On the fly fishing map of the world, Russia is still mostly a white spot. This is especially true of the Russian Far East: this vast region (the size of the North American coast from Mexico to Alaska) is not well known a...
comandante luis piedra buena, Santa Cruz, Argentina 5 MUST TIPS ON: Steelheading the Santa Cruz river (Argentina).
1) Size and color of the water
2) Casting distance and Tackle
3) Flies
4) Fishing technique
5) Ha...
Sun Valley, Id, United States Silver Creek Outfitters Steelhead Fly Fishing Forecast 2015
The steelhead coming up river from the Pacific Ocean to the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery have to travel nearly 1000 miles and pass ov...
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 lo...
Fd: When did you start fly fishing? Can you tell us about your memories from those times?Paula: I started fly fishing from a young age. For as far back as I can remember my dad had taken me out fishing with him. My you...
comandante luis piedra buena, Santa Cruz, Argentina Santa Cruz Steelhead - Week #1
On the first week of April we welcomed the first group of Americans of this season at Los Plateados Atlantic Steelhead camp.
Three ...
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...
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...
Fd: Can you tell us a bit about how the idea of setting up a fly-fishing operation came up? Well I'd been guiding in Alaska for a number of years, and when the season would end up there I'd come back home here and our fa...
The concepts of "beautiful" or "good" river quite subjective. Typically, we put in them different meanings, but there are common points such as untouched, beautiful landscape around, comfortable size of the river, conv...
Fd: How did you get into fly fishing?Bob: A friend took me fishing one day on the Bow River in the late 60’s. I caught with a spoon three great rainbows and soon enough fishing became my new passion. At the time, I w...
Top news: A Memorandum of Agreement was announced recently clearing the way for the final steps of Klamath dam removals!California Trout stated:PacifiCorp and Warren Buffet have agreed to the full terms of dam removal ...
Fd: Can you tell about the beginnings of your outfitting service? I started Keystone Anglers Guide Service as a way of introducing new people to the sport of fly fishing. I feel that sometimes the sport can be a little c...
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...
Agency proposes mining restrictions in Bristol Bay to protect salmon, world-class angling and 14,000 American jobs.ANCHORAGE, AK – Sportsmen around the country applaud the EPA’s release of its draft determination ...
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 ...
Today, 70 percent of the major steelhead populations in Oregon, Idaho, Washington and California require federal protection and opportunities to catch wild steelhead have diminished dramatically in many rivers. At the sa...
Bristol Bay is a 40,000-square mile watershed with nine rivers and it is one of the last unspoiled areas on Earth.The Pebble deposit is a massive storehouse of gold, copper and molybdemum, located in the headwaters of th...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States Fly Fishing Forecast March 30 - April 13
"When Iâm fishing and hunting with the right attitude, I reenter the woods and river with a moment-by-moment sense of the glories of creatio...
InTouch Skagit MOW TipsPowerful level tips designed to cast the biggest flies with ease.For 2016 all InTouch Skagit MOW tips are built on RIO’s ConnectCore for Ultra-low stretch performance. These tips allow anglers us...
Almost every client I have at one time or another during the day asks me the same question, was that a pluck or a rock? My answer is usually something like, well, let's walk back up stream and find out. The hunt for ...
A 20lb steelhead is a special fish and the benchmark for a giant. A 30lb fish is the stuff of legends but three tributaries of the Skeena system in British Columbia can boost the opportunity to tie into one of these mons...
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...
New York, United States Brown trout are still fishing very, very well in the Lake Ontario tribs. Swinging streamers is the most exciting, and one of the most productive way to fish these fish, with baitfish and attractor...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States The Big Wood Basin snow water equivalent is at 70% of normal as of March
16th. For those already looking ahead to summer, all signs are pointing
to an early and moderate run off and a g...
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...
New York, United States After a long summer and a dry start to fall, we have finally had a few rainy days here in western New York. The creeks and rivers rose quite a bit toward the end of last week. Over the weekend and...
Shuri Shumakov was a key character on reviving the popularity of tube flies. His short patterns, with cone heads, soon lead the way to countless variants, combining plastic tubes with metallic pieces to achieve highly...
