The team here at The Fly Shop®, along with our at-large Pro-Staff Ambassadors, have hundreds of weeks of international fly fishing travel under our belts. Each year we coordinate anywhere from 25-50 weeks of familiarization or “hosted” trips to all corners of the globe, from Alaska to South America, the Caribbean to the South Pacific, Indian Ocean to the jungles of the Amazon, and just about everything in between. We put our extensive field-proven experience to work for you with every trip we help coordinate.

Your angling holiday is special and we are here to help, every step of the way.

One of the best ways to discover a new fishery or meet like minded anglers, is to join one of our staff on a “hosted” trip. You’ll still enjoy the usual fantastic service The Fly Shop® is recognized for as you prepare for your trip. And you’ll have the added bonus of experienced staff right there running point – start to finish. From navigating airports, helping rig your rods, to early morning casting lessons, to working with the lodge staff to fine-tune your daily goals and expectations, our staff will do everything possible to make sure your trip is a memorable and rewarding one. Too, we’ve found that lodges and fishing camps the world over roll the red carpet out when our staff is there!

There are no additional fees or costs associated with a hosted trip with The Fly Shop®. And, our staff usually travels with extra gear and flies to share!

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Royal Wolf Lodge, Alaska

This trip has two hosts - Mike Mercer (The Fly Shop) and Winston Fly Rods (Hank Haen - Rod Designer at Winston Fly Rods).

Come fish prime time at one of the best fly out lodges in Alaska. Royal Wolf Lodge is, arguably, the finest trophy trout fishing lodge in Bristol Bay.

Legendary rivers such as the Moraine, Funnel, Battle, Brooks, Kulik, and Kvichak are within easy striking distance, and the lodge even has coveted permits to fish portions of limited access rivers like the Lower American, a world-class trophy rainbow river.

Hank will be bringing Winston fly rods for everyone to try out during the week. He will also be giving a fun presentation one evening after dinner discussing how rods are made and why he designs rods the way he does.

Hosts: Mike Mercer and Hank Haen
When: June 20-27, 2025 (7 nights/6 days)
Availability: 10 spots available
Price: $14,250.00/person - Double occupancy ($12,750 for returning guests)

Inclusions: Round trip travel to/from the lodge from King Salmon, Alaska (guests need to get themselves between Anchorage and King Salmon), park fees and bed tax, all guided fishing and instruction, daily fly-outs, all meals, beer and wine with dinner, soft drinks and juice. Flies provided on the stream as needed. Fishing gear can be provided if requested in advance of the trip.

Non-Inclusions: Hard alcohol (please feel free to bring your own bottle), rods and reels (though loaners are available, and there will be samples there from Winston to fish during the week), Alaska State fishing licenses, and staff gratuities.

Please contact Mike Mercer at The Fly Shop® for more information, and to confirm your reservation.
mercer@theflyshop.com / 800-669-3474

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Gaspé Coastal - Quebec, Canada

Join Pat Pendergast, Director of International Travel, on a hosted week at Gaspé Coastal - Cascapedia-Saint-Jules, Quebec, Canada.

I can't tell you how excited I am about this trip. I have been working with Kyle Shafer, owner of Soul Fly Lodge in the Bahamas, for the past year putting this excursion together. Kyle cut his teeth on guiding stripers in Maine and together with his Canadian friends put an awesome program together for us.

We will be sight-fishing for stripers in the skinny waters of Chaleur Bay as well as swinging flies in coastal rivers for Atlantic Salmon and bushwhacking our way into remote rivers fishing for sea-run brook trout.

Gaspé Coastal - Cascapedia-Saint-Jules, Quebec, Canada.
June 30 - July 06, 2025
6 nights lodging / 5 days fishing: $5,500 / person (private room, shared guide)
Six (06) Rod Available

Give us a call today at 800-669-3474, or send an email to pat@theflyshop.com with any questions regarding this Eastern Canadian Fly Fishing Adventure.

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Lava Creek Lodge, Alaska

Join legendary Florida Keys flats guide Captain Bruce Chard for a week of swinging flies for chrome-bight Chinook Salmon fresh out of the Bering Sea.

Bruce has secured a prime week at one of the best king fisheries in Alaska and is hosting a small group of friends and anglers for a week of fun, great fishing and good times...

Bruce is a FFI - Master Certified Fly Casting Instructor, Simms Pro Team - G-Loomis Elite Ambassador, Scientific Anglers Fly Line Ambassador, Hatch Reels, Yeti, Costa, Riversmith Pro Staff, and all around good guy with loads of energy...

