options for tarpon fishing with the new Tarpon QuickShooter.The Tarpon QuickShooter is designed with a short head that is 30 feet in length and a full line size heavier to easily load m...
Fd: How did you first get into fly fishing and tying? H: I started fly fishing when I moved from Brooklyn, NY up to Stamford, CT back in the late 80’s. It was the spring of 90’ when I saw 3 young guys fishing a salt...
The week started in true Seychelles style with a slight North-Easter blowing and great visibility. The bonefishing was “off the charts” with 129 Bonefish landed during the first day. There were a few big fish around ...
Sadly this week marked the end to our first 10 weeks at
our new Astove Atoll Lodge. True to what Astove has continued to produce during
this season the fishing results speak for themselves. The big Bonefish were
arou...
April lives in British Columbia and is an avid angler and steelhead, salmon and trout guide. She was born with an unexplainable passion for fishing. As a young girl she coaxed her father into going fishing and by the ag...
Pochy Tarpon HombreThe season is on and many customers come to tray Tarpon on Fly for first time4 Tips for Getting Better Hookups With Tarpon1. Keep your rod tip on the water and always point it in the direction of your ...
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...
RIO Products, industry-leading manufacturer of fly lines, leaders and tippet material, is proud to announce the launch of the new InTouch RIO Gold trout line – blending RIO’s best-selling line taper with award-winnin...
RIO Products makes the connection to fish easier for anglers through its lines, leaders and tippet. Adding another line using ConnectCore technology, RIO introduces an advanced new line for nymphing - the InTouch Xtreme ...
Years turned into months, months turned into
weeks, weeks turned into days when finally Astove Atoll lodge opened its doors
for the first time to 6 lucky anglers. It was no surprise when Peter Opperman
started off the...
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...
RIO Products, industry-leading manufacturer of fly lines, leaders, and tippet material, continues to advance its popular trout series with the new Indicator II fly line.Designed to cast heavy indicator rigs with ease, th...
The last week of the season has finally arrived and still only light South-Easterly trade winds. As if to taunt us that the season has closed too soon the fish turned up in a magnificent fashion. We had 8 anglers this ul...
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...
We bring medium-fast action single-hand, switch and two-hand fly rods to the market with the ACCEL series by reinventing proven Generation 5 technology.“Adding a graphite hoop core and axial fiber material in the new G...
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...
Fd: What would you say to the anglers who haven't yet tried pike fly fishing in Ireland?Norbert: Just do it! You’re the one missing out. Not me... My local fishing grounds are made of small landlocked ponds, rivers...
Having missed out trip to the marshes of Louisiana due to my friends back injury, he booked three days in January. Weather there in January can be pleasant or chilly, not this year it was cold. Our first day was canc...
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:...
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 ...
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...
For the second year in a row, scientists, guides, and volunteers from Bonefish and Tarpon Trust went on the hunt for baby bonefish in the Florida Keys. By “baby” we mean juvenile Albula vulpes less than 5” long or ...
Fd: How did you get started in fly fishing? I got started at a young age in fly fishing. Mostly fishing for bass in local lakes and canals. I then got away from it for a while and really did a lot of bass fishing with ...
In the second installment of Musky on the Fly Bill recalls some valuable lessons learned/taught from a day on the water with a client last year in late August...The “dog days of summer” can be a
difficult time to ...
Jim Klug is the co-owner, producer, and writer for Confluence Films (www.confluencefilms.com), creators of DRIFT, RISE, CONNECT, and the upcoming film WAYPOINTS. He is one of the best photographers of the industry and hi...
When I got
the invite to make a film and fish for Barbel, a fish I knew nothing about, in
the middle of Spain, I was quick to reply. My home country is Norway, which is
cold and horrible at this time, and I like Spanis...
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...
There are many reasons why people end up doing what they do
for a living, in my case it was meant to be and it was in my blood. As with
most of us you learn your love for fishing from your father and grandfather,
but ev...
Fd: Where is the lodge located and why has this area become so popular in the fly-fishing world? Punta Allen Fishing Club: Our lodge is located in the village of Punta Allen close to the water : about 150 meters from th...
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 ...
When you’re on a mission—you need a game plan. “So what’s the plan?” my buddy asked. “Permit, that’s the plan,” I said. I’ve had quite a few opportunities to cast flies at permit in the past but they h...
When you think about destination fisheries for flyfishing you may think of Big sky country in Montana, the flats of Belize or the great rivers and streams of Alaska, or Chile or Argentia, and for many anglers it is my ho...
Fd: How did fly fishing and photography get together for you? MJ: Growing up in Texas, I had a rod in hand as a child fishing for bass in local ponds and lakes. This grew into an obsession and throughout my teenage year...
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...
Among the species that swim in Argentinean waters, golden dorado is by far my favorite. His whimsical humor, beauty and a growing misunderstanding about his behavior are very appealing. It is a fish able to trigger a fee...
Our charter plane from Manaos, Brazil, had just landed at the Barcelos landing strip, a small and colorful town on the giant Rio Negro coast. We had boat bags, rod tubes, lots of water bottles and high expectations as we...