Category Archives: Fly Fishing Destinations

Bad Ass Peacock Bass of the Amazon – by Bill Blanton

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    Bad Ass Peacock Bass of the Amazon with River Plate Outfitters  By Bill Blanton  In the world of freshwater fish, the peacock is the badass. He’s the snotty kid with the mean attitude. He’s the playground bully who’ll … Continue reading

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Great Fly Fishing in Northern Sweden by Jeroen Schoondergang

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  Byskeälven and Tjärnheden, two fly fishing gems in northern Sweden By Jeroen Schoondergang Anyone who is willing to venture into the northern Wilderness of Sweden can expect to find some genuine fly fishing gems. The salmon river Byskeälven and … Continue reading

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Lassen Meadows Ranch Family Fly-Fishing Fun

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Lassen Meadows Ranch Trout Fishing By Dan Blanton Fly Fishing Guide and outfitter, Rob Anderson manages a lot of privite fly-fishing waters.  Awhile back I asked Rob if he could recommend one of the “Pay-to-Fish” properties that also had nice … Continue reading

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San Francisco Bay Video

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A view into fly fishing San Francisco Bay for striped bass. See what Mt. Tam, the Brothers Islands, Sisters Islands, Redrock, San Francisco, the Golden Gate and the Richmond bridge look like from the middle of the bay.

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San Luis Reservoir Stripers on the Fly

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“San Luis Reservoir and the O’Neill Forebay are arguably this Country’s top producers of giant, fly-caught landlocked striped bass” If you were looking to catch a world record fly-caught landlocked striped bass and asked me what body of water would … Continue reading

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River Plate Adventures, The Amazon

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“The reason Fishabout has chosen to use River Plate Anglers is that they offer the most options of any of the peacock bass operators in the Amazon. Jungle fishing is very sensitive to water level. Different drainages are affected differently … Continue reading

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Murphy’s Riverside Lodge – Stamp River, Vancouver Island, BC

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“This will be our sixth season on the Stamp River. It is the most exciting of all Canadian Rivers to fish during September and October. The river has a truly spectacular fall run of silver (Coho) and king (Chinook) salmon. … Continue reading

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Tarpon Cay Lodge

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“Tarpon Cay Lodge is a new frontier that has just recently been discovered in the Northern Mexican Yucatan. The lodge is located in the small, remote fishing village of San Felipe. Tourists are rarely seen here so the experience is … Continue reading

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Baranof Wilderness Lodge

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“Cindy and I had the pleasure of visiting Mike and Sally Trotter’s Baranof Wilderness Lodge in August, 2003.  This is renowned fly-fishing writer, Ken Hanley’s “home water” when it comes to Alaska fishing and Baranof Lodge is where he hosts … Continue reading

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Yucatan Tarpon

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By Dan Blanton Photos by Dan Blanton and Keith Kaneko Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, in particular, Tarpon Cay Lodge and Isla Del Sabalo Lodge, offers some of the most incredible fly-fishing for both baby and adult migratory tarpon to be found … Continue reading

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