Our friend Ali Flota from El Pescador on Ambergris Caye in Belize reports that they had an excellent reopening week after the Belize government opened the international airport on October 1. She says that the travel felt very safe, . . .
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Photo and Story: Sticking to the Game Plan for Permit on Grand Bahama
Wind is a normal occurrence and something that we expect when we’re poling and searching the flats. It’s loud, annoying, and distracting, and it most definitely makes communication between guide and angler more . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tip: Be Ready to Strip Strike!
Most anglers know that the transition from trout fishing to casting for saltwater or big-game species can be fraught with peril. The deaded “trout strike” has resulted in the loss of countless tarpon, . . .
Read MoreBook Excerpt: Lords of the Fly, the Hunt for the World-Record Tarpon
By 1978, all of the players were in place in Homosassa, in pursuit of their sport’s Holy Grail: the world record for the most glamorous and coveted fly rod species, the tarpon. The fever dream would last for five seasons or . . .
Read MorePodcast: The Quest for the World-Record Tarpon, with Monte Burke
This week, I interview Monte Burke, author of the recently released book Lords of the Fly. It’s a chronicle of the history of tarpon fishing with a fly rod, and especially the magical period in the late 20th century where huge . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Add a Weed Guard to a Fly
In this video, Tim demonstrates three ways to make a weed guard on a fly pattern. If you fish anywhere where weeds will foul the hook, you’ll want to add a piece of heavy monofilament to push the weeds aside before they can get . . .
Read MorePodcast: Catching Striped Bass in the Shadow of the Statue of Liberty
This week, I interview Capt. Joe Mattioli about a place I have always wanted to fish–New York Harbor. Despite having chased striped bass and bluefish with a fly rod for over 40 years, I have never had the pleasure of fishing the . . .
Read MoreVideo: “Connection” from Livit Films
Patrick Rhea from Livit Films has put together a killer video about fly-fishing for redfish and juvenile tarpon, as a way for him to express how the sport connects him to other anglers and the. . .
Read MoreVideo: Who’s Ever Heard of a Costa Rica Grand Slam?
The latest film from our friend Gilbert Rowley of Capture Adventure Media is a remarkable quest to achieve a saltwater grand slam in a location not known for such feats. We follow anglers Mark Martin and Alex Beck as . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Catch Striped Bass on a Fly, with Tom Rosenbauer
Season 2 of the “Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing” TV show is well underway, and the second is all about catching striped bass. Tom Rosenbauer has long been a striper fanatic, and he walks through everyhting you need to know to catch these powerful . . .
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