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...
The team at Sage understands the kind of intense pressure saltwater fishing puts on fly rod performance. This fall, to meet the incredibly diverse range of casting demands in saltwater angling, Sage introduces the SALT.U...
The week started off like a dream with Grant Mackenzie
winning the tussle against a 109cm GT early on the first morning. As the week
progressed the big GT’s were definitely around and more than often than not
winni...
RIO Products, industry-leading manufacturer of fly lines, leaders and tippet material, introduces saltwater anglers to a full range of floating, intermediate and sinking shooting heads in its cold, saltwater fly line ser...
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: 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...
Fd: Artist and fisherman. What came first? How did it all begin?
Dan: It began with art. I have been blessed with some artistic ability, and at a very young age, I was drawing. That developed into a lifelong pursuit...
“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...
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...
The
roar of the big block Chevy 454 was near
deafening as Garner, a.k.a. “G”, throttled down the un‐baffled beast of a V‐8,
sending the airboat skidding into white sugar sand covered by a skinny five
inches of ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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: 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:...
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...