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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…)

Kendjam is a remote and small Indigenous community located in the sacred land of the Kayapo Indigenous Nation, and it is one of the most interesting and diverse jungle fisheries out there. Kendjam is a virtually untouched Indigenous Territory and ecological preserve in the Brazilian Amazon, an area of 20,000 square miles of pure, virgin (more…)

Peacock bass are a formidable quarry on a fly rod, especially when they start approaching the 20-pound mark — what we call the gigantes! When hooked, the pull they generate shocks most anglers. We have seen anglers scream or drop their rods from the line burning through their fingers on the initial surge. You will definitely need (more…)

If you want to chase the most incredible river monster in freshwater, look no further than the arapaima (pirarucú), the largest-scaled freshwater fish in the world. They reach unbelievable lengths of up to 9-feet long and weigh in excess of 400 pounds. They are an air-breathing fish, resembling tarpon in both size and shape, but (more…)

ALASKA STEELHEAD COMPANY  (SEP 25 – OCT 03, 2021) 7N/7D Chris King & Pat Pendergast I recently had the opportunity to host a group of anglers at one of our newest lodges in Alaska.  Alaska Steelhead Company is perched on a bluff at the mouth of Deep Creek overlooking the Cook Inlet on the southern (more…)

Tanzania Tigerfish Trip Report 9/29 – 10/10, 2021 Terry Jepsen 9/29 – 9/30 (Travel Days): We flew out of SFO at 6:20 pm on 9/29 via Turkish Airlines (Business Class) – This is a very nice airline that has excellent service. Lay down seats were perfect for the long flight to Turkey (Istanbul) (13 hours (more…)

Introduction: Since starting our lower 48 program last year (2020) at The Fly Shop®, I wanted to get over to visit Teton Valley Lodge in person in order to see the fishery and better represent the lodge. Teton Valley Lodge has been around for 102 years and I have heard so many great things about (more…)