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
...
If you had asked me, when I was my son’s age, what I wanted to be doing when I was 62 years old, I would have laughed at you. First, because I’d never be that old. Then, I would have described to you, more or less, e...
Flamingo, Everglades National Park, Florida, United States Hope everybody is doing well. The fishing in the Glades has been very good. There has been a ton of tarpon around in the mornings and most days we have had the...
Gloucester region, Invergordon/Gloucester Tops, Australia Major brown/Rainbow restocking of rivers in area by Gloucester/Barrington fishing club and others under the control of N.S.W Fisheries and Dept Primary Industries...
Flamingo, Everglades National Park, Florida, United States This time of year is definitely a favorite for me. I call this the second tarpon season of the year. There are plenty of fish around and most days you ha...
New York, New York, United States I could tell by Friday, June 12th, that my days were numbered, that the fishing Iâd been enjoying in my favorite âfishing holeâ for the last few weeks was about to run ou...
I buy always Simms ! But this maybe was last time for me. Two legs seams at the same place. I try to fix with aquaseal glow but after one year again the same problems. I see that they made this product in China . Is this...
Hydropower plants are one of the main causes for the decline ofnumerous fish species in the Mediterranean region. This is the result of a new study commissioned bynature conservation organisations EuroNatur and Riverwatc...
Rio Pico, Chubut, Argentina Espectacular pesca de Truchas Fontinalis en un lugar increÃble. Salimos del lodge a eso de las 9 y viajamos unas dos horas hasta llegar a El Engaño, poco antes del Vintter. Almorzamos y ...
Rio Pico, Chubut, Argentina Espectacular pesca de Truchas Fontinalis en un lugar increÃble. Salimos del lodge a eso de las 9 y viajamos unas dos horas hasta llegar a El Engaño, poco antes del Vintter. Almorzamos y ...
Alaska, United States Early Season Fishing Report for ATA Lodge on the Alagnak Wild River, of Bristol Bay, Alaska.
We have had a late start due to Covid19, but we are happy to announce that we are Open for Business ...
June 25th, 2020. Tuesday night, the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina decided on a moratorium on all new small hydropower projects in the country. This means that no more new plants will be approved, and...
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...
Houffalize, Belgium Fly Fishing Belgium 6-2020.
Still going to Belgium after the period of Corona.
Stayd at a house in Jupille near by La Roche ardenne.
Nice weather a lot of sun 23 C, in the midweek a lot of rain onl...
Chavanga, Kola Peninsula, Russia The Autumn season fishing for Atlantic salmon on Kola Peninsula - the most interesting part of the season. On White sea river, this is primarily due to the significant amount of fresh fis...
The longer we fish for Atlantic salmon, more facts and experience accumulate in our heads but also more questions arise!We try to use a long season on the Kola Peninsula to observe the behavior of the fish, and we also u...
Fd: How was your fly-fishing operation in Northern Patagonia born?Since my very beginnings I've been guiding for several years for major Fly Fishing Outfitters in this area. Some time after, with the acquired experience,...
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada Timing is everything they say and this was a perfect example of such.
Turnover is bad, but post turnover is epic. If you know what to use and bring your fly tying kit.
Gwen became ice ...
The Corona crisis is a threat to the Blue Heart of Europe – the unique Balkan rivers. While Europe is in lockdown, investors are increasingly taking advantage of the unusual situation to build controversial hydropower ...
El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina Season nº5 says goodbye and here goes a summary by the head guide and manager from this program Juan Ma:
Every season we learn more about our land and waters. This particular seas...
Pennsylvania, United States Streamer fishing has been very good over the past few days and will continue to produce well as long as sufficient flows and warm temperatures don't drive the fish down. Covering all water wel...
Polhov Gradec, Central Slovenia, Slovenia âLOCKDOWN FISHINGâ
Probably you already know that due to strict lockdown, I'm only allowed to fish in the municipality I live in. That's why I'm searching for fishing ...
Polhov Gradec, Central Slovenia, Slovenia âLOCKDOWN FISHINGâ
Because of the coronavirus, and due to strict lockdown, Iâm only allowed to fish in the municipality I live in. Which meant I needed go explori...
I'm the author of a children's fly fishing book published in 2018, and a favorite of lots of folks in the fly fishing world and beyond. It won the AFFTA/IFTD Award for Best New Entertainment and Education Product that ye...
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...
Rockport, Texas, United States A bit later than planned, but here is an updated fishing report for Rockport, Texas and surrounding waters. Weâve made it a majority of the way through March already. So we will update...
1. Tune Up Your GearMany of us fly fishermen postpone this moment from season to season. Maybe now it's the right time to sit down and start cleaning those lines and reels, rearrange the rods, throw away or gift the unne...
