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The Berry Islands is a cluster of 30 remote cays, nestled between Abaco Island to the northeast and Andros Island to the southwest, about 30 square miles in total area and adjacent to the Great Bahamian Canyon or “Tongue of the Ocean” whose depths exceed 14,000 feet. The Berry Islands are often referred to by (more…)

Patagonia Outfitters was founded in 1978 by local Argentine fly fishing legend Jorge Trucco. Over the past 40+ years, Jorge and the Patagonia Outfitters team not only discovered many of the now-famous fisheries in northern Patagonia, they have continued to develop and perfect the trout fishing experience in Argentina. Patagonia Outfitters is a full service (more…)

Colorado sits on the western edge of the great plains and is diverse in geography, including alpine mountains, high plains, desserts with huge sand dunes, and deep canyons. Nicknamed the “The Centennial State”, because it became a state one century after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Colorado encompasses just under 104,00 square miles (more…)

Idaho has a population of approximately 1.7 million residents and an area of 83,570 square miles with over 107,000 miles of rivers, including the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River voted #1 out of the top 100 trout streams in the country by Trout Unlimited. Other famous rivers within the “Gem State” include the South (more…)

Florida is the “Sunshine State” with a population of over 21 million, most of whom live in the Miami, Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Jacksonville urban areas. Nearly 80% of Cuban Americans live in Florida, especially in South Florida. Key West is only 94 miles from Cuba. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf (more…)

Montana is Big Sky Country, although its official nickname is “The Treasure State” due to its large deposits of gold and silver. We like “Big Sky Country” better. Montana is the fourth largest state in the Union boasting 145,552 square miles of land, sharing borders with three Canadian provinces, British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. With (more…)

Wyoming is known as “The Cowboy State” and the least populous state in the country, with just under 600,000 residents, 10% of that live in the state’s capital of Cheyenne. It’s also home to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park close to a 109,000 of river, much of which offer some of the most outstanding (more…)

Washington State is the beating heart of the Pacific Northwest, nicknamed “The Evergreen State” because it is so green due to abundant rainfall. Washington state encompasses an area of 71,362 square miles and contains approximately 70,439 miles of rivers including the mighty Columbia River. The upper Columbia is a terrific and very consistent rainbow trout (more…)

Louisiana is located in the Deep South and is known as “Sportsman’s Paradise” with over 52,000 square miles of land mass that can be divided into two parts, the uplands of the north, and the alluvial stretch along the coast, that includes low swamp lands, coastal marshlands,  beaches, and barrier islands that cover about 20,000 (more…)

There are several hundred miles of terrific trout and steelhead rivers, and a bunch of lakes and streams within easy striking distance of Redding. Much of the fishing is straightforward and ideal for the self-reliant angler. However, there are spots where fly fishermen could use help. Some local fisheries are protected with fly-fishing only, catch-and-release (more…)