Fly Fishing

What Guides Say: 6 simple axioms for getting ahead in the salt (Part II)

[For more from this series, please see Part I—from January 23] Because guides possess wisdoms acquired during a lifetime on the water, it pays for us to listen. Here’s what the good ones have to say.   “MANAGE YOUR MESS.” In the grand scheme of flats fishing, mismanaged line leads to a lot of blown …

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Villa Maria Lodge- January 16 – 23, 2015

We just finished another fantastic week at Villa Maria Lodge. Fishermen from several countries arrived and quickly divided themselves into Team Germany, Team Austria, and Team Switzerland. As you could imagine, plenty of good jokes and laughs ensued with our “allied nations”! Weather was cooperative. It wasn’t as hot as the previous week and cloudy …

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What Guides Say: 6 simple axioms for getting ahead in the salt (Part I)

When the doctor says nix the smokes and dump twelve pounds, you trust he has your best interests in mind. And when your saltwater guide says your “non-conventional” cast has you failing to connect at 30 feet out, you should also conclude the same. Why? Because missing that perfect opportunity at a double-digit bonefish just …

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Preparing my Fly Box

In my last blog I talked about myself, more precisely my angling life, and how I’ve dedicated a significant portion of my life to fish and angling. Ah, chasing silver, that’s the life for me. I started with salmon and seatrout here at home in Newfoundland, and later graduated to chasing all sorts of fish …

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Introducing myself – Paul Smith

I live in the same place that seatrout swim, well I don’t actually live in the water but I bide my time pretty darn close to it. My house is built on land that’s been in my family for generations and it’s adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean. More specifically, the house itself is built about …

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See Jim Belushi and Jimmy Kimmel in the trailer of Buccaneers & Bones on Outdoor Channel.

Newcomers Jimmy Kimmel and Jim Belushi catch their first bonefish as they join the cast of Huey Lewis, Yvon Chouinard, Tom McGuane, Lefty Kreh, and Bill Klyn at Bair’s Lodge in South Andros Island in The Bahamas to pursue the treasure of the saltwater flats – the bonefish. – Discover Bair’s Lodge: http://bit.ly/BairsLodge

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The buccaneers returning to the most storied angling destinations.

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Nervous Waters Get ready for a 6th. season of adventure, as the iconic cast of anglers – along with a few new friends – reconvene at Blair´s Lodge on South Andros Island to pursue the treasure of flats. Buccaneers & Bones will debut on Outdoor Channel this Friday at …

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Targeting Tararira

Expert tips for fly fishers in search of Argentina’s elusive River Wolf Tararira (Hoplias malabaricus) are native to Argentina and popular among regional flyfishers. Their behavior is comparable to pike or largemouth bass. Mainly living in stagnant shallow waters, they provide great top-water action and are known for their acrobatics. Although tararira are aggressive at …

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Travel Right this Sea-Run Season

Tips from an anadromy addict The successful interception of anadromous fish requires one vital element above all: Timeliness. No doubt, being in the right places at the right times comes with benefits. Whether it’s fall migrations of Rio Grande-bound sea-run browns or summer steelhead from the Pacific Northwest, good timing (and great luck) means fish …

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Home Pool Haunts at Pira Lodge

In pursuit of a pioneering way Between dorado sessions, the Home Pool at Pira can be one of the most incredible places for those who enjoy the subtleness of ultralight flyfishing, with 000 to 2-weight rods. This little cut where we dock our flats skiffs offers a microenvironment of varied underwater habitat awash in slow …

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