When: February June 15 - 22, 2025
Availability: 8 anglers maximum (3 rods available)
Price: $9,950/person

Inclusions: Seven nights double occupancy lodging and six days guided fishing (a mix of fishing on the home river and some limited fly-out fishing, weather permitting), all meals, (limited wine and beer, see alcohol policy, below), round trip air charter between Anchorage, Alaska, and the lodge, free Starlink Internet, flies and leaders, as well as the use of lodge fly rods and reels, if needed.

Non-Inclusions: Alaska State Sport Fishing License and King Salmon Stamp, equipment (though there is some at the lodge if need be), gratuities, alcohol (limited wine and beer, and items of a personal nature..

Give us a call today at 800-669-3474, or send an email to pat@theflyshop.com with any questions regarding this Alaska Adventure.

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Lava Creek Lodge, Alaska

Alaska Spey School - Join us for an in-depth look at double-handed fly rod fishing for King Salmon at Lava Creek Lodge, located on the Alaska Peninsula. This is a great opportunity to learn from a pro - Chris King will be your host and instructor for the week. Chris is a Master Certified Two Hand caster with the International Fly Fishing Federation.

Chris will have a number of rods on hand from different manufacturers as well as a diverse selection of lines to use during the week. Bring your own rod if you have it and dial it in with the latest and greatest line combos on the market.

Here are some of the subjects we'll cover in a real world scenario - on the water:
• Tackle selection and setting up your rig
• Spey lines and what they do
• Where and when to use different sink tips
• Reading water
• Strategies of approaching a pool for the setup
• Swing angles and how they affect your fishing
• Mending on the swing
• How to handle wind
• Fly selection
• Setting the hook
• How to fight big fish off the reel

Join Chris and take your Spey casting and fishing to the next level! Chris will be with the group all week to field questions, teach Spey casting and fishing, and talk all things Spey.

Lava Creek Lodge sits dead-center on the finest Chinook Salmon waters in all Alaska. These are medium-sized rivers, fishing within sight of the Bering Sea - chrome-bright fish. In addition to the home water, the lodge has a private lease with a native corporation on a river a short bush plane flight away. The lodge boasts comfortable cabin accommodations with en-suite bathrooms for a good night's sleep, hearty food to keep you going all week chasing Kings fresh from the salt and dawn to dusk work ethic that puts this destination front and center.

When: July 13 - 20, 2025 - Lava Creek Lodge
Cost: $9,950.00 per person, shared accommodations
Available Space: Max occupancy of 7 anglers

Inclusions:
Seven nights double occupancy lodging and six days guided fishing (a mix of fishing on the home river and some limited fly-out fishing, weather permitting), all meals, limited wine and beer, round trip air charter between Anchorage, Alaska, and the lodge, free Starlink Internet, flies and leaders, as well as the use of lodge fly rods and reels, if needed.

Non-Inclusions:
Alaska State Sport Fishing License and King Salmon Stamp available online to purchase before your trip (https://store.adfg.alaska.gov/), gratuities, alcohol (limited wine and beer - otherwise BYOB, usually purchased in Anchorage or brought from home), and items of a personal nature.

Please contact Chris King at The Fly Shop® for more information, and to confirm your reservation.
chris@theflyshop.com / 800-669-3474

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Crooked & Acklins, Bahamas 2025

Join The Fly Shop's Cody Hunt on a hosted trip to Crooked & Acklins Island Lodge in 2025.

Crooked Acklins Island Lodge offers sensational shallow water bonefishing as well as legitimate permit fishing. Located four hundred and thirty miles south east of Miami, with Crooked Island forming the northern rim and Acklins the easterly rim, the atoll covers better than two hundred and thirty square miles of gorgeous wadeable flats.

This trip is being hosted by the talented Cody Hunt.

Cody Hunt is one of our talented guides and spent several seasons guiding fly fisherman in Alaska. He guided last summer at the Alaska Steelhead Company and is one of the nicest people you will ever meet and spend a day on the water with.

Dates: May 31 - June 7, 2025
Species: Bonefish, Permit, Triggerfish, Tarpon, Cudas, & Jacks
Availability: 10 rod
Length of Stay: 7 nights lodging & 6 days fishing
Cost: $4,829 per angler (shared room, guide & boat)

Please contact Eric Ersch at The Fly Shop® for more information, and to confirm your reservation.
ersch@theflyshop.com
800-669-3474

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Teton Valley Lodge, Idaho 2025

Join TFS guide Gary Whitmire on a hosted trip to Teton Valley Lodge in Idaho for Rainbows, Browns and Cutthroats.

