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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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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Lake Cowichan, Canada With the winter steelhead coming to a close for the season we still got a few weeks of great fishing with the last of the March run entering the system. We are switching gears to trout fishing with ...
comandante luis piedra buena, Santa Cruz, Argentina Season Report and Highlights from our second season in Santa Cruz river at Los Plateados Lodge
Season started with an unusual phenomenon, the glaciers in the headwat...
United States As of today nothing to report. During the more harsh months it's a great time to fill the fly boxes as the water to my north, south, east and west is locked up! We need Mother Nature to loosen her grip and warm things up for us!
New York, United States Great fishing for this early in the run. Fished a combination of streamer techniques including sink tip swinging and riffle hitch swinging a floating line. Quite a few fish spread over the middle ...
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...
Oregon, United States Steelhead fishing will be going off in November on the Rogue River. fish counts are twice the ten year average and we have had a good October. Watch the storms...fish the river on the drop. Nymphs u...
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...
Lyons, Oregon, United States The weather is about to get back to normal for this time of year - Highs in the 50's, lows in the 40's with rain. Area rivers will be on the rise through the week, but we should see a break ...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States Fly Fishing Forecast April 27 - Mat 11
A man comes into a shop and asks, âCan I have a rod and reel for my son?â The owner replies, âSorry sir, we donât do trades.'â...
United States Unfortunately the cold has sunk in. We had a brief break in the weather but it did not last the wind shifted out of the north started blowing hard and temperatures plummeted. It was still great to get out t...
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...
RÃo Gallegos, Santa Cruz , Argentina WEEK REPORT #1
It was more than a decade ago when we started thinking about the idea of building an operation in the Santa Cruz river. There were some attempts on the way but it w...
Buffalo, NY, New York, United States Waters up across the area. Bigger rivers are muddy but the other creeks that have good flow are fishing well. We're still seeing quality fish! Browns running 10 pounds and steelhead u...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States "Water is the driving force in nature." - Leonardo da Vinci
The current snow water equivalent for the Big Wood, Little Wood, and Big Lost rivers is at around 170% of average. Simple tr...
Bryson City, North Carolina, United States Good fishing right now for white bass and walleye at the mouth of the Tuckaseege River outside of Bryson City. A few lake run Steelhead are being caught. Steelhead should peak over the next two weeks.
Ohio, United States Still finding steelhead and the smallies are starting to show. We are looking at the end of steelhead system, probably another three weeks or so. But then we transition to smallmouth and trout. We sho...
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SPRING is finally moving into the region and this is going to kick start our Bull Trout and Steelhead fly fishing on the lovely Squamish river. This amazing beautiful river lies 50-60 ...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States Our 2018 Fall Steelhead season is chugging along and our clients have been catching a lot of fish. Inconsistent rain patterns early in the season forced us to search for prime water cond...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States Our Lake Erie Steelhead season is in full swing and our clients are having a blast! This early part of the season has been challenging because of the low clear water flows throughout mo...
New York, United States Fishing has been consistent over the past week, with steelhead, king salmon, and coho salmon all making an appearance in our rivers. Look for good fishing to continue as water levels drop from the...
Ohio, United States Great fishing continues. Spey fishing is the way to go. The rivers are still a bit high, but it's from snowmelt so there is still good visibility. We're seeing a bunch of nice fish pushing in. Should ...
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...
Santa Cruz , Argentina We set a trip for the second weekend of May to check on the fishing in the lower mid section of the Santa Cruz river, down at Estancia Los Plateados, at Tres Amigos Outfitters operation.
During Ma...
New York, United States Numbers of lake run browns in the creeks and rivers remains very good. Steelhead numbers are inching upwards. Lots of snowmelt means blown out creeks for a while. Look for streamers to fish well as the creek levels drop.
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 ...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States "Overwhelmingly, the reason why so many experienced and well-equipped fisherman catch so few trout is that most of the time they aren't fishing over fish." - Sparse Grey Hackle
The most e...
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.
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States This trip has been a long time in the making. Treven and I had a couple trip dates thast we had to reschedule starting from last Fall so I was so pumped to finally get him in on some Lak...
Pulaski, New York, United States Fishing on the Salmon River remains good top to bottom. The recent high water pulled in some fresh fish into the system and they are making their way upriver. Today the area received abou...
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Kenai, Alaska, United States The Fishing
A couple weeks ago it worked out that I was able to go visit one of our newest outfitters in Alaska. I had just finished my season of guiding in Bristol Bay and had some time t...
Ohio, United States Spring steelhead fishing remains very good! We have been able to float or wade and are finding good numbers of fish any way we get out after them. The water is a bit high right now but dropping, so lo...
New York, United States Great few days fishing. Lots of fish willing to take a swung fly high in the water column. Even found a fish willing to commit to a skated bomber but lost it. Epic. With the high clarity and warm ...
Alaska, United States Weather was clear and sunny, day temps ran 40-50F nights 28-35, the river was in great condition for swinging streamers with spey or single hand rods, Anglers averaged 2-3 Wild steelhead per day lan...
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April is our peak month for Bull trout on the Squamish river which is only 50 minutes from downtown Vancouver. This classic British Columbia river holds good numbers of Bull trout plus...
Ohio, United States Lots of fresh fish are still being caught! We are having about equal success with swinging spey rods and indicator fishing. It looks the unseasonable cold has retreated and now we are to normal temps....
Ketchum, Idaho, United States Among those things that have contributed to your advancement include fly fishing, a tradition that brings you closer to family, friends, and fish. The angler who counts blessings, rather tha...
New York, United States Great fishing continues despite the cold weather. We're also finding some big fish- up to 35-36". More than I've seen in years past. They're out there if you put the work in to find them. Looking ...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States *Season Over - Will resume in October 2018. The normal season runs October thru March. We are looking forward to a solid Fall run! Lake Erie Bass action is excellent right now... Both La...
Ohio, United States Finally the bigger waters are back online and we're seeing some really good fishing. Fresh fish are pushing in. They are eager to eat a swung fly or can be taken readily under an indicator. We should ...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States Stream flows were perfect, with nice green tint. Temps were in the low 30's with light wind. Some ice on stream bank but no effect on fishing. We used Simms cold weather gear that kept u...
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Erie, Pennsylvania, United States We had three clients fish with us on Saturday, February 11,2017. All three were new to fly fishing and inexperienced Steelhead fishermen as well. With that said after a brief tutorial on...