Freshwater Fly Fishing Destinations
All our current freshwater fishing destinations are listed below.
Alaska fishing: Experience fly fishing in total wilderness
Located in the Bristol Bay region of western Alaska, the Royal Coachman Lodge is situated in the heart of the Wood-Tikchik Park on the banks of the Nuyakuk River. This Alaskan fishing lodge offers access to fish the largest salmon runs in the world. The sheer numbers of fish supported by this fishery is incredible.
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The river has a tremendous run of Kings that come in from mid-June until the end of July. The fish are tide bright and sealiced and can be caught on traditional fly fishing methods. Also not to be overlooked is the fact that the river also has one of the best silver salmon runs along with superb rainbows and very strong runs of the other species.
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Located in a complete wilderness area, the Copper River Lodge is home to some of the best rainbow trout fishing in all of Alaska. This Alaskan fishing lodge is a cabin style building with a very cozy feel and the fishing is one of the last places in the world where you can do battle with wild rainbow trout that reach well over ten pounds.
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Argentina Trout Fishing: sea trout and steelhead fishing at its best
Pira lodge, situated in the Corrientes region of Argentina, treats the angler to enviable levels of comfort whilst being positioned to provide fantastic access to some of the most exciting Golden Dorado fishing available. These fish are as powerful as they look and on a fly rod the action is spectacular..
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Argentina’s famed sea trout waters are located in the southern tip of the country, which is regarded as the home to some of the best sea trout fishing in the world. Our lodge, the Las Buitreras, is located beside the beautiful Rio Gallegos River. Fishing with lightweight tackle, you will find the sea trout to be numerous and very aggressive.
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The unique and special thing about Santa Cruz is the fact that between 1906-1909 steelhead rainbow trout from California’s McCloud river were transplanted and forgotten about by unknown and unsung pioneers. The result of this is nothing short of a modern phenomenon, a huge and self-sustaining run of Atlantic steelhead trout in a waterway lightly touched by the hand of man.
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Jurassic Lake is a new trout fishing destination in the heart of Patagonia. It is a lake packed with monstrous rainbow trout feeding fat in a lake teeming in fresh-water shrimps. Over a period of seven hours, three fishermen landed 80 fish weighing between six and 20 lbs. Some of the fish were so large they can only be described as almost entirely oval in shape.
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The Sea Trout fishing in Southern Argentina is legendary and for many the Rio Grande epitomizes this. Situated in Tierra del Fuego, (Land of Fire), it is in as remote and isolated an area as you can imagine. Apart from the other fishing lodges there is little in the way of human habitation with sheep being the primary inhabitant in this part of the world.
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The Rio Grande needs little by way of introduction with fish averaging 10 lbs in weight with specimens over 30 lbs caught each season. Villa Maria has offered small private groups exciting fishing on some of the most productive pools in the lower river since 1994.
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Cordoba is considered the dove shooting capital of the world. The 100 square mile radius (160 km) around the lodge is annually inhabited by over 40 million dove. For the uninitiated this is quite possibly shooting heaven and whether you are a veteran or a relative novice you will be able to find sport to match.
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Brazil Peacock Bass Fishing: experience fly fishing in a tropical rainforest
The peacock bass fishery on the Agua Boa River is without doubt one of the best we have encountered. It is perfectly suited to flyfishing. The water is so clear, that most strikes are visible. The Royal Amazon Lodge on the Agua Boa River is the Amazon’s first and only fly fishing peacock bass lodge.
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British Columbia Fishing: Set in beautiful untouched wilderness, is home to some of the most exciting steelhead and salmon fishing in North America.
The Dean River is considered by many to be the premier Steelhead River in British Columbia. A medium sized river it is dwarfed by the towering backdrop of mountainous snow covered peaks from every perspective. To fish in these surroundings is simply awe-inspiring and the scale of the surroundings has to be experienced to be believed.
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The Suskeena Lodge is located on the Sustut River, a tributary of the famous Skeena River, located in Northern British Columbia. The Sustut is regarded as one of the finest steelhead rivers in British Columbia. The lodge building is a charming custom built log building with ample room to relax after your day of steelhead fishing.
