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Essential Gear for Fly Fishing for Taimen in Mongolia By Michael Caranci Taimen are the largest trout in the world, a prehistoric mega-fish. They’re not just big … they’re mean. In Mongolia, taimen will absolutely explode on the fly, sometimes coming completely out of the water. If they miss at first, taimen will usually come (more…)

Dear past, present and future Patagonian BaseCamp fans: Many of you have met, known, and fished with Greg Bricker, the fly fishing program manager at Patagonian BaseCamp. Greg started guiding for Marcel at PBC over ten years ago, and for the last several years has headed up the fishing program. He’s the guy in the (more…)

Essential Gear for Fly Fishing the Seychelles Justin Miller The Seychelles Archipelago is one of the most wild and remote saltwater fly fishing destinations on Earth, and it’s home to some of our sport’s most coveted species. Giant trevally (GT) are hands down one of the strongest and most aggressive fish in the ocean and (more…)

Essential Gear for Fly Fishing for Dorado in Bolivia by Justin Miller We don’t know of a more badass freshwater gamefish than the golden dorado. Dorado are meaner than a junkyard dog, landing a big one is a feat in itself, and if you turn your back on one for a second while posing for (more…)

Essential Gear to Pack for a Fly Fishing Trip By Patrick Pendergast Everyone has a different idea of what essential items you should pack for a fly fishing trip, whether it’s a freshwater or saltwater trip. We’re talking about things that are in addition to what you’d normally pack — these are the items that (more…)

Disclaimer: First and foremost, this is a fishing trip, and those interested in fishing for the largest salmonid in the world (taimen) owe it to themselves to travel to Mongolia and fish for these prehistoric beasts. Will you catch a 4- or 5-foot taimen? Who knows, it’s fishing … but each and every day and (more…)

Spring Creek Master Fly Fishing School Paradise Valley, Montana — Demystify Spring Creeks — There are few experiences for a dry fly angler that can surpass catching big trout on the famous spring creeks of Montana’s Paradise Valley. These slow-moving, nutrient-rich, crystal clear waters offer the greatest of fly fishing rewards – big and wild (more…)

  Hello and welcome to Alaska, The Alaska Peninsula extends approximately 800 miles southwest from the mainland to the Aleutian Islands and is home to an incredible number of diverse North American wildlife populations. Guests visiting Lava Creek Lodge can expect sightings of brown bear, barren ground caribou, Arctic wolves, red fox, bald eagles and (more…)

Introducing the NEW El Escondido Exploratory Trips Program with Patagonian BaseCamp for 2022 By Pat Pendergast & Mike Mercer Over the past 10 years, Marcel Sijnesael, owner of Patagonian BaseCamp (PBC), has been acquiring a vast amount of land in the hidden valley of Río Escondido. The Escondido River flows freely from a lake that (more…)

Tarpon Caye Lodge, Belize by Pat Pendergast A couple years ago, Brian O’Keefe and I had the opportunity to visit and fish with the folks at Tarpon Caye Lodge located close to the Barrier Reef in Southern Belize. Brian and I had spent the prior week at Espiritu Santo Bay Lodge and we were looking forward (more…)