This is one of our most popular destinations in the lower 48. Teton Valley Lodge has been doing this for a long time and it shows with how many people go back year after year. With over 25 different floats available on The Teton River, South Fork and Henry's fork of the Snake, there are years of discovery for even the most experienced fly fishermen. You can expect to catch rainbows, browns and cutthroats, and prolific dry fly hatches give you consistent opportunities for large trout on the surface.

Salmon Flies and Golden Stones take over the Henrys Fork the first two weeks of June. The South Fork increases in flows and the worm hatch is fire for big browns.

Mid-June brings out the PMD’s and Green Drakes on the Henrys Fork. The past three years this period has produced the best fishing I have ever seen on the Henrys Fork. Massive Green Drake and other may fly hatches that do not stop. The very best of the best.

The South Fork and Teton flows increase throughout June which continues to make the water warmer and get the fish moving.

Dates: June 10-15, 2025
Availability: 5 guys plus host (6 total) - 2 spot available
Length of Trip: 5N/4D stay
Price: $4,580 USD per person

Inclusions:
All rates include local taxes, meals, lodging, guide service, flies, leaders, terminal tackle, transportation to and from rivers, vehicle transfer fees, soft drinks, wine and beer. Our guides carry with them all available tackle and a complete selection of our entire inventory including our custom fly patterns. Guide service is one guide per each 2 anglers.

Non-Inclusions: Items not included in the above rates are gratuities, items purchased in the tackle shop, fishing licenses. Transportation to and from Driggs. Airport pickup and delivery is available as an optional service.

Please contact Erik Argotti at The Fly Shop® for more information, and to confirm your reservation.
argotti@theflyshop.com / 800-669-3474

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Akuani Floating Camp, Colombia 2026

Join Erik Argotti on a Hosted Trip on Akuani Floating Camp on the Tomo River in Colombia

Akuani Floating Camp is a floating mobile operation on the Tomo River and its major tributary the Gavilan River targeting three different species of peacock bass.

The Tomo is a diverse fishery with daily shots at large Temensis peacock bass that can hit the 20 pound mark and above. In addition to trophy sized peacocks, the Tomo, its tributary the Gavilan and the endless back

bays and lagoons has a very strong population of two other species of fierce, hard hitting and fighting peacocks for anglers that predicate their success on big numbers of daily landed fish. It’s an action packed and exotic jungle angling adventure, in a remote setting, just what we like in a jungle fishery.

This is a true wilderness fishing camp, far off the beaten path, perfect for those anglers looking for an all-inclusive peacock bass fishing adventure, at a very reasonable price.

Dates: January 17-24, 2026
Availability: 10 guys plus host (11 total) - 10 spot available
Length of Trip: 9N/6D day trip
Price: Akuani Floating Camp USD $4,500 + USD $400 (Native Community Fee)

Packages include:
2 Hotel nights in Bogota, Colombia | All ground shuttles | Private charter flight from Bogota to fishing destination | Ground transportation at fishing destinations | Fully equipped room in floating camp (two single beds, electricity, bathroom, fans) | 6 Full Day’s Fishing | 3 Full Meals a day and unlimited snacks | Unlimited soft drinks and beer | Fishing License

Not included:
International airfare | Additional hotel nights in Bogota, Colombia | Meals and other activities while in Bogota | Spirits/Wine | Gratuities for guides, camp and hotel staff | Personal items | Prescription medications | Fishing gear | Global Rescue (required) | Travel Insurance (optional)

Please contact Erik Argotti at The Fly Shop® for more information, and to confirm your reservation.
argotti@theflyshop.com / 800-669-3474

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Spatsizi Wilderness Lodge - British Columbia, Canada

The Fly Shop's Mike Mercer will be hosting a prime trout fishing week at Spatsizi Wilderness Lodge in British Columbia, Canada. Here's your chance to fish one of Canada's most remote and spectacularly beautiful wildernesses with one of the nicest people in the world!

When: July 23 - 30, 2026
Your Host: Mike Mercer
Availability: 1 rod
Price: $8,650 per person (rate subject to change)
Shared room, boat and guide (2:1 guide ratio). Includes charter to the lodge and fly-outs.