Latest Fishing Reports
publication date: May 2013
Following on from a week of unparalleled fishing gluttony at Jurassic Lake Waikato flyfishers from New Zealand spend a week at Las Buitreras lodge in Southern Patagonia. Fishing for Sea Trout on the Rio Gallegos is a more refined affair than the wickedly satisfying indulgence of Lago Stroble-aka Jurassic Lake. Waikato flyfishers give nn overview of what to expect at Las Buitreras fishing lodge.
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publication date: May 2013
Lago Strobel AKA Jurassic Lake has a reputation unlike almost any other fishing destination. Stories of almost unlimited numbers of Rainbow Trout abound! Myth, marketing hyperbole, fishermen's fantastical ego's at work? Waikato Flyfishers start their three week expedition to Argentina with a week at Jurassic Lake in January 2013…and what a week…1,100 Trout in 6 days…average 6-10lbs!!!!!
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publication date: February 2013
If you are 100% happy chasing resident lake or loch Pike from deep holes or enticing Pike fattened on a diet of stocked Rainbow Trout then read no further. If however you want to live and experience the world’s fastest accelerating freshwater fish in all its over-sized glory, in greater numbers than you can imagine, and in an area so strikingly wild and remote that it will redefine your concept of wilderness then read on.
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publication date: February 2013
We touched down into Caracas on October 29th, the same day Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States causing havoc, devastation and misery. The tail still had a sting as driving rain rocked the plane on its landing gear as we came to a halt opposite the terminal buildings. Mark Wengler, renowned windsurfing photographer who had accompanied us wondered whether the Danish winter was such a bad alternative whilst Tania, my wife, questioned her decision to join us on a very much fishing focussed holiday...
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publication date: February 2013
Nicholas Dean was named '2012 Lodge of the Year' by Fly-Fusion magazine. It is easy to see why. The lodge sits in the epicentre of one of the greatest Salmon and Steelhead waterways anywhere. It is no surprise that it has been the centre of countless reports, articles and TV shows over the years.
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publication date: November 2012
Alphonse Island Resort is rightly considered a fly-anglers paradise. Alphonse and the adjoining atoll of St Francois is home to incredibly large populations of Bonefish. In addition there is a huge variety of exotic species of fish providing anglers with the ultimate and exclusive fishing holiday vacation. It is possible to target three different types of Trigger fish (Yellow Margin, Giant and Picasso), eight species of Trevally (Giant, Bluefin, Brassy, Bigeye, Yellow dot, Golden, Black and Fulvie), Snappers, Groupers, African Pompano ( Indo Pacific permit), Parrot Fish and of course the incomparable Milkfish (Chanos Chanos).
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publication date: October 2012
If there needed to be evidence of how good the fishing at Quepos is then this surely is given by the choice of this location by renown underwater photographer Marc Montochhio and his success in capturing his amazing photograph 'Shades of Grey'.
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publication date: September 2012
I am sure I am not alone in saying that the quest for big fish is for many fishermen a mix between addiction and obsession. If you fall into either category then a week on the Atlantic Salmon Reserve may well be the drug that drives this lust to new lengths. One 40 pound salmon, two 30 pounders and eight PB’s (Personal Bests) amongst the group of 12 guided anglers along with a final tally of 147 salmon made it a hugely memorable week....
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publication date: August 2012
Water conditions for this early week on the Rynda left guides, and veterans alike in astonishment. Most of the snow melt had gone and the water levels had already dropped down to a height where salmon could run the entire length of the river. Although the fish had not spread throughout the river system in serious numbers it allowed everyone to fish almost all the pools with confidence and enjoy the spectacular upper section of the river, normally off-bounds to fresh salmon for another 2 weeks.
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publication date: April 2012
Fishing in late May or early June on the Kola Peninsula along the Northern Rivers is all about catching the biggest brightest silver Atlantic Salmon. Average fish weights around this time are 18lbs and much larger fish can be expected. To enjoy your fishing at this time and to improve your chances you must come prepared. WhereWiseMenFish Top 10 tips to assist you in your preparation.
