Lepena and Idrija, GoriÅ¡ka region, Slovenia We couldn't wish for a better start of fly fishing season at the rivers SoÄa, Lepena, Koritnica managed by Fisheries Research Institute of Slovenia, and Idrijca managed b...
SoÄa, GoriÅ¡ka region, Slovenia Mission Marble Trout
Mike from United States emailed me with a wish to get a marble trout. Together we made a plan where (SoÄa and tributaries), fixed his date, which was unfort...
Bovec, GoriÅ¡ka region, Slovenia First fly fishing session of 2018 season at the rivers SoÄa and Lepena.
April 2018
Rivers: SoÄa and tributary Lepena
Guest: Reto and Christian
A method used: Fly fishing, ny...
Bovec, GoriÅ¡ka region, Slovenia The Koritnica River, with a length slightly over 16 kilometers, is a right tributary of the SoÄa River. It flows west through the Log Koritnica Valley (LoÅ¡ka Koritnica) south of M...
Flyfishing season opening in Slovenia
In Slovenia the flyfishing season starts on 1st. of March.
But on 1st. of March only few rivers are open for FF. Those are: Sava, Savinja,
Radovna, Rižana… Other rivers like Id...
Radovna, Slovenia Fly fishing in Slovenia with Urko Fishing Adventures
Extended weekend in early season with my client from England.
We had a blast while we were fly fishing at some of the most beautiful rivers in Slovenia. Gla
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...
Fd: How did the idea of producing fly-fishing videos come up? Hooké: I have always had the drive to do business and a great interest in video production and graphic design. I used to be a skateboarder and dj when I had...
Cacique Valentín SayhuequeLORD OF THE APPLE COUNTRY -THE LAST GREAT CHIEF (1818 - 1903).Son of Chief Chocori an Araucanian Indian and Tehuelche mother. He was the most important Mapuche chief in the area and ...
Former guide and renowned artist Bob White was awarded "1988 Guide Of The Year" by Fly Rod & Reel magazine. At that time he was guiding for Patagonia Outfitters in Argentina and for Tikchik Narrows Lodge in Alaska. H...
God is Great, Beer is Good, and People is CrazyThe Attack of the Killer SalmonFall Salmon Run 2007There it was about half past midnight on the Pere Marquete River, the moon was full and there was a strange chill in the a...
Noah Rosenthal, Los Angeles, CAIt was Tuesday September 2nd and I was in the middle of the last shooting day of the feature filmBand of Robbers (a modern day telling of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn as adults) when the email ...
John Bennett is a freelance photographer, specializing in nature and Outdoor lifestyles photography. He has contributed to Ontario Out of Doors, and has credits in Outdoor Canada, Canadian Geographic, US publications, ca...
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...
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...
The Gaspé region of the eastern Canadian
province of Québec has long been known for its magnificent ocean vistas sweeping along an extensive coastline and, inland, beautiful pine-clad mountains. It is also world-famo...
Join us March 12-13, 2013 in Providence, Rhode Island USA for the International Didymo Conference. Proudly hosted by the Invasive Species Action Network and Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel, the conference will b...
You may know Colorado-based fine arts photographer, Tim Romano, from his work at venerable Field & Stream Magazine, or his former gig as photo editor at the Fly Fish Journal. But there’s a good chance you don’t ...
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...
Google Earth. The entire world except the bathrooms of
the controlling, incumbent governments seems to be available on Google
Earth or some other form of the internet mapping. Heck, even the bathrooms
might be. ...
Salmon Roller-Coaster RideFall Salmon Run 2010It was one of those late nights on our 2009 fall fishing trip, about 3:00 in the morning, the stars were out and the fishing had slowed down, it was about 45 degrees so the n...
One of the best gifts that you can give your child or grandchild is to pick up a fly rod and teach him or her how to fish. In my case I have a special son and since this short piece is dedicated to him, I’ll stick with...
Ally Gowans, from Scotland, is a professional photographer, writer, fishing instructor and guide who also provides top class tuition and instruction including Spey casting, underhand, roll and overhead casting with two-...
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 ...
Just when spring is well along the way to the onset of summer, the retamas line the roadways with their bright yellow flowers bringing with them reminiscences of their European origins. They were brought to Patagonia by ...
Fd: How did you combine fly fishing and photography? JS: I started fly fishing at the age of 8, when my parents bought a cabin in Three Rivers, CA on the banks of the Kaweah River. I was fortunate to have a quality fly-...
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 ...
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 ...
Join jovial host, and champion fly caster and fly fisherman, Simon Gawesworth for a week of breath-taking Sea Trout Fishing at Kau Tapen lodge, in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, home to 5 IGFA world records for Sea-Run Bro...
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...
Fd: How did the idea of producing fly-fishing videos come up?IM: I guess it came natural. I have been skateboarding since I was young and in skateboarding almost everyone documents what they are doing. I started filming ...
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...
Chris Patterson is the co-owner and cinematographer for Confluence Films (www.confluencefilms.com), creators of DRIFT, RISE, CONNECT, and the upcoming film WAYPOINTS. Best known for his work in the realm of action sport...
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 ...
How were your beginnings in fly fishing?
My father taught me how to wrap and cast fly rods when I was a boy. I think we started fishing together on the small stream that divided our property, when I was around two years...
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...
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...
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...
Tycoon
Tackle, Inc. Announces the Addition of a New Pro-Staff Member—Erin Phelan
CHARLOTTESVILLE,
VIRGINIA – Today, Tycoon Tackle, Inc. announced the addition of Erin Phelan to
the company’s Pro-Staff. Erin Phel...
Fd: How did fly fishing and photography get together in your life? Nick: I grew up fly fishing from a very young age. My mother is the major angler in my family and there hasn’t been a day in my life that I’ve had w...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
It is usually possible to see, how fishers catch with the big lateral drift of a fly. Especially it is characteristic for fishers with a two-hand rod and catching on rather far distance. After cast downwards and across...
The first time I visited the North Platte River I was heartbroken. My girlfriend at the time had just kicked me to the curb. It happened really fast and it was painful. I was in the dumps—Johnny Cash style.A good bu...
Mahseer Fly Fishing-Rod and Fly line: A 9 foot 7 WT single handed rod paired up to a reel with 7 WT Floating Shooting Head Taper line and a variety of fast and super fast Sinking Poly Leaders (10 feet) to match with the...
Quisiéramos compartir el primer artículo de una serie que publicará Tim Norman, fundador de Emergentt Expeditions. Junto a Tim trabajamos para entregar una experiencia de pesca lo más inspiradora posible e inolvidabl...
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...
Aloha,
To Whom it May Concern:….I just returned from my “umpteenth” trip to
NZ. I have been going there since 1983. In the past 3 yrs, I have been
going for 3 months a year to fly fish….and my fishing partner ...