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2024 Rio Mataveni Hosted Trip Report – March 12 – 25, 2024 by Erik Argotti There were 10 of us on this trip. All the guys were seasoned travelers and I couldn’t have asked for a better group of guys to hang out with for the week. They were an older crew. I was by (more…)

Last Openings at Lava Creek Lodge for the 2024 Season! Fantastic fishing at Lava Creek Lodge in one of the most remote and unfished corners of Alaska is only six months away, and the lodge still has some fantastic availability in a handful of weeks. Find below the specific weeks that have space open, and (more…)

2023 Tanzania Trip Report – November 1 – 13, 2023 by Erik Argotti November 1: I arrived at the Redding airport around 5 am for a 6 am flight to SFO. Took off on time and arrived in SFO around 7. Smooth and easy. According to the board, the Turkish Air counter was supposed to (more…)

Mike Mercer’s 2023 Hosted Alaska Lodge Trips Royal Wolf Lodge – August 4-11, 2023 Lava Creek Lodge – August 13-20, 2023 Royal Wolf Lodge: Flying out of Redding has made our traveling easier in many situations here at The Fly Shop, and my case was no exception. It allowed me to depart Redding at 5pm (more…)

WINTER’S COMING IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE…  AND SO IS SUMMER IN CHILE, PATAGONIA! Patagonian BaseCamp – Chile, Patagonia Trout Time As our days in North America grow shorter, fall colors explode with brilliant hues of orange, red and yellow and our trout streams enjoy a well-earned rest from a busy summer. Not yet ready to (more…)

Size Matters!  If you like your brown and rainbow trout BIG, fat, long and strong, with shoulders, the kind of fish that you could saddle and ride – then these two trips are right up your alley. There is no argument that the largest brown and rainbow trout live in Patagonian Argentina – the sea-run (more…)

Reasons to go on a Hosted Fly Fishing Trip The Fly Shop® is world renowned when it comes to our travel department. This is not by accident, but by design. Being essentially a travel agency specializing in fly fishing, we try to keep it simple and do one thing to the best of our ability. (more…)

The Fly Shop® Big Game Signature Premium Fluorocarbon 140 lbs Test | 1.05mm Diameter | 15 Meters Finding Big Game fluorocarbon leader material in the United States for the last 5+ years has been like pulling teeth. With Zippy brand leader exiting out of US markets, it was nearly impossible to get your hands on (more…)

Alternative Fly Fishing Adventures to Kamchatka, Russia There is no argument that fishing in Kamchatka, Russia is one of the all time greatest fly fishing adventures left in the world! It’s been a challenging four years for Kamchatka: In 2019, Yakutia Airlines canceled their flight between Anchorage and Petropavlovsk, 2020 and 2021 we had COVID (more…)

2023 Oman Trip Report Justin Miller – Hosted Trip My small group of guys and I were super excited for our fly fishing mission to the Middle East. We headed down to Oman, which sits on the Arabian Sea, to target the rarest permit species in the fly fishing targetable slam, the Trachinotus Africanus. We (more…)