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publication date: April 2012
For the last decade almost all saltwater fishing in Cuba has been focused along the south coast, the fabulous Jardines de la Reina, Cayo Largo and Isla de la Juventud. This is not to say that fishing has not been conducted elsewhere or indeed that there is not considerable potential outside of these areas but rather there simply have not been any focused operations dedicated to the demands of fly-fishermen. WhereWiseMenFish went to investigate the newly established fly-fishing at Cayo Paredon on the North Coast & Las Salinas in teh Zapata National Park.
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publication date: September 2011
Atlantic Salmon fishing in Iceland is quite different in style to many of the other great salmon fishing countries. Very clear water, small flies, single-handed rods and spectacular scenery are combined with rivers which at times can be literally boiling with fish. It is nothing but exciting however as with all fishing getting the best out of your fishing holiday to Iceland requires an in depth understanding of how to fish, when to fish and where to fish.
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publication date: September 2011
This was to be the first of the Three Rivers Weeks with our team of 16 anglers fishing 2 days each on the Kharlovka, Litza and Rynda Rivers. Grouped into teams of 2 or 3 there were miles of river to be covered and for this week the knowledge that the rivers had been unfished over the previous fortnight.
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publication date: June 2011
There are very very few anglers who return from the pristine Trout waters of New Zealand with anything other than glowing reports. It is unquestionably the Trout anglers El Dorado and when it comes to stalking trophy sized Trout in water of crystalline quality it is close to being unrivalled.
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publication date: January 2011
There can be no better way to blow away the onset of winter with a healthy dose of sun and sand. Combine that with the truly exceptional saltwater fishing available on South Andros for Bonefish and other species and you have the makings of a perfect holiday. WhereWiseMenFish went to sample the delights of Tiamo Resort and Bairs Lodge on South Andros and to see if the "Capital of Bonefishing" lived up to its name.
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publication date: November 2010
The Agua Boa Lodge is without equal in the Amazon. Offering fly-fishing only for the legendary hard fighting Peacock Bass, and the myriad of other species that swim the clear waters of the Agua Boa River, the experience on offer is totally unique and the fishing, as Matt Harris discovers in his report, is out of this world!
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publication date: November 2010
The opportunity to fish on the Saryu River in Northeastern India was truly a dream come true. As a child, I had eagerly read about Jim Corbett's exploits hunting the great man eating leopards of India. When The Angling Report announced they were seeking volunteers to evaluate this fishery, I immediately jumped at this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. My quarry was to be India's legendary golden mahseer on a 5-day fishing trip hosted by Where Wise Men Fish (www.wherewisemenfish.com) and made available for evaluation to the Online Extra subscribers of The Angling Report.
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publication date: September 2010
Russia's Kola Peninsula offers the world's best Atlantic Salmon Fishing!
Track the progress of those that experienced the highs and lows of the 2010 Kharlovka and Litza Fishing Season and enjoy a wonderful selection of photographs provided by the numerous guests and Kharlovka camp manager Justin Mcarthy
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publication date: September 2010
The one thing that is certain about a week on the Atlantic Salmon Reserve in August is the total unpredictability of what to expect. What is certain is that on any normal season at some stage in August or September the summer high�s will give way to cold fronts that will bring much needed rain to the rivers and steady the river temperatures from what can be approaching 20 C to something more regular in the region of 6-12 C.
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publication date: June 2010
Salmon fishing report from the Rynda River in Russia during the first week of the season in early June. Cold conditions as expected but rewarded by some superb silver salmon.
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publication date: August 2010
Ask most anglers about saltwater fly-fishing, and chances are, they'll start talking about bonefish. These sleek, silvery speedsters are the quintessential saltwater quarry, and the fish that got the whole thing started back in 1924, when Holmes Allen caught the first bonefish on fly.
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publication date: October 2009 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
Picking the optimum fishing week to maximise your chances of catching a hefty haul of Salmon can be a daunting process. Trying to match that up with any budgetary restraints, your preferred fishing style and the likely weather conditions can be a tall order. Based on many weeks experience fishing the Kharlovka & Litza Rivers the WhereWiseMenFish guide will hopefully assist in unravelling the seasonal variations you might expect over a season on a Russian fishing week on the Kola Peninsula.
