Yorkshire, United Kingdom My third vist to Dale Pitt Lakes.
The morning started off glorious, freezing cold, few clouds and a the low winter sun.
I start using lures casting in various areas with little luck othe...
Yorkshire, United Kingdom I woke up to a typical early Feb morning with frost on the ground and ice on the windscreens of the cars. This was not going to deter me from my planned trip to the local trout lake to try and c...
Benton Crossing, California, United States Spring time in the Sierra brings the migration of the big REDS. Cutthroat trout migrate from Crowley Lake up the Upper Owens River to spawn. These fish are abundant in the river...
Vail,Beaver Creek, Colorado, United States The Flows have dropped substantially in the last 3 days and conditions are ripe for the dry-fly action on Caddis, Stoneflies and Pale Morning Duns. The float fishing is still h...
Parshall, Colorado, United States I have fished the Colorado at Parshall the last 4 Fridays in a row. The fishing has been good as well as the weather. This last Friday, due to the high temperatures, the water was up a...
Kamnik, Slovenia In my report below I would like to introduce you the upper stream of the Kamniška Bistrica River, originates in the southern foothills of the Kamnik Alps. Is a typical alpine river with a distinctive ...
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 ...
There was a time when Marabou Muddlers were the flies to catch big trout. I still remember some strikes at the bend of the Chimehuin River’s La Boca (river inlet) in Patagonia with some black Marabou Muddlers almost at...
Avon, Vail,Beaver Creek CO, United States 10/12/2017- Itâs been absolutely amazing up on the Colorado all summer and early fall! Dry fly fishing has been incredible pretty much the entire day. Start small with an ...
From high alpine creeks where the finesse of a three-weight is all you need to the major river drainages where throwing giant streamers with seven-weights is the name of the game, Colorado is a great place to experience ...
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: https://destinationangler.libsyn.com/websitePicture this. You’re off on a fishing adventure to a new location and just arrived at the fly shop, hoping to pick up some local knowledge. It’s 7...
By now, word has spread much like the algal bloom that has made the rock snot a top news concern for trout anglers in Michigan. Didymo confirmed in the Upper Manistee River from November streamer float with water quality...
Michigan's Upper Peninsula , United States Fishing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula has picked up a bit over the last few days with the early winter warm up. A few steelhead and brown trout have come to hand. Fish are being...
CATCH AND
RELEASE: HOW IT CAME TO BEToday, it is
hard to imagine a quality fishery where fly fishers do not return their catch to the water
alive. This is the standard on the rivers in Patagonia. Releasing their fish is
...
Avon Colorado, Vail,Beaver Creek CO, United States It's Hopper season on the Colorado! great action on the big dry/dropper program. Good flows for wading or floating right now. The Colorado is a beautiful trout fishery.
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...
River Nera is one of the best (if not "THE" best) rivers in Central Italy. It crosses three different regions (Marche, Umbria, Latium), entering river Tiber not far from Orte, one of the many small villages scattered all...
Michigan's Upper Peninsula , United States It's getting tough up here in the 906! Frigid air and water temps. With the cold water the fish have slowed way down. Fish the holding water low and slow. Be thourough and patie...
Vail,Beaver Creek, Vail,Beaver Creek CO, United States 7/14/2017- The Colorado is fishing as well as you could imagine right now! Great hatches of Caddis, Stoneflies and Pale Morning Duns. Itâs also Hopper season o...
Vail, Colorado, United States http://www.vailvalleyanglers.com/fishing-conditions
Current Conditions
The upper Colorado from Pumphouse down to Dotsero is fairly icy in spots and the fishing is poor to fair. There is ...
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...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States
The upper end of Sullivanâs Slough is aptly named the Shark Tank. From the road cutting across the sage covered hillside above the Slough, gawkers stop and admire the size and quan...
private, Michign, United States Things have been without a doubt very cold in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. We had a small warm up and we took full advantage of it! The water conditions were low cold and clear water temper...
Vail, Colorado, United States http://www.vailvalleyanglers.com/fishing-conditions
Report Date: February 22, 2015
Current Conditions
The upper Colorado from Pumphouse down to Dotsero is icy in spots but there is now pl...
Vail, Colorado, United States http://www.vailvalleyanglers.com/fishing-conditions
Report Date: February 16, 2015
Current Conditions
The upper Colorado from Pumphouse down to Dotsero is icy in spots but there is now pl...
Vail, Colorado, United States
Report Date: February 8, 2015
Current Conditions
The upper Colorado from Pumphouse down to Dotsero is icy in spots but there is now plenty of open water and the fishing is picking up. Tr...
Vail,Beaver Creek, Vail,Beaver Creek CO, United States Steady flows throughout run-off has kept the fishing very consistent. Good hatches of Caddis, yellow Sallies and Pale Morning Duns. Great float fishing right now. ...
To say the South Fork of the Snake River, in South East Idaho, is a special place would be a real injustice. It probably should be described, at least to me, as a bit like heaven. And, as flat out beautiful as it is, the...
“Because we dared follow our heart we changed part of history” - Mark Dubois“When I’m not afraid to die I’m free to do anything” - Mark DuboisMy early years in San Martín de los Andes
were uniquely special, ...
A few days fishing in the north of the Neuquén province, in Argentina, made us realize that we can still dream about Patagonia and other sites that have not yet lost the magic that enchanted Darwin in his trips.We were ...
When photographer Francisco Bedeschi was about to publish his second fly-fishing book ‘Best Rivers’ (of Patagonia) in 2004 he asked me to write the main introduction and texts on the Collon Cura and Quemquemtreu Rive...
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 ...
It might be his different way of seeing things, his unique perception of existence, his profuse creativity or spellbinding storytelling that is so appealing. When Mel spoke you listened, became a believer and hoped to be...
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...
I wanted to post this article written by former guide and renowned artist Bob White. Bob was the first American guide to guide for Patagonia Outfitters. He first came down in 1986 and guided in Patagonia many seasons. Hi...
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...
Slovenia Beside the Holy trinity, in Slovenia we have also a different kind of threesome, a fly fishing trinity; three rivers whose landscape they run through, diversity of water flow and smartly couscous fish rank them ...
As a fishing guide of course I have to offer my place as much as I can but let me be objective about the coming season 2012/13. While the last two seasons had been ruled by a low water condition, due mainly of a poor win...
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...
Slovenia Fishing in crystal clear Alpine river is something special and challenging. Fishes are wild and carefully so you need to be very low profile to catch them, especially if you want some bigger trout too clever it....
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...
Bistra, Central Slovenia, Slovenia First day with my guests Andy and Will on the river Bistra. We spent a few hours on the river and caught some very nice graylings and brownies ... Not bad for the first day! ;)
Bistr...
Ilirska Bistrica, Primorska region, Slovenia The river Reka is a Slovenian river with a unique name (Reka = River) and another one where an angler can have an early start into the fly fishing season. The ideal destinatio...
Years ago I read a book written by an old man who believed that the body of a human being could change into other living creatures, such as fish.The man who wrote the book lived in a place which he described as perfect. ...
The River Swale in North Yorkshire is one of the lesser known Yorkshire Dales Rivers however it has everything you might expect....beautiful countryside, wild brown trout and grayling all in stunning scenery and steeped ...
United Kingdom Out after my first trout of the new season. I wake up to a miserable morning with rain lashing down on the bedroom window. Nothing was going to put me off though.
I arrive to the river and luckily the r...
Trout fishing invites one to meditate and at the same time gives us the chance of understanding the deep meaning of a sunrise, the trees, or the wind on our faces.The quilted moss over the rocks turns into an ideal site ...