A life of travel in the field...
Guest writer Roderic Hall of Frontiers explores a new lodge in Africa We have all become spoilt as travelling fishers over the last two or three decades. The world opened up to us and we have fished destinations that we never would have dreamt of when growing up. As someone who has worked in the fishing world since the late …
Is this the easiest saltwater trip out there? It is snowing outside, and I have only been back from 27/28 degrees and sunshine for 48 hours. My story actually begins back in August of 2023 when I went to Xingu which was a bit of a disaster – you can read the blog here. There was a shining light on …
By Under The Influencer – Guest Writer Under The Influencer has fished with Frontiers (67 trips) and other agencies extensively for the past 15 years including Russia, Iceland, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Venezuela, the Seychelles (multiple atolls), Norway, Guatemala, Oman, Tanzania, Costa Rica, Canada, South Africa, Colombia, Greenland amongst others. With this being my fourth visit in the last 20 …
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 …