Skeena Spring Steelhead Report: Just when you think you have a basic understanding of something as cryptic as spring steelhead fishing in Skeena country, nature throws you a curve. This year could be considered the year of the curve ball. For anglers that fished the system last year, this was hard to swallow, as 2011 [...]
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It had been far too long since my last visit to Tierra del Fuego’s beautiful Rio Grande River and Estancia Despedida. In preparation for my upcoming hosted trip I had been tying flies like a wild man when my co-worker Charles Gehr returned from his hosted trip, only two weeks earlier than my own. I [...]
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In Late December I had the good fortune of making a short road trip up to fish in what I consider to be Northern Patagonia out of the Chucao Lodges. http://flywatertravel.com/destination/ChucaoLodge These two gorgeous lodge facilities are located on the famous Chilean lakes of Lago Rosselot and Lago Yelcho and owned by well know Chilean [...]
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by Charles Gehr We’ve all heard the stories that start with “back when I first started fishing here.” Those stories almost inevitably explain why the fishing was better than it is now. I’ve heard enough of these stories to form the general impression that all the known fisheries in North America are less productive than [...]
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Our good friend, Peter Humphreys, has just returned from Hodson’s Dean River Lodge with the following report: “Following the beautiful heli ride in, we arrived at Hodson’s camp greeted by the Dean River, low, clear and in superb shape. On the water by noon, it didn’t take long for fly lines to be drawn tight [...]
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Dear Fly Water Travel Team, As I unpack my bags from our trip to Bolivia, I can’t help but reflect on what an amazing experience we had and wanted to write a quick report. In short, we had one of the best journeys of our lives! The interaction with the local people, fantastic accommodations, great [...]
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Ken Morrish recently returned from his first Spring trip to BC fishing for fresh steelhead. See his trip report here. Share:
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Hello, I was one of your lucky guests that went to Christmas Island in Feb, 2011. We had a great trip, and I thought you might enjoy the enclosed picture of a large Giant Trevally I caught. The guide estimated it at between 45 and 50 pounds and I caught it on my 10 wt [...]
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By: Charles Gehr To set the record straight, I am a steelheader. Nothing gets my blood pumping like swinging a fly for steelhead on a big western river with my spey rod. Don’t get me wrong, I love fishing for trout as well. Throwing small, bug-like flies on light tippet gives me a charge that [...]
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Alphonse Island Slide Show Seychelles 2009 was supposed to be a two week adventure visiting three outer islands on the 150ft Mv Fly Castaway with 11 great clients and friends. But thanks to Somali pirates and their hijacking of the Mv Fly Castaway’s sister ship, this trip was not to be. The full story can [...]
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