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...
BISCAYNE BAY, United States Back to sunny Florida after a brutal Fly Fishing show season. Well, not that brutal since I had the chance to fish the Hoh River on the Olympic Peninsula and caught a few hard fighting steelh...
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: 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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
“The one that got away” is a universal idea when it comes to fishing. From a big brown trout wrapping you around the roots of a tree to the tarpon that took one more jump than you were ready for and shook the hook, w...
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...
From the northern waters that surround Ambergris Caye, to the pristine marine eco-systems of Turneffe Atoll, all the way south to Hopkins, Placencia and Punta Gorda, this new book project is a testament to why Belize has...
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...
As result of the numerous calls and emails I get from people coming from all over the world, I have decided to elaborate this short article about the fishing opportunities around Miami for those that are not familiar wit...
We are pleased to inform you that at their Wednesday meeting in Lakeland, The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), unanimously approved new regulations to make tarpon and bonefish catch-and-release-on...
Miami, Florida Keys, United States Hot summer days means hot fishing. Despite having had a very windy spring and a horrible invasion of sargassum fishing is super hot.
We have been hooking and landing all the fish...
Kaunakakai, Molokai, United States Gusty wind and rain across the island with some areas experiencing heavy showers and runoff at times. The tides and moon phase line up really well right around the second or third week ...
The team at Sage understands the kind of intense pressure saltwater fishing puts on fly rod performance. This fall, to meet the incredibly diverse range of casting demands in saltwater angling, Sage introduces the SALT.U...
RIO Products, industry-leading manufacturer of fly lines, leaders and tippet material, introduces saltwater anglers to a full range of floating, intermediate and sinking shooting heads in its cold, saltwater fly line ser...
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 ...
The
roar of the big block Chevy 454 was near
deafening as Garner, a.k.a. “G”, throttled down the un‐baffled beast of a V‐8,
sending the airboat skidding into white sugar sand covered by a skinny five
inches of ...
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...
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...
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...
Miami, Florida Keys, United States Hope everybody's safe from covid-19 and back to fishing. We've been guiding lots and long days lately both in Biscayne Bay and Everglades National Park and the fishing was very good. ...
Bonefish and Tarpon in Los Roques, VenezuelaAfter several weeks of planning, I finally departed to the famous National Park Los Roques in Venezuela.Getting to Los Roques from Caracas is very easy, two or three companies ...
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 ...
One of Bonefish & Tarpon Trust's top priorities is to learn enough about the biology of bonefish, tarpon, and permit so that we can focus conservation efforts on the most important aspects of these important gamefish...
Flip Pallot is a fishing legend; he is part of the past, present and future of fly fishing. When he humbly answered our short email inviting him to an interview we couldn’t believe it. We grew up watching Flip’s show...
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...
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 ...
Miami, United States The fishing was great in September and continues to get better as October progresses. I was mainly fishing the park from islamorada during September with overall great action and steady catches.
T...
Miami, Florida, United States Fishing Miami and the Keys in spring can be simply described as spectacular although this season we had lots of wind and over cast days.
Tarpon, bonefish, permit, snook, redfish, barracud...
Alphonse Island, Alphonse Island, Seychelles Alphonse Fishing News â 29 November â 6 December 14 â A Huge 110lbs GT And 3 Big Sailfish In A Day
The incredible weather continued with light South-Easterly...
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...
Key West, Florida Keys, United States The weather and the fishing has been hot this last week..
Fall is "Off Season" here in the Lower Florida Keys... No snow birds and few tourists... But the fishing is good..
Got ...
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...
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...
Seychelles Alphonse Fishing News 8 â 15 November 2014
Continuing from last weeksâ great action, the first day of this week kicked off with 2 âFlats Slamsâ, 8 GTâs, 2 Triggers and 112 Bonefish...
Seychelles Trip Hosted By Urban Angler an Outfitter and Agent based out of New York and Alexandria.
Our trip began in the main island of the Seychelles, Mahe. We arrived to find news of a storm system sitting off the ...
barbados, Barbados Was a fun-filled winter so far in Barbados. Lots of grown bones and even a few permits and Tarpon.
All caught on 20-70 cm of crystal clear water.
Lots of people don't carry their cameras around, though so you will have to set
Seychelles Alphonse Fishing News 15 - 22 November 2014
The North Westerly winds have finally arrived and so have the Milkfish. Itâs been a great week with flat calm seas, spectacular sunsets and a vast variety o...
Miami - Islamorada - Everglades, Florida, United States Greetings to all, I've been absent for a long time and I'm looking forward to catching up with reports. I have been Bonefishing and permit fishing throughout the ke...
Seychelles Alphonse Fishing News â 8 â 15 October 2013 â A Flurry of Triggers, Monster Yellowfin and Wahoo Around!
The third week of the season has just ended and once again there has been a flurry of t...
Miami, Florida Keys, United States Hot water and air temperatures along with strong winds have kept the bonefish, permit and tarpon very active. If there is one fish that favors these particular weather conditions, this ...
Seychelles Alphonse Weekly Fishing Report: 1 - 8 Oct 14 - The Season Starts with a âDouble Flats Slamâ â 1 Angler, 2 Triggerfish, 2 GTâs and 2 Bonefish on 1 day.
The first week of the 2014 - 2015 s...
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 ...
Miami, Florida, United States Bonefishing in Miami and The Keys| Fall fishing patterns
Undoubtedly, Biscayne Bay and the keys are one of the most popular bonefishing destinations in the world. The Florida keys have ea...
If you have not signed the petitions of support, please see the two links below.Proposals to create National Parks for habitat protection for Grand Bahama Island and Abaco are now on the desk of the Prime Minister of the...