Category Archives: Travel
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
The Grand Cascapedia This Year. Why Wouldn’t You?
I’ve been here, and written about the experience several times, but I probably didn’t describe it as well as this video does. Take a few minutes and soak this one in because, well, this could be you in fewer than … Continue reading
Fly Fishing’s Show Season and Three Great Trips for 2015
When you’re in the fly-fishing business winter isn’t called winter, it’s called “Show Season.” Between December and April most lodges and guide services hit at least one or two shows and some of them hit many more, ranging from New … Continue reading
Chris Santella’s 50 Places to Fly Fish—Dream Well My Friends
Winter is a time for dreaming. Short days, long nights. The season makes me pick up books more frequently than I would at other times of the year. During spring, summer and fall, I’m packing the outdoors into every moment, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture, Travel
Tagged Chris Santella, Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die, Fly Fishing Travel
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Bair’s Lodge for Big Winter Bonefish
This January, Bair’s Lodge is teaming with The Bonefish & Tarpon Trust for 4 days of catching, tagging, and releasing a goal of 1,000 bonefish in the name of good fun and critical saltwater science. Target big winter bones
Angler’s Tonic Visits Hawk Lake Lodge, Ontario . . . for walleye and bass
Just spent five days at Hawk Lake Lodge in northwestern Ontario, trying to figure out how to catch walleye on the fly, and spending the rest of the time slamming smallmouth on poppers. In the evenings it was all fun … Continue reading
Buy Simms Saltwater Flats Boots
I’ve used these in Belize for a week and not much else. I would say they are in great shape and would serve well on the flats, anywhere from the Bahamas to Belize, Cuba if you’re Canadian or willing to … Continue reading
Bimini: Fly-Fishing for Permit, Too
Hopefully you’ve had a chance to read my feature on fly-fishing in Bimini, which is running in the current issue of Fly Rod & Reel. I was amazed at that place and would like to find a way to buy … Continue reading
Posted in Saltwater, Travel
Tagged Fly Fishing Bimini, fly fishing for permit, how to catch bonefish, John Havlicek
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