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The Steelhead in the lower Skeena River are something to write home about. Down in the water around Terrace you get first crack at all of the fish headed to the most famous steelhead rivers in the world, like the Kispiox, Sustut, Babine and the Bulkey… but they are still chrome bright down here. There (more…)

  Over the years The Fly Shop® has worked with these and many other wonderful lodges Abaco Lodge AFloat Fishing Colombia Andros South Lodge Aniak River Lodge Agua Boa Lodge Alaska West Alaska Wilderness Safari Alaska’s Kvichak River Alphonse Island Resort Andros Island Bonefish Club Arabian Fly Sport Fishing ASR Atlantic Salmon Reserve Atlantic Salmon (more…)

Eric has traveled the globe guiding and managing several lodges in the world of fly fishing. We are excited to have Eric on The Fly Shop’s travel team. My relationship with The Fly Shop® began in the mid-80’s when it’s owner, Mike Michalak, brought a group of friends to our Alaska River Safaris camp on (more…)

Justin has traveled the globe guiding and learning the The Fly Shop’s international destinations. He has guided the Kamchatka Peninsula every season since 2008, fishing 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 as a (more…)

Mike is the nicest person in the world. If you don’t agree, we’ll eat a #8 Gold Bead Biot Poxyback Stonefly. Mike Mercer is one of those guys who gives the world around him his full, undivided attention. Imbued with grace and tireless in his lifelong pursuit of fish on a fly, he’s a danger (more…)

If there were a qualifications list for the job as director of The Fly Shop Travel Department, the resume for that position would read like Pat Pendergast’s biography. He came to The Fly Shop® a little more than twenty years ago in 1996. He first met Mike Michalak, the owner of The Fly Shop®, while (more…)

Bulkley Basecamp is a simple, comfortable steelhead camp built for the anglers who put the fishing first. The magnificent sea-going trout of of Northern British Columbia enter their natal Skeena drainage in late July, and move upstream into the clear headwaters of the Bulkley River by the end of August. Fresh fish continue to accumulate (more…)

Fishing the mighty Babine River is a steelhead experience you will never forget. This is one of the greatest rivers on the face of the Earth, hands down. If you ask any hard-core steelheader to list the best rivers on the planet, the Babine will be at the top of the short list. The Babine (more…)

Some of the best salmon fishing we’ve found in Alaska; only 8 guests a week! Lava Creek Lodge is a small outpost lodge on the Aleutian Peninsula of Alaska, south/southwest of Bristol Bay, Alaska. The lodge accommodates a maximum of eight guests during king, chum, and silver salmon seasons. It is custom-tailored for the serious (more…)