April 26, 2011 – 10:36 am
Every once in a while, I stumble across a blog post that makes me laugh out loud. Fred Telleen, Alaskan fly fishing guide, T-shirt entrepreneur and master storyteller provided me with just such a happy moment, and he was kind enough to agree to my sharing the story with you. RSS news feed Newsletter / [...]
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Also tagged Alaska, Dolly Varden, fish, Fishing, fishing lodge, fishing lodges, fly fishing guide, Fred Telleen, kenai river, rainbow, salmon, salmon fishing, sockeye
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I wonder where the water is?! RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged average rainfall, Avon, Chalkstreams, dry winter, hatching, hawthorne, rain, River, Riverbank, Rivers, Test, water levels
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There’s no question we’re stressed – just take a look at my follicularly-challenged bonce. Then there are all the statistics on strokes, unfitness and depression: all rising with my blood pressure. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
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Also tagged fish, fish wish, Fishing, fluff, fly fishing, River, stress reduction, tight line, UK, uncharted waters, wish fulfilment
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January 9, 2011 – 6:51 pm
This guest blog has us joining Tony Watson on the banks of the Kharlovka in Russia in his continuing pursuit of THE fish: an enormous salmon. Just how big is enormous is a question we’ve been asking Tony for years as he travels the globe after the elusive fish of a lifetime. RSS news feed [...]
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Also tagged accommodation, fisherman, Fishing, kharlovka, kola peninsula, River, Russia, salmon, salmon fishing, spey cast, tony watson, trout, winter fish, year
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January 2, 2011 – 3:56 pm
Famed for the saltwater fishing off its shores, Jardines del Ray is an archipelago extending out along the northern coast of Cuba. This necklace of islands and reefs provides fly fishermen with the opportunity to cast for bonefish on the flats, tarpon among the tangled roots of the flooded mangrove forests, and permit in the [...]
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Also tagged accommodation, bonefish, coral reef, Cuba, cuban style, fishermen, fly fishermen, Grand slam, mangrove forests, saltwater fishing, tarpon
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December 3, 2009 – 8:00 am
Are you searching for the perfect gift for the person who has everything? Or maybe, like me, you are trying to help loved ones to buy something you actually WANT and not another pair of socks or the ever-present scarf? Outside Days provides flyfishing lessons for every level of fisherperson, from the complete beginner to [...]
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Also tagged birthdays, christmas, Fishing, fly fishing, Flyfishing, flyfishing lessons, gift for the person who has everything, lesson plans, Outside Days, pond, River, Teach
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November 29, 2009 – 12:01 pm
My fascination with all things saline began early, on what now would be a staycation, but then was a seaside holiday. As saltwater fly fishing has moved from the subtropical bonefish north into temperate waters, I have been able to combine my two passions and reduce No. 2′s irritation with me. RSS news feed Newsletter [...]
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Also tagged Arundel Arms, bass, devonshire, fly fishermen, fly fishing, Flyfishing, flyrod, mcnab, Saltwater, saltwater fly fishing, sea bass
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November 22, 2009 – 5:57 pm
We wrote this blog more than a year ago, but had to hold off sharing it with you for editorial reasons. Now, in the gloomy rain of autumn, it seems appropriate to hark back to summers gone, and dream of the ones to come. As I have observed when trying to justify my attempts to [...]
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Also tagged Anne Voss-, Arundell, bass, bass on the fly, Brown Trout, devon, devonshire, fish, Fishing, fly fishermen, Flyfishing, flyrod, freshwater, mcnab, River, sea bass, Sea Trout, spate, tamar, trout, voss
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Living in close proximity to the director of the British Deer Society has its disadvantages: when they have an auction, he bamboozles me with flattery (as only he can do), and I find myself guiding on the River Avon. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
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Posted in Fishing, Stalking
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Also tagged auction, Avon, BDS, british deer society, brownie, coarse fish, Mr. Crabtree, River, river avon, river keeper, salmon, Sea Trout, water
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With my son in an Irish boarding school, I have taken to haunting Ireland’s rivers and coast in search of perfect sporting opportunities. We’ve bagged two new jaunts based around Dingle Bay in County Kerry: salmon and trout on the lower stretches of the River Caragh and albacore tuna on the fly offshore. RSS news [...]
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Also tagged albacore, albacore tuna, Caragh, county kerry, dingle bay, fly fishing, kayak, offshore tuna, salmon, salmon fishing, salmon run, salmon trout, sea bass, Sea Trout, Tobias, trout, tuna fishing
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