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publication date: August 2009 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
I had been warned that the Tarpon fishing off the coast of Costa Rica, where the mighty Rio Colorado enters the sea, was something to behold. I had also been warned by a confidant that he would never go back...not because of a lack of fish but rather, conversely, because it was simply too much. Over 3 days they had hooked around 30 monstrously huge Tarpon.
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publication date: July 2009 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
The camp itself is on an island, erected and dismantled every spring and autumn, but during the season, it has a small army of cooks, support staff and guides, all of whom introduce themselves, as do the guests, after dinner on the first night at camp; it's a real friendly place. Accommodation is in twin Nissan hut-style fixed tents, with a floor, heater, gas tilley lamp and mozzie nets
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publication date: June 2009 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
Three Tales from the Open Ocean at Manda Bay
- The Guest - Tania Isnard
- The Owner - Caragh Roberts
- The Captain - Edward Ghaui
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publication date: April 2009 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
To my mind the Sea Trout fishing in Argentina has no equal. Each year the Rio Grande and Rio Gallegos Rivers entice anglers to travel an unquestionably long distance in the hope of securing what will almost certainly be a personal best fish whilst staying in some of the finest fishing lodges on the planet.
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publication date: April 2009 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
"Dorado are either the Argentineans best kept secret or else travelling anglers, hell bent on pursuing the admittedly excellent Sea Trout fishing, simply miss out on the opportunity." In fairness neither of those statements are quite true. Argentineans absolutely love their Dorado fishing and happily boast about it. On the other side, "Western" anglers do come and fish for Dorado although they are usually given second priority. From my perspective I have definitely fallen into the latter category. In 2009 I resolved to make amends with a visit to Pira Lodge in the Argentine district of Corrientes. What a revelation it was!
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publication date: January 2009 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
It was the most expensive day trip I've ever taken: Tweed Angling Fair, May 2007. Jaw-droppingly effortless casting exhibitions then a wander through the trade stands. Drawn as if by magnet to the WhereWiseMenFish fish stand. Hooked! Sea trout fishing on Patagonia's Rio Gallegos. I'd seen Paul Young's 'Hooked on Fishing' programme and always thought I'd love to go there. Can we afford it? Carpe diem. Tempus fugit. Anno domini. More prosaically, Richard Branson's Screw it, let's do it! Sarah said yes. Decided Week 11, early March 2008.
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publication date: January 2009 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
Since I was a little lad in short trousers, winkling a procession of hapless tiddlers from the Grand Union Canal, the Mahseer has been swimming through my feverish, fish-filled dreams like stardust.
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publication date: November 2008 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
There's nothing easy about duping a tarpon around Costa Rica's Rio Colorado. The water is muddy, the hooksets are tricky, and the fights are grueling. So why try? Because these fish are huge.
March 2008 Saltwater Sportsmen Article by Joe Cermele
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publication date: August 2008 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
The great salmon rivers of Norway such as the Alta, Gaula, Namsen and Orkla were probably responsible for the earliest breed of travelling anglers. Primarily it was sportsmen from Great Britain who travelled to Norway in pursuit of the finest salmon fishing available.
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publication date: May 2008 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
He goes by many names - Houdini fins, uptown sucker, John Mariggle but to me the bonefish (albula vulpes, if you're some kind of college professor) is the grey ghost of the flats. My favourite sporting quarry, I have chased him from Cuba to Christmas Island; but this year I found the finest place of all.
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publication date: April 2008 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
It started off with the most inauspicious beginning imaginable and ended up being one of the greatest fishing finds in recent times. It was the angling equivalent of finding a Picasso in a car boot sale. This is a place where wild Rainbow Trout grow to gargantuan proportions; a place where Trout were introduced less than a decade ago but are now present in the numbers and size that would make our own put and take fishery managers weep with envy.