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 ...
Due to its great underwater movement, the leech-like flies are unbeatable when we go for big fish. If well designed, these are not heavy to cast and don’t tangle, something key when we are casting at our maximum ski...
Comandante Luis Piedra Buena, Santa Cruz , Argentina WEEK REPORT #2 Santa Cruz at Los Plateados Lodge
Karl Otto and his wife Eva arrived at Los Plateados for the beginning of their trip to south Patagonia, in search ...
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...
With a nod towards traditional designs, Sage has reimagined the full frame reel preferred by many two-handed purists with the new DOMAIN series.Combining a full frame design to ensure no line pinches and the modern-day a...
Detour Day – An Idaho SteelheadThis past weekend my girlfriend Lacey and I had to travel
from Boise to her parents place in northern Idaho to grab some of her things as
we are moving to Colorado at the end of the week....
Intruder-like flies have proven to be very effective with preying fish, especially with salmonids. From the original patterns tied with pheasant, heron, ostrich and other birds, many other variants which include syntheti...
When Lacey found out she didn’t have work it didn’t take more
than her saying to me. “Let’s just go right now, we can fish a few extra days
and I’ll drive so you can work on the way.” She packed while I finis...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âIn the entire circle of the year there are no days so delightful as those of a fine October.â âAlexander Smith
We have come full circle and paused on the tipping point of ...
Lyons, Oregon, United States Starting to see an uptick in the number of Wild Winter Steelhead coming into the system the last few days. This time of year requires a lot of flexibility to work around Mother Nature and h...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States Lake Erie, Pa area had approximately 12"-16" of existing snow that melted with unseasonably warm weather and rain on January 9-12 2017 causing major flooding. We planned our guided trip ...
Shady Cove, Oregon, United States The river finally dropped, and when it left its runs full of chromers! We went 2 for 4 yesterday and i expect it will only get better for the rest of the week. The river is running aroun...
New York, United States Steady fishing over the past week and a half. Better when the temperature is warmer and a bit tougher when it's cold. Saw 16 degrees on the car thermometer a couple mornings ago so that made it a ...
Bristol Bay, Alaska is home to one of the last great salmon fisheries on the planet. The salmon, wildlife, people and fishing jobs of this beautiful and productive region are threatened by the proposed Pebble gold and co...
I thought I would share the story of Keith Powell's Idaho State record Steelhead. Although this fish was not caught on a "fly", I know Keith (who passed away a few years ago) would have been honored to share the stor...
LATE JULY AND EARLY AUGUST IS A PERFECT TIME TO CHASE SUMMER RUNS ALONG THE SMALL COASTAL RIVERS OF B.C.CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE GALLERIES (DAVIDLAMBROUGHTON.COM) TO SEE MORE OF MY FAVOURITE STOPS ALONG MY ANNUAL TRAVEL ROUTES.
Ohio, United States Good despite high, dirty water. We've had a lot of rain last week, and then got snow. The bigger systems are now dropping and should begin to fish. Got out to some small creeks and found some fish despite 8-10" of visibility.
It is North America's most productive wild salmon region. It provides over 14,000 fish-based jobs. Its remote, quiet, clean rivers offer the opportunity for the catch of a lifetime. There are an abundance of wildlife and...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States âNo fisherman ever fishes as much as he wantsâ¦this is the first great rule of fishing, and it explains a world of otherwise inexplicable behavior.â â Geoffrey Norman
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Ohio, United States ANOTHER DAY OF DOUBLE DIGIT STEELHEAD IN THE NET! Great fishing continues. We're seeing good numbers of fish up to 10 pounds and an handful over that. Lost the biggest Ohio steelhead I've seen in year...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States I had the privilege of guiding Rob Giannino from Fly Fishing Journeys and his son Tyler for Tylers first ever trip to Steelhead Alley. Tyler was relatively new to the sport of fly fishin...
New York, United States Fished through 15" of lake effect snow with two great guys- father and son team Greg and Kyle- from West Virginia! There are still plenty of fish to be had. Ice is starting to be a problem but the...