A life of travel in the field...
A small Icelandic salmon river with fierce fish! I admit, I have procrastinated about writing this piece. In truth it has been three or four years of procrastination! I am not sure of the reason, but I think it is because I am still getting to know, deciphering (!) and trying to understand Deildará and I am still not 100% …
Geir Gåsland, an old friend, opens a long-overdue guide business in northern Norway… “Geir is a native guy, born and living in Finnmark, Norways most northerly region. A mid forties man, passionate in hunting , fishing, outdoors life. Reliable, calm, attentive, listening to his guest. After sharing his company two times I have asked him for a period of ten …
The previously unexplored world of Atlantic salmon on a dead drift dry fly! There is no better time to reflect upon an experience than while sitting by the fire in a genuine log cabin by the river. It has rained these past days and that benefitted us but then it hammered rain all night and the river has finally succumbed …
Is this the next best option to Ponoi? Guest writer Roderic Hall of Frontiers explores the East Ranga wearing his 6 years experience of managing the Ponoi… It is always exciting to have the opportunity to visit and fish a river for the first time, particularly a well-known and highly regarded river in Iceland which is operated and managed by …
Trout behaviour I have not seen before… As a reader, I hope you have seen video footage of golden dorado feasting on baitfish in Bolivia because what I want to explain to you is best compared to that spectacle. But incredulously, we are talking about trout in Finland not anything so exotic as a South American jungle. This story needs …
A two-rod gem with a beautiful private lodge in north-east Iceland For reference, this piece is written in August of 2024. I believe I have discovered a gem which happens extremely rarely these days, hence my urgency to get it down on paper and let those who may be interested know as soon as possible so they may have the …
I have now been to Colombia twice, the second time I travelled more extensively. To date, all plans in Colombia have gone exactly on schedule and I have suffered no delays at all. The airports have been a pleasure. Up to date, clean, bright and not crowded. Check-in has been very easy in all cases. All the major hotel brands …
Finally, the plane arrived at Kendjam and we loaded and left. It was only a 25-minute flight as promised and fun to fly over the jungle that we now knew so well. In an outrageously thoughtless move, because he was late, the pilot dropped us at the far end of the runway with our bags and supplies and left. It …
This adventure or expedition is as remote as I think I have ever been. Ryabaga Camp on the Ponoi is out there, as is my expedition into the Colombian jungle but in terms of time and distance into a remote area this is it. I really did cast to rising fish taking yellow flowers off the surface, there are wolf …
Let us get the monkey out of the room now. Salvelinus (named after a genus of Salmonidae distinguished chiefly by their small scales. These include the brook trout, lake trout, Dolly Varden, bull trout, and Arctic char) are the more expensive fishing operation in Pyrenees. But let’s look at the details. Who else pays its guides all expenses to go and scout and …