Slovenia Beside the Holy trinity, in Slovenia we have also a different kind of threesome, a fly fishing trinity; three rivers whose landscape they run through, diversity of water flow and smartly couscous fish rank them ...
Bistra, Central Slovenia, Slovenia First day with my guests Andy and Will on the river Bistra. We spent a few hours on the river and caught some very nice graylings and brownies ... Not bad for the first day! ;)
Bistr...
With only 3 months to go before opening day on the Alagnak Wild River of Bristol Bay, Alaska; ATA Lodge is looking forward to another great season. It is about this time we start to get that itchy feeling that starts ti...
The River Swale in North Yorkshire is one of the lesser known Yorkshire Dales Rivers however it has everything you might expect....beautiful countryside, wild brown trout and grayling all in stunning scenery and steeped ...
United Kingdom Out after my first trout of the new season. I wake up to a miserable morning with rain lashing down on the bedroom window. Nothing was going to put me off though.
I arrive to the river and luckily the r...
Fd: So tell us, who is ATA Lodge and where is ATA Lodge located? ATA Lodge is a family owned and operated lodge on the fabled Alagnak Wild River of Bristol Bay, South West Alaska. Wayne (myself) and Jacob (my son) are t...
Bistra, Central Slovenia, Slovenia Dry fly madness at the river Bistra nad Ljubljanica!
It was all about dry fly with this three Norwegian friends ... And we couldn't imagine better start, as it came out at the river ...
As this year draws to a close, Christmas Carols having filled our homes with strains of Holiday cheer, perhaps you are a bit like me and your mind starts to wander with the anticipation for what the New Year will bring. ...
Ljubno, Savinja region, Slovenia Just few hours at river, but that was few quality hours on this alpine gem. Rainbows, brownies and graylings were all over the place. Most of them was caught on dry flies.
Savinja Rive...
Bovec, GoriÅ¡ka region, Slovenia The Koritnica River, with a length slightly over 16 kilometers, is a right tributary of the SoÄa River. It flows west through the Log Koritnica Valley (LoÅ¡ka Koritnica) south of M...
King Salmon, Alaska, United States July 2023 Fishing Report for ATA Lodge on the Wild Alagnak River of Bristol Bay, Alaska!
July Has Been Epic at ATA Lodge! Of course the Sockeye Salmon start to stream in to the Alag...
Planina, Notranjska region, Slovenia Another superb fly-fishing day on the river Unica. Once again it proved that Unica River is one of the best grayling and brown trout rivers in Slovenia, if not in Europe.
This time...
Radovna, Slovenia Fly fishing in Slovenia with Urko Fishing Adventures
Extended weekend in early season with my client from England.
We had a blast while we were fly fishing at some of the most beautiful rivers in Slovenia. Gla
After a few years the world with a few trusted friends we returned to pustertal , the river that we have chosen is the Ahrfor one of the most beautiful places in Italy and perhaps in Europe for the environment , the rive...
With it's sail-like dorsal fin, iridescent markings and dotted with spectacular patterns, the Arctic Grayling is one of the most unusual and beautiful fish of Alaska.The Arctic grayling comes in a wonderfully wide array ...
Radovljica, Slovenia It was a beautiful sunny afternoon on Sava Bohinjka river, that is managed by our fishing club Radovljica. In these parts we only catch and then release fish without barbs on hooks. Fish population i...
March 1st is the New Year to all the fishermen
in this part of Croatia since it's
the date of the trout fishing season
opening. The fisherman's year here lasts until September 30th, when fishermen
all across Dalmatia pac...
June 8th sees the opening of this fabled river to fishing, and it is one of our favorite times of the year to be on the river. The resident fish have overwintered with limited food available and no fishing pressure for ...
King Salmon, Aalaska, United States ATA Lodge on the Alagnak Wild River is Looking forward to the 2023 Season after a Fantastic 2022 Season
Nov 17, 2022
ATA Lodge, situated on the Wild and Scenic Alagnak River of B...
Sun Valley, Idaho, United States âChoosing to save a river is more often an act of passion than of careful calculation. You make the choice because the river has touched your life in an intimate and irreversible way...
Sheffield, United Kingdom Its has been a while since my last trip to the river, Way to long in fact!! So I decided that on the last day of 2016 I would get out and travel to the river in the hope of catch a few grayling....
Wildalpen, Wildalpen, Austria Our third season guiding on the Salza River in Austria started a bit colder than the previous years. Spring hadn't arrived in the Alps yet and the trout and grayling weren't as active as we ...
Fd: Where did your love of making watercolors of trout come from?Carol: I moved to Dillon, Montana, a fly fishing paradise, and a friend asked me for fish and landscape paintings for a beautiful little fishing cabin that...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âThere is time to go long, time to go short and time to go fishing.â
â Jesse Livermore
Fly Fishermen understand anticipation; after all, our sport is predicated by watchin...
Gorenjska region, Slovenia Day to remember
It was day to remember for Karl, Niko and his son Oscar from Austria... They came for two days of guided fishing with me. On a first day we fished at renown chalk stream Uni...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States ââ¦the fisherman fishes. It is at once an act of humility and a small rebellion. And it is something more. To him, his fishing is an island of reality in a world of dream and shadow...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States "A year of snow, a year of plenty."
