Hobie, a leading manufacturer of premium kayaks and watersport products, introduced its Mirage Compass as the newest addition to the brand’s wildly popular MirageDrive kayak line at Paddlesports Retailer in Madison, Wisconsin two weeks ago. The new Compass couples Hobie’s superior quality and innovative technology with a beautifully simple platform that is a balance of […]
The Smith River winds through towering limestone canyons, dense forests and lush meadows. Fly fishing can be outstanding but the five day overnight river camping trip is about much more than fishing. Fly Fishing Montana’s Smith River with Montana Angler from Montana Angler on Vimeo.
‘Patience is not the ability to wait but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting’ Joyce Meyer Lough Sheelin suffered from the remnants of storm Gert in the first two days of this fishing week, in the form of torrential downpours. It is a well-known fact that all weather, good or bad, […]
The Romanian River Defender Calin Dejeu has recently submitted a petition signed by over 25,500 people to the European Parliament. The petition aims to end the destruction of the Defileul Jiului National Park (Romania) and the overlapping Natura 2000 site due to hydropower exploitation, the drying up of the last big mountain river in Romanian […]
In April, about 30 scientists from four countries and various expertise participated in one week of research on the previously almost unexplored Vjosa river in Albania – in the area of the planned Poçem dam, which will destroy Europe’s last big wild river. All experts were amazed by the complexity and sheer size of the […]
The numbers of children are taking up fishing as a sport is often a concern to us here but this recent booking with Richie Ryan gave us all a bit of hope. Richie takes up the story… Recently I received a call from a Godfather who wanted to take his two Godchildren out fishing. […]
Osgur Grieve reports that they had another brilliant week on the Erriff with 56 salmon landed for the period 16th – 22nd August… The fish have been coming to a variety of flys from nearly the entire length of the river which is great to see. Some of the catches includes, Ross Varian who fished with us on Wednesday […]
Declan Gibbons has all the news from Lough Corrib from the end of August… Frank Costello, www.ashfordoldschoolhouse.ie or +353 (0)87 – 2524 253, reports from the Cong area of an improvement in trout angling for the week gone by with good action and sport on dry fly in many areas on Ginger and Claret […]
For the third installment we found ourselves searching for high ground. Wet wading hasn’t kept us cool enough this season, so we packed up our backpacks and found some solitude amongst the cirques and stars. PEAK SEASON | ELEVATED from BLOODKNOTS on Vimeo. The camp vibes were strong, and the cold air left us looking […]
The F3T is back! This year, the party kicks off in Athens, Georgia and American Angler magazine will be there to give away free swag and to join in on the party. So, mark your calendars for September 19th, and go and have a beer with them and Blue Ridge Fly Fishing Co., at the […]
