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The Bahamas is all about bonefish, and most people would agree that the Bahamas is the Bonefish Capital of the World.  Even its currency has bonefish on it! Nearly all of the 16 major islands of the Bahamas – and countless smaller cays – are surrounded by flats that are teeming with bonefish of all (more…)

No other freshwater gamefish takes your fly harder than a tigerfish. It has been described as “bone shaking” when they eat your fly. They have been known to take finger guards right off your hands and cut through your sun gloves and stripping tape. We’ve even seen rods ripped out of the angler’s hands from (more…)

Who Saved International Fly Fishing Travel? by Don Causey Founding Editor of The Angling Report It would be an understatement to say that the fly fishing travel business was slammed hard by COVID-19. The global health emergency did not just make it almost impossible to travel for an agonizingly long time, it frightened and demoralized (more…)

Andros South Lodge Trip Report March 6 – 13, 2022 Eric Ersch Andros Island is the largest of the Bahamian Islands, 104 miles long and 40 miles wide at its widest point. Andros has an area greater than all the other 700 Bahamian islands combined. Consisting of three major islands, North Andros, Mangrove Cay, and (more…)

ESB Lodge Trip Report March 26 – April 4, 2022 Erik Argotti Saturday  March 26, 2022 Redding to San Francisco – I flew out of Redding at 6:10 am. I don’t know why I get there an hour and a half before departure, as I am always one of the first ones there and the (more…)

What to Pack for Fly Fishing the Bahamas by Pat Pendergast Everyone has a different idea of what to pack for a fly fishing adventure, whether it be in freshwater or salt. But if you want an expert opinion on what to bring on a trip to the Bahamas, read this list from our travel (more…)

Essential Fly Fishing Gear for Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha The Chinook, or “king salmon,” is the largest of the six Pacific salmon species. Typically, Chinooks average 20-30 pounds – depending on where they are found – although specimens have been recorded in excess of 120 pounds, with the official record being 97 lbs 4 ozs (more…)

Essential Gear for Alaska Coho Salmon Fly Fishing Oncorhynchus kisutch The Coho, or “silver salmon,” is one of six Pacific salmon species and arguably the most popular salmonid to pursue with a fly rod in Alaska. Typically, coho average 8-12 pounds, although fish weighing in the high teens and exceeding 20 pounds are quite common (more…)

Just like Kendjam, Xingu is another multi-species jungle fly fishing destination within the Kayapó Indigenous lands, with one distinct difference – Xingu is the most prolific payara fishery in the entire Amazon jungle. A program developed by “The Jungle Experts” at Untamed Angling, the Xingu Project took three years to develop and has redefined trophy (more…)

Atlantic salmon are among the most revered gamefish on Earth. Only a few other fish create as much passion and dedication in the anglers who are consumed by pursuing them. And the salmon that live on the mighty Kola Peninsula of Russia are something special. The Kola’s north coast produces the North Atlantic’s strongest remaining (more…)