Bridgetown, Belarus I thought I would sum up one client I had last week.
He arrived, just when seaweed had taken over alot if the beaches in Barbados. We had a lot of discussions, if it would be worth fishing the locati...
Miami, Florida, United States
CAPT. ALEX ZAPATA
JULY 17, 2018
EVERGLADES FLATS FISHING REPORT
It is hot and itâs only going to get hotter! Thatâs the current situation here in south Florida with the we...
Florida, United States Summer time Permit and Bonefish action
CAPT. ALEX ZAPATA
JULY 16, 2018
BISCAYNE BAY â SALTWATER FISHING REPORT
The best time of the year for fishing in Biscayne Bay is here! We are in full summer time mode, w
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States John Bentley and I made our second trip to Northern Pennsylvania in preparation of the Beast of the East Musky fly fishing tournament in October. We debated on fishing the first sectio...
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States My friend and fellow guide John Bentley and I traveled to the north central area of Pennsylvania to scout for a Musky fly fishing tournament in October. This would be my first time fi...
Parker, Pennsylvania, United States The theme for this Spring and the early part of the Summer has been rain!! I'm talking torrential downpour type rain that renders Rivers and Streams unfishable within a few short minut...
Tyrone, Pennsylvania, United States This trip was with my awesome client Ryan from Potter County, Pa. Ryan is strictly a streamer fisherman and a fine one at that. So when I told Ryan about the high water conditions on t...
Trevelin, Chubut, Argentina FISHING PROGRAMS
1. âOne Week Programâ 8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS / 6 FISHING DAYS
During a week you will be experiencing a varied fishing landscape through the Argentinean Patagonia. The ...
spruce creek, Pennsylvania, United States It's always a great day when your client catches a personal best fish...but when they catch TWO personal bests then that's an amazing day!!
There was some sporadic Sulphur ha...
Milesburg, Pennsylvania, United States I fished Spring Creek in Central Pa with my client Rachel on 6/19/18. An overnight rain shower raised the water level and clouded the stream quite a bit so I chose to start Rachel o...
New York, United States Well our new guide Matt spent a few days chasing trout over on the West Branch of the Delaware with a buddy or two! They sent some pics of their endeavors, and I have to say it looks like they had...
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada On June 21 we had 2 clients from the LA film industry book us for a fully guided upper Pitt river fly fishing excursion. We met at 6AM on Pitt Lake and took our jet boat 35 minutes nor...
El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina Brook Trout fishing in South Patagonia
One of the most famous kind of fish for its beauty and the fun of catching them is brook trout, salvelinus fontinalis. Lately Patagonia âc...
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada The famous Upper Pitt River, located by a 35 minute jet boat ride from Vancouver BC is now in peak season which is May 15 to July 15 for large Dolly Varden and more.
Fly fish for se...
Miami, Florida, United States HORRIBLE WEATHER. This is just an understatement! We had the worst weather for years, but when we had break from the rain and strong winds the fishing was pretty good. Lots of bonefish, i...
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States The line just comes tight and swings through the run, just like it has on the previous 10 or so casts. This time there is a sudden stop, something gets in the way of your swing, some...
Vail,Beaver Creek, Colorado, United States The Colorado River is a must for any angler wanting to experience a true western river. Home of the one of only 3 Salmon Fly hatches in Colorado! Flows are excellent and so is...
Vail,Beaver Creek, Vail/Beaver Creek Colorado, United States Water is clear and dropping. The annual Caddis hatch is about to get serious! Some of the best dry fly fishing anywhere. Wade and float fishing opportunities...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States *Season Over - Will resume in October 2018. The normal season runs October thru March. We are looking forward to a solid Fall run! Lake Erie Bass action is excellent right now... Both La...
Crawfordsville, Indaina, United States The streamer bite is on big time! Cleaned up with a white and tan Clouser minnow. Look for a rocky bottom and work it downstream or away from the shore. Had good luck both upstream ...
Islamorada, Florida Keys, United States Tarpon season in the keys
It is May and the Tarpon are everywhere in the keys. The ocean tarpon run is in full force and everybody have silver in their mind. We've had some toug...
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...
Ohio, United States Still finding steelhead and the smallies are starting to show. We are looking at the end of steelhead system, probably another three weeks or so. But then we transition to smallmouth and trout. We sho...
Islamorada, Florida Keys, United States
Tarpon Season 2018
Capt. Alex Zapata
April 23, 2018
Florida Keys - Fishing Report
Tarpon season is on! My favorite time of the year is here and with it, waves of anglers...
