Category Archives: Fly Fishing Travel

Fly fishing for Texas tarpon on foot

My good friend and fishing guide Captain Ken Jones decided he had enough of the city life and wanted to return to his roots in Texas. He had been gone for the better part of a decade and despite the … Continue reading

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Local Knowledge Pays off on The South Island

With wet weather throughout much of the Southwest region of New Zealand’s South Island we headed East yesterday to find dryer conditions and clear rivers. The wind was still howling, spotting fish was tough but we managed to find a … Continue reading

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Christmas Comes Early on the South Island

I enjoy nothing more than walking up a river that’s new to me. The thought of a new beat on a new stream resembles the anticipation I felt as a child leading up to Christmas morning. Today’s walk was perfect, … Continue reading

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Late fall fly fishing on Lake St. Clair

Ever since he moved back east, my brother has been hyping Lake St. Clair as a muskie mecca, a warmwater fly angler’s wet dream. But with the little Boston Whaler undergoing restoration, I never made it out there until a … Continue reading

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Autumn at Andros South

It’s been two action-packed weeks since I landed at Congotown International Airport on South Andros Island, Bahamas. And I might as well have landed on another planet. Instead of fall foliage, cold rain, wild mushrooms, and salmon, I’m dodging equatorial … Continue reading

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Post Hurricane Bahamas Report

Ripping West Northwest winds gave way to beautiful weather, all day in-coming tides and hungry Bonefish. Cool for the tropics but amazing for a couple of families from the West. Fishing, beaching, trick or treating has been a blast.

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Great Abaco Island Bahamas Report

Two days in Orlando waiting out then Hurricane Sandy, literally hours on the phone with United Airlines, and a much lighter wallet thanks to Disney, we finally arrived to Abaco Island. Much of Abaco was spared significant damage including our … Continue reading

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Sandy has Bahamas Bonefish Trip on Hold

Thursday morning we left Eugene for our annual trip to the Bahamas. Now Saturday, we are heading to our second Disney World theme park. Hurricane Sandy ripped through the Bahamas, doing the most damage to Cat Island and Eleuthera. From … Continue reading

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Postcard from the Ohio steelhead season

On one of the last warm days of the year, Nate and I wade the muddy banks of one of the largest Lake Erie steelhead tributaries. Shale crumbles down from tall cliffs, falls into brown water stained from leaf tannins. … Continue reading

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2012 Mongolia Taimen Fishing Report

A big thanks to Matt Ramsey for once again sharing his Mongolian Taimen fishing season with Oregon Fly Fishing Blog readers. Tremendous photos and report Matt, thanks so much! The end of August 2012, found me once again, pulling the … Continue reading

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GEOFISH VOLUME 1 DVD JUST IN

GEOFISH TRAILER 3min from MOTIV FISHING on Vimeo. Brand New from the guys who brought us the original Trout Bum Diaries DVD comes a new adventure. From the Pacific Northwest to the Tip of South America, one vehicle 20,000 miles, … Continue reading

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Alaska Fly Fishing Report

Mike Eaton sends us this report and photos from a recent trip to Alaska. Thanks Mike looks like a blast. I saw the post about Peter’s trip up to AK and thought that I might send you a couple of … Continue reading

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Dean River Trip Update

Three spots remain at B.C. West July 6th-13th 2013. We will be swinging flies to fresh from the tide Steelhead and Chinook in one of the most spectacular settings that North America has to offer. The Dean River has a … Continue reading

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Muskies on the fly

Two months in Ohio now. And I’ve spent my days chasing farm pond bass, troll-caught walleye and Lake Erie steelhead – the fishing decent, but not very compelling. I’d started to think I should hang up the fly rod and … Continue reading

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Salmon slam mid-week update

Day 1: Limited out on hatchery silver salmon by 10am. Had over a dozen over the transom, including one on the fly rod, casting at slashing coho salmon on top. Hooked it on a pink and white bucktail tricked out … Continue reading

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