In the wild heart of British Columbia, where the mountains loom like ancient guardians, and the waters shimmer with the promise of adventure, lies the Skeena River—a living testament to the untamed beauty of nature. I drive here from my home in British Columbia every August in the hopes of hitting the right run of…
Fly fishing, to a great extent, is about memorable experiences; about tapping into a fleeting realm of rare beauty and excitement that, perhaps, is precisely so wondrous and fascinating to us because it is temporal in character – out of the ordinary, magical in its escapist character.
BY RASMUS OVESEN
It’s no wonder that, throughout…
There’s no place like home. The older I get, the more I appreciate the pure and untouched nature of the Swiss Alps. Crystal-clear alpine lakes reflect the majesty of the surrounding mountains. Gushing creeks run down from snow-covered peaks, crossing picturesque forests and multi-colored flower meadows before they pour into deep, cool lakes. Catches might…
You should now have a healthy understanding of both the basic overhead (pick up and lay down), and roll casting techniques. It is now time to go back to the overhead cast, and build on this basic movement.
FALSE CASTING
We have practiced the basic pick up and lay down cast and are now proficient…
I took some time off one spring to fish.
I had mostly planned for it. Months earlier, as I tied flies and rigged my truck for camping, my wife began referring to the coming downtime as my “sabbatical.” That felt generous, a characterization maybe reserved for priests and tenured professors, not a bored, half-assed attorney.…
Our June/summer edition features articles from four different continents as well as fly tying features, interviews, and product news. From giant trevally in Papua New Guinea and bumphead parrotfish on Farquhar Atoll to arctic grayling in Alaska and monster taimen in Siberia there is some truly exhilarating reading waiting for you.
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Rising trout can create a real rollercoaster of emotions. They offer the promise of easy-to-locate fishing that are obviously feeding, but the myriad of technicalities around hatches, presentations, and capabilities as an angler can combine to make it seem like hooking one of these fish is an impossible task. And nowhere is this more evident…
Discovering Belize with Switch Productions
For those intrigued by saltwater angling or eager to delve into its depths, Belize offers a cornucopia of opportunities. Plus, escaping the bleak Scandinavian winter for the tropical climes of Belize is an irresistible proposition for any avid angler. By Switch Productions - www.switchproductions.no/ We traversed vast expanses of…
Getting on an airplane with all of your fishing gear is a little more complicated than throwing it in the back of your truck. Joshua Schwartz of Travel Creel Hospitality shares some of the lessons he has learned through his vast travel experience.
It's one of those places in the world that will leave deep prints in your fly-fishing mind! Gin-clear waters, breathtaking scenery, and strong, sea-running char that will nail down your fly on the surface!
BY HENRY SCHMIDT
Three degrees and pouring rain. That's exactly what awaits us outside the plane on this old US Airbase…
“Cast there,” Fabian says as he works the oars to hold the raft in place. It’s a shadowy inlet under a tree with logs scattered below the surface. The black sex-dungeon lands in a pocket of dark, crystal clear water and I strip once, twice and then boom, the take. “Muy bien”. A hungry brown trout…
I remember a story my dad told me about when he fell in love with fishing. He was as young as you can be to really hold a memory, fishing with his mom. They had the ol tried and true hook and worm, and while everyone was catching blue gill, he hooked into a nice…