Categories: Travel Blog

Mike Mercer’s 2023 Hosted Alaska Lodge Trips Royal Wolf Lodge – August 4-11, 2023 Lava Creek Lodge – August 13-20, 2023 Royal Wolf Lodge: Flying out of Redding has made our traveling easier in many situations here at The Fly Shop, and my case was no exception. It allowed me to depart Redding at 5pm (more…)

WINTER’S COMING IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE…  AND SO IS SUMMER IN CHILE, PATAGONIA! Patagonian BaseCamp – Chile, Patagonia Trout Time As our days in North America grow shorter, fall colors explode with brilliant hues of orange, red and yellow and our trout streams enjoy a well-earned rest from a busy summer. Not yet ready to (more…)

Size Matters!  If you like your brown and rainbow trout BIG, fat, long and strong, with shoulders, the kind of fish that you could saddle and ride – then these two trips are right up your alley. There is no argument that the largest brown and rainbow trout live in Patagonian Argentina – the sea-run (more…)

Reasons to go on a Hosted Fly Fishing Trip The Fly Shop® is world renowned when it comes to our travel department. This is not by accident, but by design. Being essentially a travel agency specializing in fly fishing, we try to keep it simple and do one thing to the best of our ability. (more…)

The Fly Shop® Big Game Signature Premium Fluorocarbon 140 lbs Test | 1.05mm Diameter | 15 Meters Finding Big Game fluorocarbon leader material in the United States for the last 5+ years has been like pulling teeth. With Zippy brand leader exiting out of US markets, it was nearly impossible to get your hands on (more…)

Alternative Fly Fishing Adventures to Kamchatka, Russia There is no argument that fishing in Kamchatka, Russia is one of the all time greatest fly fishing adventures left in the world! It’s been a challenging four years for Kamchatka: In 2019, Yakutia Airlines canceled their flight between Anchorage and Petropavlovsk, 2020 and 2021 we had COVID (more…)

2023 Oman Trip Report Justin Miller – Hosted Trip My small group of guys and I were super excited for our fly fishing mission to the Middle East. We headed down to Oman, which sits on the Arabian Sea, to target the rarest permit species in the fly fishing targetable slam, the Trachinotus Africanus. We (more…)

2023 Casa Vieja Trip Report by Justin Miller I do a lot of saltwater fly fishing, but it has always been on the flats, the shallow water, sight casting to tailing permit or cruising tarpon… Casa Vieja Lodge in Guatemala was going to be my first excursion into the deep Bluewater. Casa Vieja’s reputation precedes (more…)

Montana Familiarity Trip Report April 10 – 18, 2023 by Chris King Travel day Flying out of Redding is convenient. But it sure doesn’t save much time. Was at the airport at 05:30 PST. No troubles with the flight to SFO. Was scheduled for a 3-hour layover. Flight was delayed, they changed gates on me (more…)

2023 Bahamas Trip Report March 1 – 18, 2023 by Erik Argotti Whether sight-fishing from a poled skiff over skinny water or stalking a white sand flat, the Bahamas are the ultimate bonefishing experience. Last month I embarked on a three week familiarity trip to the Bahamas, concentrating on Andros Island followed by a hosted (more…)