Robert Selfors is a true Renaissance man of the Arctic, blending artistry, innovation, and a deep connection to nature. As the founder of Arctic Silver, a revolutionary fly fishing company, Robert has redefined the way anglers experience the sport. Beyond his passion for fly fishing, he is an avid photographer, capturing the untamed beauty of…
Few people have inspired and meant so much to so many as the American flyfishing legend, industry insider, outdoors writer and fly tyer extraordinaire, René Harrop. A bottomless well of wisdom, René resides in Montana where he spends his time catching finicky and selective, wild rainbow trout on flies that he has conceptualized and perfected…
That crucial moment, getting that fish into the net. So much hard work has been put in to get to this moment, from the early planning stages pouring over maps, the new gear, the travel, cast, hook set and strenuous battle. Now’s not the time to fluff it up...
BY CHRIS DORE
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Our group recently had the opportunity to fish with the Lucero family in Baja on the Sea of Cortez. This area is known for its outstanding fishing opportunities, particularly for the large Roosterfish that migrate through the region. Most of the guides in the area are family, and the fishing community seems very tight-knit. Each…
There it was. The image that would open a door to a whole new world for me. Some guy, standing in the river with his fly rod slung over his shoulder, holding an enormous silver fish with a deep red tail; like a super-sized salmon. I had only been flyfishing for a few years but…
Kangia River Lodge was originally constructed by a Norwegian businessman in the late 1990s. The fishing on the Kangia was outstanding from the start, but the business model—focused heavily on the Norwegian market and mixing spin and fly fishing—proved less than ideal. Running a fishing camp in such a remote spot was also ahead of…
I have five years’ experience fishing for Atlantic salmon. Back in 2018, I admit, I ate farmed salmon and had to be educated and persuaded as to why I should stop. I have been very lucky; I have picked up the odd bit of fishing here and there while looking after clients in Iceland for…
Among fly fishermen with salt in their veins, permit have historically been considered the ultimate flats trophy. But permit aren’t just permit. In fact, there are four different species of permit dispersed across the sub-equator oceanic realm – and while all of them are elusive and challenging to catch, one of them requires a particularly…
Bob Popovics introduced the Surf Candy in the 1980s. Originally, the fly was tied with polar bear or bucktail. Soon, however, it switched to synthetic materials like, for instance, Ultrahair. Popovics pioneered the use of epoxy to create durability and translucency in saltwater flies. The durability was important to Bob as his local bluefish would…
The stoke had certainly diminished a bit as the north state was being pummeled with unseasonably huge storms. The week had been spent constantly checking flow charts, scrutinizing weather reports, formulating plans B, C, and D, and a whole lot of finger-crossing. No fishing trip is ever guaranteed, especially when it comes to steelhead. The…
For the last year I have been building a home in SE Idaho. I didn’t want to do it. It would take too much of my time away from fishing. It would be too much work—work that I had been doing for a living for decades and that I was trying to get away from.…
We are all well aware of the challenges facing our precious Atlantic wild salmon these days. For those of us who are passionately engaged in salmon fishing and concerned about the well-being of wild salmon, and who have witnessed the negative trend for many years, it came as no surprise that salmon ended up on…