Some tiers choose not to use synthetic materials because they cannot obtain the same results as with the naturals. For example, the way deer-hair muddler heads push through water make it incredibly effective when fish...
After a couple of years trying different techniques and materials - like super hair, ultra hair, bucktail, fish hair, slinky fiber, big fly fiber, fox tail, super fiber, EP fiber, vegetable fiber (agave fibers), etc. - I...
Among the species that swim in Argentinean waters, golden dorado is by far my favorite. His whimsical humor, beauty and a growing misunderstanding about his behavior are very appealing. It is a fish able to trigger a fee...
It's
been a long, cold winter. I could not stop thinking about going back to the
North to fish golden dorados. Early September is approaching and with it, the
trip to Esquina that we have been planning for months.
The c...
My favorite fishing destinations will make me feel slightly uncomfortable. Places that I hide the money I carry with me in two different locations—maybe a third somewhere else—and where there exists a minor threat of...
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...
I started experimenting with models that imitate minnows after several trips to the main golden dorado destinations, such as Goya, Esquina and La Paz, all in Argentina. During certain moments of the season, millions...
Andreas Andersson is a professional fly tyer from Sweden, he's part of the Partridge of Redditch and DeerCreek pro teams. Here's more about him and his flies.Fd: How did you first get into fly fishing and tying?Andreas:...
Last December, I had a talk with guide Gianni Juncal in order to organize a fly-fishing trip during late February: one day on the Uruguay River and another one on the mid-section of the Arapey River.When the date approac...
Lefty Kreh, the creator of this fly, is one the most recognized fly fishermen in the world.He made this fly in the late 50´s to fish saltwater; he was looking for a streamer that would be easy to cast and woul...
There is no doubt the Jungle Ghost resembles Lefty Kreh’s Deceivers from the 60’s. Since those times, that style went around the globe and infinite variants and combinations of this fly appeared everywhere.A mo...
Yesterday morning we headed out to the delta of the Río de la Plata river, right by the city of Buenos Aires, in search of some golden dorado and wolf fish (or tararira) action. The weather forecast had announced a sunn...
Fishing for golden dorados with top water flies is definitely the ultimate adventure if you are looking for high levels of adrenaline. Of all the flies we have tried, not one matches the results one gets with the Titanic...
Paso de la Patria, Corrientes, Argentina September is the beginning of the second season of the year for us, when the whether and the water temperature start to warm up, and so the fish activity increase. The river wasn'...
We have recently received the visit of Larry Stefanyk, a well known journalist, artist and fly fisherman from British Columbia-Canada, who owns a well appointed fishing magazine and who wrote 4 books already, about fish...
The Mc Nally Frog Popper, originally from the 50s, has a special place in my fly boxes because it has never let me down. It is easy to cast and, because of the shape of its legs, it swims and moves the water in a grea...
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...
Any popper can fool a fish if it is moved correctly in the water surface. Yet, when we pause this movement and fish can see the fly up close, then a popper needs an extra lure to be more appealing. This is what the Kryst...
Bessie Bucholz is Yellow Dog's program director for New Zealand and assistant director for South America. Bessie grew up fishing and rowing down the upper North Platte River in southern Wyoming. After studying at the Uni...
In our visit to the Zambezi River searching for tiger fish the most effective flies were Clouser Minnow-like streamers. In the Lower Zambezi, in Zambia, where we fished, there are many fishing eagles that watch the ri...
The town of Esquina brings me back time after time. Its surroundings and peacefulness are a refuge for my mind and soul.History of Esquina started in 1806. City was burnt and destroyed in 1839 and then rebuilt in 1846. I...
Paraná river allows you to fulfil the dream of fishing the three most coveted species ; Dorado, Pacú and Pira Pitá. This can scarcely be done in a few places.To talk about Paraná is to talk about an undiscovered worl...
The use of silicon to achieve a special effect and body in different flies is not a new thing, but we have not yet seen that many designs, even when we know it allows us to tie designs that are lightweight and capable...
In general, we do not find many minnow imitations that can be considered as realistic flies, those flies that usually resemble amazing insects and that allow the fly-tier to show his skills and defy the senses. Nevert...
I made the
cast right behind the fallen tree on the bank of the Parana river. As the guide
told me, I watched the line tip while I was counting the 5 thrilling seconds of
sunken drift before the next cast. Sudenly the l...
Jeff Currier is an active member of the Scientific Anglers, Ross Product and Yellow Dog Fly Fishing Adventures Professional Advisory Team as well as a fly fishing lecturer and well known fish artist and author. He is con...
Brian O’Keefe is one of the world’s most remarkable anglers and photographers, having had photographs published in the most important periodicals and magazines. The Catch Magazine, co-founded by Todd Moen and Brian, ...
Fd: Who is Kid Ocelos? Kido: Well fellas, Kid Ocelos is a 42 years old guy in love with cartoons, an illustrator above all and a fisherman. Fishing came to my life by chance and Fly Fishing even more so. When I first sa...
