If you’re a Norte Americano, you obviously have a pretty good sense for the seasons. You know, that whole spring, summer, fall, winter thing? And months that have long days and short nights and vice v...
Carp and saltwater flats fishing? Some may scoff at this idea, but let me explain. I was casting flies to carp decades before it was cool. I learned a great deal from fly fishing for carp around...
One saltwater fish that has intrigued me year after year is the barracuda. My encounters with these great fish have ranged from incidental interaction while I was casting to other fish to actual...
The weeks, months or years of anticipation of casting a fly in new waters is part of the rush that comes with destination fly fishing. Checking boxes on your check list will eventually get you to the...
The ultimate Hobo Fly Fishing package.Having a hard time deciding on your next fly fishing adventure? Trying to decide between giant rainbow trout and salmon in Alaska or permit and bonefish in...
A bonefish veered toward my fly and momentarily hovered over it, and there was enough slack in my line that I couldn’t tell if it was inhaling the fly or inspecting it. My trout angler reflexes took o...
The sky is shading pink to purple and the last rays have departed the towering clouds to seaward, the sun long ago having dropped below the green mountains. I'm standing waist deep in warm water, lis...
I stood in a panga straining my eyes to see a school of bonefish my guide had spotted. They looked more like apparitions than fish, fleeting little flashes that swam an erratic path only they seemed t...
I know, I know, it’s always prudent to have someone along when you’re trekking into a wilderness, or traveling abroad in search of that magic moment when a fish gulps a fly. I’ve been told that m...
Big Charlie and Fatiha’s Fishing LodgeIt’s tough to sum up the attraction of bonefish better than Big Charlie does: “They seem tailor-made for fly fishing and light tackle; they love shallow, clear wa...
Tarpon, permit, bones, snook, and other game fish thrive in the waters around Ambergris Caye. After more than 40 years in business, El Pescador Lodge in Belize is a destination that sets a standa...
A cool drink in hand and a gentle breeze blowing that feels like it’s straight from the wings of angels. Sound soothing? Not to us, not...
...about a fly fishing package to Christmas Island being one you won’t have to wait to unwrap, but it’s too easy. What’s also too easy is deciding to travel...
Do you know a fly fishing-savvy captain who lives and fishes the tarpon-rich waters of the Florida Keys year round who is not booked years in advance? We do...
We think of bonefish as kind of like trouts’ salty cousins. Why? Because they’re plentiful and tend to be a little more angler friendly than other flats fish that can be elusive and finicky....
Some of us cut our saltwater flyfishing teeth in Belize's clear water and postcard flats. We took a once-in-a-lifetime trip to this tropical paradise, hooked a bonefish,...
If you’re hearing a cash register dinging in your head when you consider a place that gives you legit shots at permit, bonefish and tarpon, push the mute button. Costa De Coco...
Discovering new places and fishing for new species means taking your lumps, getting humbled and eventually feeling the electric buzz of a bent rod tied to a fish that blows your mind and recalibrates...
It has been said that a picture paints a thousand words. I disagree.This photo was taken by my good friend Roger in Chetumal bay, near the border of Belize. To me it is the epitome of do it yours...