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…
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…
I didn’t grow up fly fishing. By the time I was twenty-nine, fishing had almost disappeared from my life. As a kid, I spent countless hours with my father along canals and still waters. Later, studies, work, and routines took over, and rods slowly disappeared from our weekends. Years passed without much thought of rivers,…
From the bustling streets of Venice to Rome’s breathtaking architecture and its mouthwatering cuisine, Italy is a country that never ceases to amaze. With nearly 65 million tourists annually and a permanent rank in the top 5 most visited countries in the world, Italy’s cultural lore spans across the planet.
By Marina Gibson (Fly Fishing…
Expanding as far north as the Canadian province Newfoundland and as far south as north Alabama, the Appalachian Mountain range is filled with endless blue lines and mountains full of wisdom. While the range is vast and mighty, the focus of this article will be on the southern range and all its beauty. In sections…
I got call a couple of weeks ago, while I was in Jackson Hole, from my good friend Mark, an Environmental Lawyer from Montana who knows every inch of the Montana Stream Access Laws and he says, “I’ve got a spring creek I’d love to show you but there’s a hitch, we have to stay…
In early March I flew into Chile from my summer in New Zealand. I had to check out a new lodge, “Where Wise Men Fish.” It was built by a fellow named Adam Henderson, who I taught to tie flies when he was about 10 years old. His parents were good friends of mine here…
This will not be an anthropological essay on the Sami or the Nenets. Nor will I describe animistic beliefs or shamanic practices, although - in retrospect - I dare say that there was a lot of magic in our Lappland adventure. There was no lack of souls in non-human bodies along the way. The following…
Everyone knows Swedish Lapland is famous for its Baltic salmon and pike fishing, but were you aware that it also offers outstanding grayling and trout fishing? With the entire area being covered with lakes, streams, rivers, and marshes, it only makes sense that there are lots of other fishing opportunities at your fingertips.
By: Laurel…
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…
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…