March 1st is the New Year to all the fishermen
in this part of Croatia since it's
the date of the trout fishing season
opening. The fisherman's year here lasts until September 30th, when fishermen
all across Dalmatia pac...
Fly fishing has a tendency to produce fanatics,
purists, and even some insufferable snobs. Sure, not everyone who picks up a
fly rod goes down those paths, but it does seem that the percentage of
practitioners of the lon...
Lago Yelcho, lago yelcho, Chile We are at Lake Yelcho, one of the great destinations within northern Patagonia in Chile.
This season, 2019-2020, has had some changes in both the ecosystem and the weather, very drastic p...
Ohio, United States The spring steelhead game here in Ohio has really picked up over the last couple weeks. With the warm winter, things are running approximately two weeks ahead of schedule. Look for solid fishing to co...
How was your fishing operation in Uruguay born?Since I was 3 years old I was fond of fishing and nature, I then evolved as a fisherman getting to know different environments and I realized that in Uruguay there was an im...
Bled, Gorenjska region, Slovenia TIC-TAC, tic-tac, wait and track, wait and try.. try some more⦠than do one perfect cast AND CATCH YOUR MONSTER HUCHO!! Hahaha.. Yes, I might needed a season or two more than some of...
Bled, Bled, Slovenia WOOOW... I believe there is some thing here that might get your interest! As far back as I remember (and my memory is not bad) I can not find a Fly Fisherman, who would be landing TWO (2) METER PLUS ...
Esquel, Esquel, Argentina Laguna Larga, Futaleufú y Yelcho
We hadn't done a great Patagonian trip for some time, so Luis San Miguel organized for us a fishing week during the beginning of December in Laguna Larga, ...
Vrhnika, Central Slovenia, Slovenia Five days of hard workout with Leo, fishing some fantastic rivers, and somehow this pike was fish of the trip. Not exactly what we were expecting, as we're more hoping to trick some hu...
Kenai, Alaska, United States King Salmon
Pre-season forecasts were dismal for king salmon runs here on the Kenai peninsula and for much of the state. While few would call the 2019 King Salmon fishery as excellent, it wa...
Little Torch key, Florida Keys, United States Weather here in the Lower Florida Keys, continues to be warm and pleasent. We have only had one minor cold front this winter. Temperatures dropped into the high 60s a few n...
Flamingo, Everglades National Park, Florida, United States
The fishing has been very good this past month. The snook have been everywhere from the flats to the far reaches of the backcountry. When the weather allow...
Miami, Florida, United States Capt. Alex Zapata
December 16, 2019
Biscayne Bay - Saltwater Fishing Report
Greetings to all, it's been a while since my last fishing report for Biscayne bay, reason why, I will feature...
Miami, Florida, United States
October / November Everglades fishing report
Capt. Alex Zapata
November 27, 2019
Flamingo - Saltwater Fishing Report
Greetings to all, it's been a while since my last report and is time to catc
Fd: Can you tell us how the idea of setting up fly-fishing operations in Russian territories came up? Being in commercial adventure business since early 90-s as an owner of adventure agency in St Petersburg I offered a d...
Fd: Can you tell us a bit about how you got the idea of setting up a fly-fishing guide service? In the beginning my plan was just to open only fly-fishing school. However, in the end I decided to offer my guests a full s...
King Salmon, Alaska, United States 2019 End of Season Report from ATA Lodge on the Fabled Alagnak Wild River of Bristol Bay, Alaska
Another Great Season in the Books at ATA Lodge!
After browsing through this blog ...
Hanmer Springs, North Canterbury / West Coast, New Zealand In typical fashion the Kiwi spring has not disappointed. It has been wet and windy. Front coming from the Tasman sea, south west have put on damper on the most e...
Florida, United States It has been a great month of fishing in the Everglades. Plenty of bigger tarpon still hanging around with the warmer weather and loads of bait all over the Everglades. With our first cold front o...
Squamish, British Columbia, Canada There's loads of Coho and Chum Salmon that are biting in the Squamish River right now!
This river will offer very good fly fishing for the month of November(outside of adverse weather ...
FD: How many countries have you visited for fly fishing? Hard to count but it seems that not less than 25 countries with many returns to my favorite spots and different areas of gigantic countries like Russia for example...
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Itâs prime time for Salmon Flyfishing on all the local rivers around Vancouverâs BC. October and November offer some fantastic opportunities for Coho and Chum salmon Flyfishi...
Miami, Florida, United States Mullet Run on full swing.
I really enjoy October and November in South Florida (Miami and Everglades National Park). these are the months of the mullet run, of big bonefish and big every...