â French Proverb
The snow pack in the Big Wood drainage is currently at 172% of average and still has the potential to climb heading into spring....
King Salmon, Alaska, United States Recent mild weather conditions the past few years, combined with record runs of all 5 species of Pacific Salmon bode well for this seasons Trout Fishing on the Alagnak Wild River!
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King Salmon, Alaska, United States 2019 End of Season Report from ATA Lodge on the Fabled Alagnak Wild River of Bristol Bay, Alaska
Another Great Season in the Books at ATA Lodge!
After browsing through this blog ...
Kamnik, Slovenia On our two â days fly fishing on KamniÅ¡ka Bistrica River, through the town of Kamnik, Janko caught his first fish on fly fishing rod and fulfilled his long wish.
Janko, has quickly understand ...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âTHERE IS NO TAKING TROUT IN DRY BREECHES.â â Cervantes
September is a magical time on the waters around the Wood River Valley. The days are getting shorter, the nights coo...
Planina, Notranjska region, Slovenia One of the highlights with my guests was fly fishing on the beautiful river Unica. All day fishing has resulted that we caught countless of big graylings and brownies. And in the even...
King Salmon, Alaska, United States You are here. so am I. We are right where we belong...
Together we are strong, like the river, moving forward, forever constant for so long....
(lyrics by Sue McGee)
We are here, ...
Bovec, GoriÅ¡ka region, Slovenia The UÄja enters from Italy and covers 6.1 km before it enters the SoÄa. It is a swift alpine river, but very inaccessible. Access is somewhat easier only at the country border and...
King Salmon, Alaska, United States ATA Lodge End of 2023 Season Fishing Report on the Alagnak Wild River of Bristol Bay, Alaska
As the sun sets on the 2023 season at ATA Lodge, we are proud to share our end of season ...
Zelezniki, Gorenjska region, Slovenia Selška Sora, is a stretch of water exceptionally well inhabited by trout, predominantly brown trout and rainbow trout. In its upper reaches is more reminiscent of a mountain strea...
King Salmon, Alaska, United States 2017 Fishing Report for Alaska Trophy Adventures Lodge on the Alagnak Wild River.
It Was A Great Year to be at ATA Lodge in 2017! We Had a Blast!
From one extreme to another! Aft...
United Kingdom I woke up to a beautiful autumn morning and decided I would go for my first un-guided fishing trip to a river I had never fished before. I had received a few bits of information from a friend about where t...
Bistra, Central Slovenia, Slovenia Our second day on the river Bistra. In the morning we enjoyed the excellent sight fishing. We caught a lot of nice grayling and brown trout. However, the highlight was Andy's trophy chu...
King Salmon, Alaska, United States 2018 Opening Week at ATA Lodge in Bristol Bay, Alaska on the Alagnak Wild River!
Jun 17, 2018
THE OPENING WEEK OF THE 2018 SEASON IN BRISTOL BAY, ALASKA HAS JUST FINISHED! AND WHAT...
Northwest Territories, Canada HI Kevin â¦.Testimonial text will be below.
Chris and I both work at Bow River Troutfitters in Calgary. We fly fish. Thatâs all we do. When Kevin asked us to join him at Aylmer ...
King Salmon, Alaska, United States 2019 Opening Week Trout Bonanza at Bristol Bay's ATA Lodge on the Alagnak Wild River!
Jun 21, 2019
OPENING WEEK OF THE 2019 SEASON STARTED WITH A PROMISE OF GREAT THINGS TO COME WIT...
Alaska, United States Early Season Fishing Report for ATA Lodge on the Alagnak Wild River, of Bristol Bay, Alaska.
We have had a late start due to Covid19, but we are happy to announce that we are Open for Business ...
King Salmon, Alaska, United States The Land of Giants! Recap of the First 2 weeks of the 2021 Season Opener at ATA Lodge on the Alagnak Wild and Scenic River!
After a year of uncertainty due to Covid, we are sure glad...
Mörön, Inner Mongolia, Mongolia Mongolia has some of the best fisheries in the world for giant taimen and the Delgar-Morron river has been known for many years as one of the best rivers for it. The weather througho...
Fd: How did you start in fly fishing? Who got you interested in the sport? Charles: That’s an easy one. My father. He was an avid salmon angler who, even in the 1950’s travelled the world for fishing – mostly salmo...
One cannot feel the fullness of something that it constantly changing or has not indulged it or mastered to perfection his pursuit of happiness. Never the same, the water, the weather, the bugs or the fish, this river ha...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States âFishing seems awfully insignificant at times, but for those of us who love it, fishing provides opportunitiesâ opportunities to learn, to laugh, and to liveâ¦â
â Te...
Bled, Gorenjska region, Slovenia Dear Fly Fisherman... While here in Europe majority of the Fly fishing audience still waits for the main 2019 fly fishing season opens with April 1st, few already tasted the joys of fly r...
