Bombers and their relatives, Buck Bugs, are flies from New Brunswick, born in the famous Miramichi River. These deer hair flies have then found a place in remote distant waters such as those in cold Russia, Pacific steel...
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...
On Monday, a demolition crew will begin removing the Veazie Dam on the Penobscot River just above Bangor, Me. The Veazie is the lowest of the Penobscot dams and closest to the river’s mouth on the Maine coast. It is al...
On Monday, a demolition crew will begin removing the Veazie Dam on the Penobscot River just above Bangor, Me. The Veazie is the lowest of the Penobscot dams and closest to the river’s mouth on the Maine coast. It is al...
The Gaspé region of the eastern Canadian
province of Québec has long been known for its magnificent ocean vistas sweeping along an extensive coastline and, inland, beautiful pine-clad mountains. It is also world-famo...
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 ...
North of the Arctic Circle the fishing season is compressed into a tight four-month window. On the Northern Kola the fishing starts in early June and closes in September. Over that period, on a normal year, you can expec...
Fd: Can you tell us how the idea of setting up a fly fishing guide service in Iceland came up?As soon as I started fly fishing I knew that I would like to do that in the future. I wanted to be on the riverbank as much as...
It is now beyond doubt that Gaula is in crisis and whilst it is tempting to think that we are the first generation to experience such a dire situation, I can assure you that we are not. Recently I have been researching a...
Ally Gowans, from Scotland, is a professional photographer, writer, fishing instructor and guide who also provides top class tuition and instruction including Spey casting, underhand, roll and overhead casting with two-...
Week 36, the second of the 3 Three Rivers week’s and the penultimate week of the 2013 season, was almost a very enjoyable but steady week’s fishing on the Atlantic Salmon Reserve. Six national flags were flying from...
Fd: How did you first get into fly fishing?Göran: I was born with it. My father was a fly fisherman and he was also a rod maker in Sweden. I got my first fly rod when I was 5 years old, really early. And I was already q...
Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your life? How were your beginnings in these two different fields? DW: My father was an avid fly-fisherman as well as an artist/painter, so I grew up around both. From a ...
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: How did the idea of producing fly-fishing videos come up? Hooké: I have always had the drive to do business and a great interest in video production and graphic design. I used to be a skateboarder and dj when I had...
Matt Harris is one of the most renowned fly-fishing photographers in the world. He has been working for the top firms in the industry for long years and travelling to worldwide destinations that include Argentina, Austra...
This fall on the rivers of Kola Peninsula we lost an unusually large number of salmon. Two fish out of three went off the hook. We have already discussed salmon behaviour, but I want to draw your attention to the tactics...
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada The season is coming quick typically make June is great for large hens. If you are looking for an Atlantic salmon fishing Adventure in Newfoundland please contact me today
Klaus Frimor is one of the key figures of these times when it comes to fly casting. His knowledge of both single and double-handed rods, lines and casting techniques have taken him to work in research and development dep...
Fd: How were your beginnings in fly fishing?Marina: -Mother Like Daughter- My parents taught my brother and I the basic skill set of fly-fishing with a single handed rod from the age of around five and we moved onto do...
Fd: Firstly, can you tell us about your early days in fly fishing?Anni: I was the only daughter growing up in a fly fishing family. We would go fishing and camping and hiking together. I liked it, but it was nothing sp...
The longer we fish for Atlantic salmon, more facts and experience accumulate in our heads but also more questions arise!We try to use a long season on the Kola Peninsula to observe the behavior of the fish, and we also u...
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 ...
This page is lacking a very important subtype of flies: Atlantic salmon flies (traditional and tube-flies). They can't be listed under the name of "streamers". I am no creating any type of new fly on this post....
Fd: How did you get into making fly-fishing videos? KFF: We all have been passionate about snowboarding and actually we became friends on the slopes and in the after-ski. We used to make snowboarding films and later on a...
I awake in the middle of a big, soft bed in a room that I don’t recognize – an omen of good adventure that I’ve known since childhood. The walls are planks of wood that smell of the forest even though they were mi...
We continue to expand our offerings in our spey line category with the addition of the new RIO Scandi Shooting Head and the Scandi VersiTip.The RIO Scandi is an easy casting Scandinavian style shooting head designed for ...
A couple of spots have now opened up at Big River Camps for the 2021 Angling Season! Contact Judy at (709) 639-4542 or via email: info@bigrivercamp.com for further information.If you have a passion for Fly Fishing ... l...
George River, Nunavik Que, Canada Weather conditions: mostly sunny, average 15°C
Water Level: low water level
Number of fishermen: 3
Atlantic salmon landed & released: 18
Atlantic salmon hooked & lost: 6
Avera...
Kathryn doesn’t fish everyman's water; she thrives on experiencing the thrill of fishing in the most remote and exotic locations around the world. In her pursuit of the top game fish and her need for adventure, she has...
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...
George River, Nunavik Que, Canada Weather conditions: Rain, average 8°C ;
Water Level: low water medium - high ;
Number of fishermen: 6 ;
Atlantic salmon landed & released: 21 ;
Atlantic salmon hooked & lost: 9...
Chavanga, Kola Peninsula, Russia The Autumn season fishing for Atlantic salmon on Kola Peninsula - the most interesting part of the season. On White sea river, this is primarily due to the significant amount of fresh fis...
We add the Skagit Max Long, the Skagit Max Short VersiTip, and the Skagit Max Long VersiTip to the arsenals of spey anglers. All additions utilize RIO’s ConnectCore technology with ultra-low stretch cores for the best...
Hovin, Norway Good Gaula fishing season 2015 is over. On Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing beat our guests caught 208 salmon and 18 seatrout â total of 226 fish. The salmon catch numbers of our fly fishing beat increased ...
Chavanga river, KOla Peninsula, Russia
Mid-September is always represents an interesting time. It is characterized by increased activity of resident prespawning salmon and the appearance of silver salmon in the riv...
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...
Igloo Lake Lodge, Labrador, Canada Just a mini report to say we are opening our remote Lodge on June 01, 2017 - please check back the first week of June for an Igloo Lake lodge Report. Thank you. :)
Quebec, Canada The Grand Cascapedia-WWMF Report from Middle Camp
The Grand Cascapedia in Canadaâs Gaspe Peninsula represents the crown jewels in terms of Atlantic salmon fishing in North America. No other river h...
Hovin, Norway Fantastic good fishing week 28 (4-11.7.2015) on our Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing Lodge beat, total catch of the week was 47 salmon and 1 seatrout. Leo Niemantsverdriet from Holland was on fire the whole week...
Upper Ballyduff, County Waterford, Ireland Our First Spring Atlantic Salmon is landed!
The season opened on February 1st.
Mike Sheridan from Dungarvan landed the first springer of the season on the Lodge beats on spi...