There are plenty of salmon rivers to fish in Norway, but not all of them provide the kind of fishing that will really get your juices flowing. The days of abundance are in the past. The Tovdalselva, however, is a rising star among Norwegian salmon rivers – and the past few seasons have seen a…
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…
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…
Trey Combs’ latest book, Flies For Atlantic Salmon & Steelhead, is vintage Combs: it’s a must read. At first glance, the book is an instant eye-catcher. The design, imagery and presentation are stunning. In this case, it falls in line with books that are published by Wild River Press. It’s classic Tom Pero. So, there’s…
