André De Ganay was born in France, where he lived during his childhood. He arrived to Argentina in 1946 after taking part in World War II. He started fishing in Patagonia in 1949 and he still does. He is a prominent bus...
FD: How was this project born? Where does the name Kuntur come from?Santiago: My name is Santiago Derendinger and I am the creator of Kuntur Fly Fishing. The name Kuntur means Condor (bird of prey) in the Quechua languag...
Fd: How was your fly-fishing operation in Northern Patagonia born?Since my very beginnings I've been guiding for several years for major Fly Fishing Outfitters in this area. Some time after, with the acquired experience,...
1. MongoliaToday, many anglers agree this is the trip of a lifetime. Fly fishing in Mongolia has become a true dream for many since the day a group of anglers started to catch taimen on the fly. The size of these mouse-...
It might be his different way of seeing things, his unique perception of existence, his profuse creativity or spellbinding storytelling that is so appealing. When Mel spoke you listened, became a believer and hoped to be...
Join jovial host, and champion fly caster and fly fisherman, Simon Gawesworth for a week of breath-taking Sea Trout Fishing at Kau Tapen lodge, in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, home to 5 IGFA world records for Sea-Run Bro...
From July 6 to 16, 2019 around 1000 people took part in protests in Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Greece against hydropower expansion on the Balkan rivers. With ba...
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...
Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your life? How were your beginnings in these two different fields? Both fishing and art were things I did not really choose, they are just a part of who I am. In terms of...
Fd: Can you tell our users what the film CHALK – Bedrock of Fly Fishing is about?The film focuses on the uniqueness of the chalkstreams of southern England (and beyond) and the people that live, work on and fish these ...
Invading
species: DIDYMO
Didymosphenia geminata, commonly known
as didymo or rock
snot, is a species of diatom that grows in warm and shallow water. If it overgrows, it can form large mats on the
bottom of la...
Internationally known as Willy, there is no need to say his surname to know who we are talking about. He has been a guide for 30 years in Bariloche, Esquel, Rio Grande and in several countries, for instance, in Venezuela...
Over the past three decades, Judy’s pastel visions of the natural world have attracted international attention, from Ambassadors to major corporations such as Patagonia. Self -taught, she has been painting and drawing ...
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...
June 25th, 2020. Tuesday night, the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina decided on a moratorium on all new small hydropower projects in the country. This means that no more new plants will be approved, and...
World Fish Migration Day 2014 (WFMD) is a one day global initiative, with local events worldwide, to create awareness on the importance of open rivers and migratory fish. WFMD is held to improve the publics’ understand...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Fd: How were your beginnings in fly fishing? Mike: My life as a fly fisherman started when I was 14 years old, annoying the local estuary population of all manner of fish, including the occasional sea-run brown trout. On...
What is World Fish Migration Day?The World Fish Migration Day (WFMD) is a one day global celebration to create awareness on the importance of open rivers and migratory fish and it is coordinated by the World Fish Migrati...
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...
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...
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...
In a surprise move, today the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will suspend the withdraw of the 2014 Clean Water Act Proposed Determination for Southwest Alaska. Following years of extensive scientific a...
Growing up and currently residing in Montana, Dan Armstrong has always been captivated by the expansive outdoor environment and in touch with the form and light created by its diversity. With over 15 years of professiona...
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...
Hydropower plants are one of the main causes for the decline ofnumerous fish species in the Mediterranean region. This is the result of a new study commissioned bynature conservation organisations EuroNatur and Riverwatc...
1) How was Mañihuales Lodge born?Mañihuales Eco Lodge was born from a series of events that began around 2013, when the former owners of a land close to the Mañihuales river, in the middle of the Chilean Patagonia, ...
Fd: You have been travelling for months in dream destinations. What can you tell us about fly fishing the famed Skeena and Dean rivers? Adam: Even if these venues didn’t provide such prolific catches, I’d still cons...
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...
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...
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...
Fd: How did fly fishing and photography get together in your life? Nick: I grew up fly fishing from a very young age. My mother is the major angler in my family and there hasn’t been a day in my life that I’ve had w...
Fd: What can you tell us about your new book: Wild Trout? Wild Trout is a bilingual (English and Spanish) book that covers the basic aspects of the biology of wild trout in Patagonia. Its 300 pages show unique photos acc...
After
awakening on June 4, 2011, with the eruption at the Puyehue-Caulle Volcanic
Complex, different organizations immediately started monitoring the area in
order to identify the implications of this phenomenon on th...
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 ...
The EXPO FLY FISHING PATAGONIA (November 30 – December 1 this year) takes place in San Martín de los Andes, North Patagonia in Argentina, a small city located in the middle of some of the best trout fishing waters in...
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...
Fd: What are your roots in fly fishing? Where did you start? I have always loved to fish. My parents are Canadian, and I grew up spending my summers sitting on a dock, casting endlessly for little bass. I learned to fly...
Fd: How was 9p#5 Media born?
We are fishermen since very young, practicing every kind of technique in the beginning. Then, progressively, fly fishing became our only method. It is in this spirit, with a technique ...
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...
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...
1. A Dream TripA trip is probably the best gift you can give to a fly fisherman. No matter what destination you choose, the angler that receives this special present will surely be excited and probably start planning th...
"With the authorization of Nahuel Huapi National Park´s
Authorities, the Tourism Office and the Wildlife Guard of Neuquén´s Province,
we were able to do a survey in different parts of the area affected by the ash.
It ...
This is a tribute to my friend Billy Pate who died on April 19 at the age of 81. The name Billy Pate is linked with incredible, mind blowing, fly fishing records, as well as with the renowned Billy Pate Fly Reels made b...
Fd: Can you tell us a bit about the origins of fly fishing in your country? There are lots of interesting and uncommon species for fly fishing in Czech republic besides typical brown trout, rainbow trout, grayling and br...
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 ...
