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 and why has this area become so popular in the fly-fishing world? Punta Allen Fishing Club: Our lodge is located in the village of Punta Allen close to the water : about 150 meters from th...
Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your life? How were your beginnings in these two different fields?MS: Several years after I graduated from college with a degree in painting (while I was working at variou...
When you meet Charlie Leslie, the owner and Head Guide at Tarpon Caye Lodge, you immediately feel contention, he gives you peace of mind. From that moment on, he starts sharing -in a simple way- the enormous knowledge h...
Fd: Can you tell us how the idea of setting up a fly-fishing operation in Barbados came up?It all started when I moved to Barbados for a 4 year period. I have always fished, since my childhood back home in Denmark, for s...
“The one that got away” is a universal idea when it comes to fishing. From a big brown trout wrapping you around the roots of a tree to the tarpon that took one more jump than you were ready for and shook the hook, w...
Bill Houze is a young guide, his name is not that known but he has enormous prestige among the fishermen who frequent Key West, the Mecca of fly-fishing for permit. He has guided countless days every year acquiring the ...
Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your life? How were your beginnings in these two different fields? BH: My art career started in the back of my school notebooks. Instead of taking notes, I was drawing! I ...
Fd: How did you decide that being an artist was what you wanted to do in life?
Derek: My connection to the world and the people around me has been through my artwork. I was an average student at best in a family of ...
Fd: When did you start fly fishing? Could you tell us about your memories from those times?Clare: I started fishing when I was around 5 years old. I have wonderful memories of warm summer evenings spent with my dad pra...
Fd: Can you tell us about your beginnings in fly fishing?My dad and grandpa took me and my brothers fishing when we were little kids to Patagonia so I started fly fishing when I was 5 or 6 years old. I never stopped.Fd:...
When you’re on a mission—you need a game plan. “So what’s the plan?” my buddy asked. “Permit, that’s the plan,” I said. I’ve had quite a few opportunities to cast flies at permit in the past but they h...
Fd: Can you tell us how you became a fly-fishing guide?The main reason that made me become a flyfishing guide was my passion for the sport. Back when I wasn’t guiding, I would always try to spend as much time on the wa...
As result of the numerous calls and emails I get from people coming from all over the world, I have decided to elaborate this short article about the fishing opportunities around Miami for those that are not familiar wit...
