Tag: Atlantic salmon

In our last post we covered the “Clothing for Fall Fly Fishing”.  As we said we would, here is the follow-up to that article with the gear needed to switch seasons. As summer gives way to autumn, some, not all, anglers look to put away our 8’ 4-weights and size 18 PMD’s and break out (more…)

The Grand Slam of Swing by Justin Miller I learned how to cast a Spey rod to swing flies for steelhead. Steelhead are hands down my favorite target species, and there is no other option to the method I prefer. Once I started swinging flies with a Spey rod, there was no going back. The (more…)

Justin has traveled the globe guiding and learning The Fly Shop’s international destinations. He has guided the Kamchatka Peninsula every season since 2008, and he has fished the world with a Spey rod, for every sea-run fish he can find. After graduating from Chico State University, Justin started his career at The Fly Shop in (more…)

Pat’s experience as a fly angler goes way back. His first memories of fly fishing were on the Kings River in California, when he took out his dad’s fly rod and automatic reel and thought fly fishing consisted of pulling all the line off of the reel (to the knot securing it to the arbor) (more…)

  At Yokanga Lodge on the Kola Peninsula, anglers fly fish for Atlantic salmon in a wilderness setting. These fish are known for their size and strength and reliably put up an impressive fight. Learn more about this destination by clicking here.

On Russia’s remote Kola Peninsula is the Kola Reserve, a new fly fishing destination where anglers will find two rivers — the Lumbovka and the Kachkovka — that are a stronghold for Atlantic salmon. The Fly Shop is excited to give anglers a glimpse into the fly fishing experience at the Kola Reserve through a (more…)