I've been watching the lake I guide on here in North Central Texas, Lake Ray Roberts, suffer from drought for going on four years now, and no one has said there's any end in sight. I thought it would be a good time, bef...
Fd: What is the London Fly Fishing Fair all about?Fergus: The London Fly Fishing Fair is aimed at bringing together different aspects of the fly fishing world to one central place in London. The idea of the fair is to ...
So my boss is leaving to host a trip to the Bahamas tomorrow morning, while the rest of us fly shop grunts are left with a front moving in, predicted to drop between 5" and 8" of snow on our already old-stricken central ...
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 ...
North Rupununi, Guyana – May 21, 2012 – Referred to as “dinosaurs of the deep,” and believed to be the sinister reincarnation of Pirarucu, the disrespectful and taunting son of an Amazon chief, the prehistoric a...
BOOK REVIEW: Are Trout South African?01
OCTOBER 2013 - 07:07 By NEELS
BLOMNEARLY 20 years after South Africans
asserted their rights as citizens, the nation still struggles to decide who and
what belongs to the country, ...
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 ...
In Taupo we are blessed with some of the best fly fishing in the world. Where else can you have a different and unique fly fishing experience every day for a week? Sure there are other places famous for monster trout, ...
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...
The film Eastern Rises (2009) introduced the greater flyfishing world to the mouse crushing antics of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula rainbows. It has since become a cult classic and, much like earlier Felt Soul Media pro...
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...
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...
Fd: Where is the lodge located in Alaska and why has this area become so popular in the fly-fishing world?Our lodge is located in the heart of the famous Bristol Bay watershed. on one of the 5 major rivers, the Alagnak R...
Fd: What can you tell us about your new book: Wild Trout? Wild Trout is a bilingual (English and Spanish) book that covers the basic aspects of the biology of wild trout in Patagonia. Its 300 pages show unique photos acc...
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: 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...
For the last six years, early spring has meant a journey to the North Platte River in central Wyoming. The river is packed with large, aggressive and hungry trout. The land that surrounds the water has the characterist...
My favorite fishing destinations will make me feel slightly uncomfortable. Places that I hide the money I carry with me in two different locations—maybe a third somewhere else—and where there exists a minor threat of...
Fd: How did the idea of producing fly-fishing videos come up?MF: The idea started back in 2004 when the crew was rolling under the banner as AEG (Angling Exploration Group). Many people might not have put the dots togeth...
In the beginning I have to ask myself where is the end of the world? Fly
fisherman travel the world in search of the last untouched, unspoilt wilderness
hoping to fish waters that no-one has fished before.Not only compet...
Christof studied sports science and has worked in conjunction with various companies in the fly fishing business since 1997 and is a full-time professional guide and instructor. He founded Pro-Guides Flyfishing together ...
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: What are your first memories related to fly fishing? Jasper: My very first fly fishing related memory is from my grandmother's summer place in southern Sweden when I was maybe 8 or 9. It was the only cabin by a littl...
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 ...
The problem with Africa is that it gets in our blood from the very first minute. It´s a feeling that I had heard or read about a thousand times, but I did not think that I could feel firsthand.Now, leaning over my compu...
I learnt to fish
in Iceland, and ever since then it has held a special place in my heart. That trip was one of the most
fortuitous experiences of my life.
A man called Richard Needham called home and explained to my...
“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, ...