Classic Story: Fly Fishing in Iran, Part II

Written by: Naser Derakhshan


Mr. Ali Saedi, the author’s fishing mentor, holds a 21-pound trout caught on a 4X tippet.
Photo by Naser Derakhshan

In 2014, an Iranian angler named Naser Derakhshan, who lives in Shahr-e Kord, sent us some photos of trout caught near his home. We posted the images to Facebook, and there was so much interest in the comments that I asked Naser if he would write. . .. . .

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Classic Story: Fly Fishing in Iran, Part I

Written by: Naser Derakhshan


Brown trout are native to all the western-Iran rivers that flow to the Caspian Sea.
Photo by Muhammad Ali Nouri

[Editor’s note: In 2014, an Iranian angler named Naser Derakhshan, who lives in Shahr-e Kord, sent us some photos of trout caught near his home. We posted the images to Facebook, and there was so much interest in the comments that I asked Naser if he would write us something about. . .

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Photo: Glorious Persian Rainbow


That’s a healthy rainbow trout from a country not known for its fly-fishing culture.
Photo courtesy Naser Derakhshan

At the end of last summer, we posted about fly fishing in the mountains of Iran. This morning, our new Persian friend, Naser Derakhshan of Fly Fishing Club Shahrekord, . . .

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