The day begins before sunrise, though not because anyone has to rush. Patagonia has a way of waking you naturally. Perhaps it's the anticipation of the day's fishing, or perhaps it's simply the quiet that settles over the valley before dawn. Outside the windows of El Encuentro, the first light creeps across the Andes, illuminating…
Czech nymph fishing has become a staple in fly fishing. The technique originated in Eastern Europe, particularly in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the Balkan countries. This method involves using long rods, extended leaders, multiple dropper flies, and heavy nymphs. The flies are fished by casting upstream, using only the leader, and allowing the flies…
Fall fishing brings cooler water, changing conditions, and plenty of reasons to stay on the water. We reached out to Loon ambassadors Pete Erickson, Hogan Brown, and Paula Shearer to hear how they approach the season, from the fisheries they look forward to most to the tactics and tools they rely on as conditions change. Here are a few…
For years, batfish were one of those species that flats anglers simply looked at rather than targeted. Abundant on the Indian Ocean flats, they were generally considered algae and crustacean feeders, and despite plenty of experimentation with conventional bonefish flies, consistently catching one on purpose remained something of a mystery.
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I call them North Creek, South Creek, East Creek, West Creek. Better Still: Nowhere Creek at all. I refuse to call them by their actual names out of a sense of intimacy so deep and personal it’s almost embarrassing to admit even as it causes me to hesitate over this sentence for a minute or…
Despite the windy conditions, I finally found my timing and rhythm for a scandi cast on my glass switch rod and was able to launch a decent cast into the tea-colored Rio Gallegos. After a brief moment, I begin very short line twitches to pulsate the size 6, rubber legged, Taxi Cab moving along the river…
Alarm. Damn. Two snoozes too many. Out of bed, throw on clothes, grab the bags, slam some coffee. In the car, run a yellow, dodge the slow ones, find the gaps. Park the car, bags again, drop them off, through security. Moving walkway, at the gate, on the plane, find a seat, buckle up, earbuds…
The White River in Northern Arkansas is firmly rooted in the upper echelon of famous trout rivers in the United States, and for good reason. The average brown trout from the White measures anywhere from 18-24 inches, with trophies over 25” caught every day. Anglers from all over the world make the pilgrimage to the…
There are places in the fly-fishing world that get under your skin in a way that defies logic. They’re not just destinations; they’re experiences that reset your sense of what trout water can be. Patagonia’s spring creeks — quiet ribbons of gin-clear flow winding through the wilds of Chubut Province — are precisely that kind…
The Silver Creek is world-renowned for the clockwork dependability of its hatches and its booming population of hungry but selective brown trout. When visiting there, Brett Zundel of Loon Outdoors found out, however, that the fishing was only a minor part of the river’s story. Its serenity and beauty – its very livelihood - seems…
In the spring of 2016, a long-planned journey into the Nicaraguan jungle came to life in a way that was as chaotic as it was unforgettable. What began as a conversation years earlier on the banks of Russia’s Rynda River—over a glass of wine and a shared dream of giant tarpon—had evolved into a full-blown…
Three inches of wet snow covered the ground at the Fall Creek Slide, the not-so-well-known boat launch located on a back channel, just upriver from the Spring Creek Landing on the South Fork of the Snake River. I swung my car into the vacant makeshift parking lot and excitedly slipped into my waders, tied on my favorite…