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publication date: January 2008 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
Taking a non-fisher on a fishing trip may seem to be a fairly unwise move. Taking your girlfriend/wife or partner on a fishing trip may well be considered the equivalent of relationship Kamikaze. It is a problem that has vexed many a fisherman as he tries to find a way to combine the annual holiday with a fishing trip, whilst trying to avoid immediate separation at even the suggestion of the idea, let alone the trip itself.
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publication date: February 29 2008 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
WhereWiseMenFish recommend a very interesting article in July edition of The Flyfisher.
For more information and book a trip to Owen River visit Owen River page.
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publication date: September 10 2007 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
Each lodge, destination and species of fish has its own characteristics and more typically one often arrives with a set of preconceptions of what to expect. The Royal Coachman, in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, is a fly out lodge which offers a slice of everything. Absurdly good food, very comfortable accommodation and of course great fishing where you can catch every type of Pacific salmon, trout, grayling and pike.
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publication date: September 03 2007 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
Having pursued a career in the army I suppose I knew what to expect or rather what not to expect when being given orders to proceed to some far flung destination on the other side of the world. From someone who was organising a trip this might sound a little odd. I should after all have been overflowing with information. Of course to a certain extent this was true. I had been given the all clear by several very reputable sources. I had seen the pictures; I had read/written the pre-trip instructions so technically I was fully informed. I would imagine Montgomery probably thought the same when he embarked on Operation Market Garden, (A Bridge Too Far), in World War II.
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publication date: July 04 2007 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
A fishing trip to Southern Chile is much more than just another bit of piscatorial madness that will see you pack your bags and travel half the way around the world just to feel the convulsive shake of a trout's head and feel the bend in your rod. Of that you will have plenty and rightly said there are many places closer to home where you can experience that. What makes Chile a quite extraordinary destination to visit is the unbelievable scale of the wilderness surrounding you and the emerald clear waters that trace there course from the Andes to the ocean.
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Justin Maxwell Stuart establishes myth from reality
publication date: May 17, 2007 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
Although only in my mid 30s I have been an avid fisherman since childhood. During that time I have spent much time listening to older generations reminiscing about days gone by when our home rivers teemed with vast quantities of fish. My generation has, however for the better part seemed to have been blighted by tales that used to start with it used to be and ended with a shadow of its former glory.
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publication date: Apr 24, 2007 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
Prior to a recent trip to Cuba one of my close friends mentioned in passing that despite a fishing experience par excellence he had been somewhat taken aback by the brusque manner of his fishing guide. Now, as he was of an artistic persuasion, I mused that maybe this was on account of his occupational outlook on life; however I determined to reserve judgement until I had experienced the situation firsthand.
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publication date: Apr 24, 2007 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
Saltwater fly fishing whether it be for Bass off the coast of Donnegal or Marlin in the Indian Ocean is as vastly different from freshwater fishing as cane rods are from the modern high tech Carbon Graphite rods of today. The surge and power of salt-water species can give the unaccustomed a hedonistic taste for the sport in a way that the humble stocked Rainbow Trout can only dream of. The biggest challenge of all however is usually making that first leap which takes one from familiar turf to exotic tropical waters.
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publication date: Apr 23, 2007 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
An Icelandic businessman, fighting to save the Atlantic salmon from extinction, has been awarded the world's largest environmental prize for grassroots activists.
Orri Vigfússon, (64), from Reykjavik, Iceland, is one of six recipients of the international Goldman Environmental Prize awarded for his 17-year campaign to protect North Atlantic wild salmon. Since Vigfússon founded the North Atlantic Salmon Fund1, commercial open-sea fishing in the Atlantic has fallen by over 75 per cent, and more than five million North Atlantic salmon have been saved. To build on this success, Vigfússon is now calling on Scotland and Norway to end commercial net fishing for Atlantic salmon.
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publication date: Apr 23, 2007 by WhereWiseMenFish.com
Commonly used in both the UK and Scandinavia to lure Atlantic salmon, spey casting has recently emerged as a popular method to catch steelhead trout in the north-west US.
Spey casting uses two-handed, longer rods and a roll cast technique to load the line with water to make the fly carry further, with accomplished casters reaching 200 feet or more.
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