Category Archives: Travel
Simms/Costa Release Mighty Waters
One of the least heralded islands in the Bahamas chain is Bimini. This small island rests just 50-some miles away from Miami and was one of the inspirations for Hemingway’s book Islands In The Stream. It it’s also where Hemingway chased … Continue reading
Doing Moab, Utah, During Corona Madness
I broke the law (well, not technically) before we all knew we’d be breaking the law if we left the safety of our homes and trekked to other locales for the spring break. Seeing as I only get a spring … Continue reading
North America’s Most Interesting Hatches
I take a lot of pride in putting together what I hope all you would consider to be a great magazine. If you haven’t looked at American Angler in the past year or two, take a glance. I’ve changed it … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, British Columbia, CANADA, Culture, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Travel, Uncategorized, Wyoming
Tagged Fly Fishing Hatches
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Coronavirus and Fly Fishing Travel . . . book Alaska and Canada now!
AT Note: Jim Klug is a longstanding personal friend of mine and Angler’s Tonic fully supports his company, Yellowdog Fly Fishing Adventures. I was tempted to pen my own article on this Covid-19 issue, but Klug sums up the issues here … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Travel
Tagged Coronavirus, Fly Fishing Travel, Yellowdog Fly Fishing
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Image of The Week: The Things You See
Just ran across this image from a trip to British Columbia to fish Kamloops rainbows with the stillwater master, Brian Chan. We caught scads of solid rainbows on deeply fished chironomids, and laughed our heads off during our two days … Continue reading
Celebrating an Eastern Canada Atlantic Salmon on the Spey Rod
It’s the start of the new year and about all I’ve been able to do in 2018 is dream about fishing. I did get a good throw on Washington’s Bogachiel River in late December, but that was it. And, it … Continue reading
Posted in CANADA, Spey, Travel
Tagged eastern Canada Atlantic salmon, Gaspe Peninsula, Spey rods
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Fall Fly Rod & Reel Cover
Took a great trip to Alberta, Canada in early August and came away with a slew of great images, including this scenic that we selected as Fly Rod & Reel’s 2016 fall cover. I don’t think you can look at … Continue reading
Posted in CANADA, Culture, Northern Rockies, Travel
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Texas, Who Knew
I actually wrote this headline, Texas Who Knew, tongue-in-cheek, as I’ve been to Texas with seven-weight sticks in hand and managed to take some very nice bass on the Powerhouse lakes. After watching this video, one in Redington’s series, Find … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged floating Texas rivers, Texas bass, Texas trout
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Hatch’s $100 Nippers and Simms’ Quick Stash Lanyard . . . until death do us part
The question isn’t whether paying a hundred bucks for a pair of nippers is worth it. The question is how are you not going to lose them after you fork out the dough. Hatch’s nippers come on the heals of … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, CANADA, Culture, Gear, Northwest, Spey, Travel
Tagged Hatch nippers, Hatch Reels, Simms Fishing, Simms Quick Stash Lanyard, Steelhead gear
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Haida Gwaii, British Columbia Round Two
One of the most remote steelhead outposts on earth is Haida Gwaii, which consists of two magical islands off British Columbia’s northern mainland coast. I visited the islands several years ago and vowed to return. Last week I made good … Continue reading