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Bigger Than Trout: The Surprising Diversity of the Sport

Article12. maj 202510Views 0Likes 0Comments

Fly shops in the American West are built for one species: trout. Trout are deserving of their fame, and are worthy of serving as the foundation upon which the sport of fly fishing was built. As anglers are discovering that the sport is bigger than trout, both the fish and the angler are winning. BY Brett Zundel…

Off the list, hoping to never return

Article5. maj 202515Views 0Likes 0Comments

The survival of Apache trout is a testament to the wisdom of protecting, reconnecting and restoring river systems to recover native trout. First listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, they later were protected by the Endangered Species Act in 1973. This week, the Apache trout became the first trout…

Argentina: Headed for Adventures in Patagonia

Article30. april 202518Views 0Likes 0Comments

Settling into my seat on yet another flight bound for a fishing trip, I’ve grown accustomed to the curious glances and quizzical expressions often thrown my way. Those looks are usually accompanied by the question, “Where are you headed?” By Emily Rodger Photos Marcos Hlace Maybe it’s fair - single woman on an international flight…

New Zealand and Beyond: How to Catch Trophy Fish

Article18. april 202529Views 0Likes 0Comments

So you want to catch a big fish, eh? So firstly, what do you quantify as a big fish? It could be relative to the water you're fishing - a four pounder could be a big fish for your favourite local stream or you could be hunting for the true Kiwi Trophy, that elusive ten pounder. Personally, its more about…

Hunting Sea Monsters: The Fight to Banish Open-Net Pen Salmon Farms in Iceland

Article11. april 202528Views 0Likes 0Comments

On a remote finger of Iceland’s green and rocky Westfjords sits the fishing village of Bíldudalur, home to The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum. Arnarfjörður, the inlet cradling this community of 243, is Iceland’s heartland for sea monster sightings. The museum houses dioramas showcasing sea monsters in their natural habitats, atmospherically lit to evoke the…

10 years of hydropower data: 2024 update reveals ongoing threats and wins for Balkan rivers

Article4. april 202543Views 0Likes 0Comments

Over a decade after the first systematic data collection on hydropower development in the Balkans, the latest Balkan Hydropower Update 2024 reveals a mixed reality: While significant advocacy efforts have successfully halted many destructive projects, the region’s rivers continue to face ongoing threats. Despite persistent resistance, thousands of hydropower projects are still being planned, with almost 100…

Fly Tying: The Alphlexo Crab

Article28. marts 202549Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Alphlexo is both an amalgamation - and a refinement - of aspects of various other patterns, like the Orvis crab which was tied in green and tan with a mesh body and rubber legs. The first person that I know of who put the chenille legs into the Flexo body was James Christmas in…

Sardinia: Tropical Fly Fishing in Southern Europe

Article21. marts 202556Views 0Likes 0Comments

Sardinia is a rather remote Italian island in the middle of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Not many fly fishermen know about Sardinia and the fish species encountered there, but with fishing possibilities both inland and offshore – and loads to do and see - it’s a destination that ought to be on more people’s bucket lists.…

Fly Fishing New Zealand’s Lowland Streams

Article14. marts 202569Views 0Likes 0Comments

Roderick Haig-Brown wrote in Fisherman's Spring “There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home”. I’m in a stage of fishing now where I’m just enjoying being on the water. As a kid growing up in…

Two-Hand Fly Rods for Giant Rainbows in Alaska

Article27. februar 202585Views 0Likes 0Comments

There are many places in the world to fly fish for rainbow trout of exceptional size. Rainbow trout 30 plus inches and reaching 20 pounds! But if you dissect that into “native” rainbows, it sets the bar to only a handful of places in the world with Alaska being, likely, at the top of the list. Enter the…

Transcend It: Beings in the periphery aren’t near as they appear…

Article, Blog7. februar 2025121Views 0Likes 0Comments

Our negativity bias is hardwired since the Old Stone Age. Paleolithic man knew there were beings out there, out to get him. His bias the early warning system for woolly mammoths, giant bison, all the maneaters stalking nearby. It detected other hunter-gatherers too. Passively or aggressively, they were his competition for the local bounty. He…

FREE FALLING

Article, News17. januar 202591Views 0Likes 0Comments

Free Falling is a fly fishing documentary about Baltic salmon in northern Sweden, shedding light on the drastic decline in salmon migration in the region’s wild rivers in recent years. It serves as a spiritual sequel to Home Rivers Recycled, a documentary released by the Undefined Flyfishing Project that celebrated the success of the Baltic salmon. That…

Bigger Than Trout: The Surprising Diversity of the Sport

Off the list, hoping to never return

Argentina: Headed for Adventures in Patagonia

New Zealand and Beyond: How to Catch Trophy Fish

Hunting Sea Monsters: The Fight to Banish Open-Net Pen Salmon Farms in Iceland

10 years of hydropower data: 2024 update reveals ongoing threats and wins for Balkan rivers

Fly Tying: The Alphlexo Crab

Sardinia: Tropical Fly Fishing in Southern Europe

Fly Fishing New Zealand’s Lowland Streams

Two-Hand Fly Rods for Giant Rainbows in Alaska

Transcend It: Beings in the periphery aren’t near as they appear…

FREE FALLING

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