Follow Our Adventures in Slovenia All Week


Matt Calderaro (left) introduces us to his river this afternoon. Tomorrow, we fish it!
Photo by Sandy Hays

I’m writing this from Kobarid, Slovenia, where my buddy Sandy Hays and I arrived today to fish with Matt Calderaro of Worldflyangler. Matt is an old friend who used to be a rod-and-reel product. . .

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Congratulations to the Winners of the 2014 Orvis-Endorsed Awards!

For more than twenty years, the Orvis Company has been recognizing excellence in sporting experiences through its Endorsed Lodges, Outfitters, and Guides Program. Each year representatives from each of these categories are nominated and ultimately one is chosen for the best of the year. These awards are based on. . .

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Check out the Nominees for the 2014 Orvis Endorsed Awards!


Recent Trout Bum of the Week Tim Linehan of Troy, Montana, was 2013 Fly-Fishing Guide of the Year.

For more than twenty years, the Orvis Company has been recognizing excellence in sporting experiences through its Endorsed Lodges, Outfitters, and Guides (ELOG) program. The winners of this year’s awards will be. . .

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Video: Amazing Trout Fishing in the Spanish Pyrenees

For years, I’ve been trying to tell people that one of the great undiscovered fly-fishing destinations is the Spanish Pyrenees, but few have listened. I traveled there with my friend and photographer Sandy Hays in 2010 and was blown away by the experience. As editor of American Angler, I was lucky enough to. . .

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Video: Big Browns in Colorado’s North Park

Blog reader Bob Reece pointed us to this killer video of his trip to the meadow streams and Platte River in the valley of North Park, Colorado. Lots of great underwater shots here of beautiful trout.

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Pro Tip: How to Book the Fly-Fishing Adventure YOU Want


Tikchik Narrows Lodge in the Bristol Bay region of southwestern Alaska is one of many operations that offer a comfortable lodge, fine dining, and fly-out fishing.
Photo by photo courtesy Bud Hodson

Booking a trip to a place you’ve never been is a leap of faith—especially when there is a lot of money involved—but there are ways that you can protect yourself from making a bad decision. When I was a guide, I was constantly amazed by how few people had bothered to research their destination before getting on the plane. At one Alaskan fly-fishing-only lodge, . . .

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