Trevelin, Chubut, Argentina The season is finishing, water is getting cold, the wind is no joke. Winter is coming and so the spawning season. Yesterday our friends Alejandro Martens and Gonzalo Martinez caught this beaut...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States I had the privilege of guiding Rob Giannino from Fly Fishing Journeys and his son Tyler for Tylers first ever trip to Steelhead Alley. Tyler was relatively new to the sport of fly fishin...
East Brady, Pennsylvania, United States With the crazy weather patterns ushering in lots of Spring time rain, we haven't been able to fish for Musky as much as we would like. On April 12 the water level finally began to ...
Ohio, United States Lots of fresh fish are still being caught! We are having about equal success with swinging spey rods and indicator fishing. It looks the unseasonable cold has retreated and now we are to normal temps....
Ohio, United States Finally the bigger waters are back online and we're seeing some really good fishing. Fresh fish are pushing in. They are eager to eat a swung fly or can be taken readily under an indicator. We should ...
Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina A friend wrote me wondering how my recent fishing trip to Tierra del Fuego went this past week. Here is my response. It's a bit long, but you might enjoy it. // Steve
If you w...
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States The weather on the Kenai Peninsula is steadily improving with average daily high temperatures above freezing. This prompts the time of year up here known as "break up" with lots of ...
Lake Cowichan, Canada With the winter steelhead coming to a close for the season we still got a few weeks of great fishing with the last of the March run entering the system. We are switching gears to trout fishing with ...
Ohio, United States Great fishing continues. Spey fishing is the way to go. The rivers are still a bit high, but it's from snowmelt so there is still good visibility. We're seeing a bunch of nice fish pushing in. Should ...
Junin de los Andes, Neuquen, Argentina February means hot temperatures in North Patagonia. We flew there last month looking to visit some of the classic rivers in my dear Argentina. We started off on the Caleufu, walking...
Ohio, United States Water is up but still has enough vis to fish! We're seeing good numbers of spring fish. Looking ahead, we should have dropping an clearing flows as March progresses. I expect good numbers of three and...
Krivoklat, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic WHY fishing in nonâtrout rivers?
The summer months in the Czechia are simply amazing, because the temperature is not too high, there are almost no mosquitoes and the fis...
North Bohemia, Czech Republic My client, Pecos, was a beginner in flyfishing, so we spent some time by improving cast technique and handling the fly. The fish collaborated rather in the morning, because sunshine as a mai...
Barbados I had two guys fishing a week each the past 2 weeks. This is more or less what they experienced. Quite difficult strong winds has been roaming Barbados, so it made the fish spooky and scarse. In average, the saw...
Miami, Florida, United States Winter fly fishing in Biscayne Bay and Everglades NP is not in many people's radar yet it is sooooo productive it should be Illegal.
Bonefish, Permit, redfish, snook, tarpon, black drum, ...
Freeport, Pennsylvania, United States I intended to travel to Erie to scout for some Steelhead spots for a few upcoming trips but the threat of a big snow storm changed that plan so I decided to fish for Musky instead. I...
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States Our business featured on State Plate on the INSP network with host Taylor Hicks, season 5 winner of American Idol Aired in late January. We are so proud to represent our great state and guide business!
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, United States âI finally got the water flows that I was looking for and despite the single digit temperatures I went out to cure my cabin fever and chase my new favorite fish, the Musky. I ...
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Conditions on the Squamish river just 50 minutes north of Vancouver should start to become very favourable in a few weeks when the salmon fry start hatching and the Bull trout go on a ...
Key West, Florida Keys, United States Pompano Fishing has picked up in the Backcountry cuts and basins and the Big Jacks
are running the Gulf Flats on the incoming tide, getting in front of these schools with a big
Pop...
Key West, Florida Keys, United States It is almost that time of year again... Tarpon season is just around the corner. I still have days available during prime time.
In the next month, we will start to find tarpon mo...
Latium, South Tuscany, Central Italy,, Italy When youâre sweating under your shirt and imagining the pleasant breeze out thereâ¦
When youâre dreaming and thinking of the pleasant landscape of our rivers...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States "A warm January, a cold May." ~Welsh Proverb
To date, January has been warm, and what May will yield has yet to be seen. While proverbs portend general truths based on common experience, ...
Miami, Florida, United States
Winter time fishing at its best
Capt. Alex Zapata
Flamingo - Saltwater Fishing Report
It is safe to say that we are in full winter time mode! About 2 weeks ago, we were greeted by the first
Miami, Florida, United States
Miamiâs inshore fishing opportunities
Miami inshore fishing is one of the most productive and fun ways to live the south Floridaâs fishing experience. With almost 365 days ...
New York, United States Still finding the fish despite the freezing temps. The season is closing up fast! Unless the weather changes, we might be needing to batten down the hatches until spring ice out. Keep your fingers...