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, ...
The Western North America states and provinces are home to literally tens of thousands of superb trout lakes. Many of these waters are rich in nutrients which allow them to support an abundant and diverse aquatic inverte...
Fd: How did it all began for you regarding Art and Fly Fishing? Michael: Fly fishing and Art came together early in my life. My father, Walter A. Simon was an artist who encouraged my efforts from the time I was 5 or 6...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
Season day one is definitively for friends. And as a tradition we
like to start with one of our favorites fishes, Brookies.
This place is probably one the last sanctuaries of brook trout were
trophies can be found in ...
Northern Patagonia Argentina fishing season have almost seven months throughout you may experience different type of wheather, waters as well as fly fishing styles, so having the right information will be the first step ...
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 ...
Trout Fly FishingHimalayan streams and rivers in India offer opportunities to target wild Brown Trout. Besides angling, the valleys along the Himalayan mountain range offer opportunities for observing rustic culture, wil...
Fd: First, why do you think every fly fisherman should visit Wyoming at least once?Lack of other people. Wyoming is the least populated state in the Union and there seems to be a direct correlation between the quality o...
To My Fellow Fly Fishing Nuts;Hello from a beautiful Spring Day in B.C. that’s screaming; Yard Work, Spring Cleaning, Spring Skiing, and Golf at me at the same time. It’s all helping me re enter society after another...
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...
Mid summer in south Patagonia means warm weather days and together with it, the usual wind pushing bugs into the water, makes terrestrials become a big part of trout’s regular diet.
Despite the normal feeding habits...
Growing up
an avid angler, I have always had an urge for new species of game fish that I
could improve my skills with. I have found that with each new body of water and
species, that my knowledge and more importantly, m...
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...
One of the most unknow fishing in Patagonia is the egg pattern fishing where the number of King Salmon that enters to the rivers of Chile make the difference.Trout love to eat Salmon eggs they give a lot of energy to pas...
Gary Borger is one of the world’s foremost fly fishing educators. He has been a fly fisher since 1955 and has taught classes and lectured internationally on all aspects of fly fishing for trout and salmon. A free-lance...
FD: What kind of fishing scenarios can we find on The Route? ROSC is based on fishing small trout rivers. We have the chance of fishing a total of 6 creeks in a range of 150/200km of our location. These creeks have all...
It is really great to see TU volunteers and staff members making a difference in rivers and streams. Here is an article about progress being made in Pennsylvania http://www.tu.org/blog-posts/forty-five-trout-streams-gai...
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...
Looking into fishing lakes this year? Here are some stillwater tips from Sage Ambassador Brian Chan.http://www.sageflyfish.com/blog/02/2014/stillwater-tactics/
Beech forest is
widespread throughout New Zealand and is prolific in the country's mountains
and wilderness areas. The most productive trout fishing rivers are surrounded
by beech trees and this year experts are predicti...
Nick Lyons is one of the biggest names when it comes to fly fishing literature. In charge of The Lyons Press, he has published some of the most recognized books on the matter, working with legendary anglers like Lefty Kr...
There was a damp, early-morning fog at Ed and Helen Nelson's Spring Creek Ranch, a few miles south and across the river from Armstrong Spring Creek, near Livingston, Montana. This was to be the first of three guiding day...
Chilean Patagonia is truly an amazing fishery. There
are more rivers and lakes that you could probably fish in a lifetime. If I can
tell you what is the most amazing thing for me about Patagonia is that most of
the seas...
Chum Salmon, Oncorhynchus Keta, are the Rodney Dangerfield of the Salmon family; they get no respect. Chum are also known as dog salmon, calico salmon, chub, fall salmon, and Keta salmon. They are common on bot...
Over the last few years, i have really come to appreciate just how lucky I am to live here in Reno, as it relates to fishing. Not only am i located within a few hours of dozens of major rivers, hundreds of lakes...
Fd: Can you tell us a bit about how the idea of setting up a fly-fishing operation came up? I’ve wanted to be a guide since middle school. However, as I got older, I was convinced by people older than me (adults) that...
How did you get into fishing and drawing?TK: Well, I still remember my first catch, it was a small crucian carp I caught on regular fishing gear when I was 10 years old. Later on, when I was 20 or a bit older, I was tau...
Snow white capped mountains, crispy crystal
air, cold ginger clear waters flow placidly before the melting season arrives.
Below the surface, in the current, chromed shadows move quickly and silently.
In the northwest o...
Last January, I had the chance to fish the beautiful rivers that are formed in the mountains between Thailand and Burma (or Myanmar). I was there with guide Bobby Kaotakul in search of the famed Mahseer.During those days...
Fd: Can you tell us about your beginnings and setting up your guiding service in British Columbia? I started guiding back in 1996 mostly as a flyfishing guide for Salmon and Trout on local rivers and some interior lakes ...
At the beginning of December of 2013, Benjamín Marolda and I travelled to Río Gallegos. Juan Manuel Biott was waiting for us there. Him, along with his parents, Pedro and Fernanda, had opened for us the doors of their ...
As this year draws to a close, Christmas Carols having filled our homes with strains of Holiday cheer, perhaps you are a bit like me and your mind starts to wander with the anticipation for what the New Year will bring. ...
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...
Bistra and
Ljubija are right tributaries of the marsh beauty Ljubljanica , which connect to it at
Vrhnika city and are home to the indigenous species of beautiful brown trout,
elegant grayling and magnificent Huchen (Dan...
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...
Driving through the backcountry of Slovenia and avoiding the highway for the majority of the trip I was awestruck by the sheer wildness, grandeur and splendour that nature offered. Following the contours of the Julian Al...
Gordon Allen is a renowned artist from the USA, his works include oils, watercolors and gouaches, etchings and illustrations. These are his words on his work and life.Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your...
Continuing to expand the use of its revolutionary ConnectCore technology, RIO Products, manufacturer of lines, leaders, and tippet, adds two new advanced sub-surface lines to the InTouch lake series.The InTouch CamoLux i...
When I got
the invite to make a film and fish for Barbel, a fish I knew nothing about, in
the middle of Spain, I was quick to reply. My home country is Norway, which is
cold and horrible at this time, and I like Spanis...
After nine months of hit and miss (mostly miss) fly fishing in the Colorado Rockies, I decided to bite the bullet and hire a guide. A co-worker recommended Freestone Outfitters saying that they were the best in the Denv...
The chalkstreams of the south of England may not be the mightiest rivers in the world: they’re not raging torrents, gouging their way through mountains; in places they look almost narrow enough to hop over; they’re n...
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 ...
With it's sail-like dorsal fin, iridescent markings and dotted with spectacular patterns, the Arctic Grayling is one of the most unusual and beautiful fish of Alaska.The Arctic grayling comes in a wonderfully wide array ...
Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your life? How were your beginnings in these two different fields?AD: I started painting when I was 6... That's my earliest memory. Fly fishing art began in 1997. The gal...
April lives in British Columbia and is an avid angler and steelhead, salmon and trout guide. She was born with an unexplainable passion for fishing. As a young girl she coaxed her father into going fishing and by the ag...
The season has just started in Patagonia and every year we are looking for new places and adventures. I´m a fishing guide so, this is the time were I enjoy myself with friends fishing and scouting places. This year we g...
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 ...