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Who Saved International Fly Fishing Travel? by Don Causey Founding Editor of The Angling Report It would be an understatement to say that the fly fishing travel business was slammed hard by COVID-19. The global health emergency did not just make it almost impossible to travel for an agonizingly long time, it frightened and demoralized (more…)

Andros South Lodge Trip Report March 6 – 13, 2022 Eric Ersch Andros Island is the largest of the Bahamian Islands, 104 miles long and 40 miles wide at its widest point. Andros has an area greater than all the other 700 Bahamian islands combined. Consisting of three major islands, North Andros, Mangrove Cay, and (more…)

ESB Lodge Trip Report March 26 – April 4, 2022 Erik Argotti Saturday  March 26, 2022 Redding to San Francisco – I flew out of Redding at 6:10 am. I don’t know why I get there an hour and a half before departure, as I am always one of the first ones there and the (more…)

What to Pack for Fly Fishing the Bahamas by Pat Pendergast Everyone has a different idea of what to pack for a fly fishing adventure, whether it be in freshwater or salt. But if you want an expert opinion on what to bring on a trip to the Bahamas, read this list from our travel (more…)

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…)