Start each day with a chef prepared breakfast, before deciding to fly out or stay right on the shore to fish for the day. Either option lets you fish some of the best waters in Alaska. Bristol Bay is home to the quantities and size of fish that Alaska is known for. Enjoy your nights […]
Ascension Bay is one of the most pristine fisheries in the hemisphere. It’s part of the Sian Kaan Biosphere Reserve, named an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. Frontiers in the Field | Grand Slam Lodge from Frontiers Travel on Vimeo. This 1.3 million-acre estuary is teeming with fish, birds and other wildlife. […]
Due to the heatwave we are experiencing in Ireland at present, flyfishing for salmon and trout has almost come to a standstill with water temperatures reaching critical levels for salmonids and spate rivers almost disappearing due to severe drought conditions. However, we thought this is the time to explore new horizons and went off to […]
A major potential backer of the controversial plan to develop one of the world’s most precious salmon fisheries has pulled out of the project. Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM) has announced that First Quantum Minerals (FQM), a Canadian mining company, will not participate in the Pebble Mine project, a plan to develop the Bristol Bay region […]
Protecting your home waters starts with you. A Flymen short film featuring Lefty Kreh and Walt Cary chronicling the rise and fall of a legendary fishery in Coastal Virginia. Back Bay premiered at an official showing at the Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival (VFFWF) and is now available for viewing online. Flymen Fishing Company […]
First-timers and repeat visitors on the annual journey down to Punta Allen, Mexico, deep in the Si’an Ka’an biosphere to chase permit with the guides of the Palometa Club. This is a story about why we go and why we return. Reconnection from Ryan Griffin on Vimeo.
Back Bay, featuring Lefty Kreh and Walt Cary, is a Flymen short film recounting the tragic loss of a legendary fishery in Virginia and its stunning comeback. Back Bay will premiere January 13, 2018 at an official showing at the Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival (VFFWF) After-Party and will be released online. About […]
“An eclectic little town full of friendly people” is how Pat Ehlers describes Punta Allen, the Permit Capital of the World. A fly Fisher’s Paradise, teeming with good natured locals, a peaceful ambiance and some of the most potent Salt Water Fly fishing on earth, Punta Allen is not without it’s shortcomings, or as the […]
After a backroom settlement with the Pebble Limited Partnership in May, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to remove the protections that the agency put forward in 2014. These common sense restrictions on the disposal of mining waste in two of Bristol Bay’s most prolific watersheds were requested by Alaskans and supported by 1.5 […]
The annual Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy has grown significantly over the past seven years, with broad community support and sponsors, involvement from local Yup’ik elders and volunteers, and nearly a dozen graduates employed at Bristol Bay-area lodges and guiding businesses. This year, the academy will once again host 15 lucky Bristol Bay-area […]