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One of the many reasons Harper’s Hideaway Report named Nimmo Bay Resort “Fishing Resort of the Year” for 1997 and 2004 is that Nimmo Bay provides a most spectacular and unique fishing experience. Nemo Bay takes you beyond tradition and transcend the angling norm of fishing only one body of water.
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The Steelhead Valhalla Lodge is nestled in the trees along the banks of the Sustut River five miles upstream from the Sustut’s confluence with the Skeena River. The Skeena River System has been labeled the largest producing river for trophy steelhead in the world and the Sustut is the least fished of all the famous Skeena tributaries.
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Northern British Columbia is fast becoming the destination of choice for fishing enthusiasts wanting a wide variety of choices for fresh water species. Owned and run by Gill and Tanya McKean, this lodge provides the perfect base from which you have access to some of the best steelhead rivers such as the Skeena, Nass and Kitmat Rivers.
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Eastern Canada: offers the visiting fly fisherman an endless choice of fly fishing opportunities. The brook trout fishing is perhaps some of the best to be found in North America.
The Eagle River Trout Lodge is located in Labrador, Canada at Eagle River and is a remote fly-in fishing site. The brook trout fishing is some of the best to be found in Labrador, both in quantity and quality of fish which average three to six pounds, some even larger.
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Ireland Fishing: Experience the charm of Ireland while fishing on some of Europe's finest rivers
The west of Ireland is blessed with large crystal-clear limestone loughs that support a massive population of wild brown trout. These trout are some of the fittest and strongest you will catch anywhere and fight far beyond their size. Your guide and host is the famous Lough Corrib fisherman, Basil Shields, who help you catch the trout of a lifetime.
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The Fermanagh Lakeland is on of the most scenic areas of Ireland that not only provides some of the best wild trout fishing but also the chance of catching Atlantic salmon. This fishing package offers you not only the chance to enjoy some excellent fishing, accommodation and food, but also the opportunity to enjoy some of the hospitality that makes Ireland so famous.
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Lough Neagh is the largest natural freshwater lake in the British Isles covering an area of 153 square miles. The rivers feeding Lough Neagh are where the visiting angler can catch the wild brown trout peculiar to this system, known as "the dollaghan". These wild trout can grow to over 10lbs and run the rivers to spawn from July onwards, much like sea trout.
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The outstandingly beautiful Irish Causeway Coast offers the angler excellent fishing for a variety of fish species at very different venues. On the River Bann, between 2,000 to 3,000 salmon are caught on rod each year. Sea trout fishing is available at the estuary mouth as well as outstanding fly fishing for mullet. We offer very flexible packages to suit whatever type of Ireland fishing you seek.
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From wild brown trout to sea trout, from salmon to rainbow trout, this area of Mayo offers you it all, as well as some excellent sea fly fishing for bass and mullet. Lough Conn and Lough Cullin provide the visiting angler the chance to fish for superb wild fish on the fly and our guides will give you every chance of catching as many fish as possible by putting you in the best areas and advising you as to the best flies.
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Close to 90% of all specimen sea trout caught in Ireland are taken from the Lough Currane. Our package offers you a chance to fish this famous lake. In addition, not so well known is the superb fly fishing that can be had in the sea for a number of truly wild fish namely Pollock, hard fighting Mullet and the elusive Bass. This is a new facet of fly fishing and is not for the faint hearted.
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The River Mourne is believed to be one of the best salmon rivers in Europe and the famous "Snaa" beat produces more salmon per year than many well known beats elsewhere in Britain and Ireland. The Baronscourt Estate, the Duke of Abercorn's family home since 1612, provides an excellent backdrop of historical and architectural interest to your fly fishing adventure in Ireland.
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Lough Inagh fishery comprises of two outstandingly beautiful loughs, Inagh and Derryclare and a tumbling river at the top of the Ballynahinch system. It has long been famous for its sea trout, which are again happily on the increase. The system is at the heart of Connemara which offers the visitor spectacular scenery as well as fishing, golf, shooting, hill climbing, pony trekking or just relaxing.
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Located beside the famous River Moy, between Foxford and Ballina, the Mount Falcon Country House Hotel opens its doors in July 2006. This beautiful country house hotel offers access to two miles of private double bank salmon fishing on one of the best salmon rivers in all Ireland. Given its location, it has a constant flow of fresh salmon throughout the season.
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Mongolia Taimen Fishing: fly fishing for Giant Taimen up to 75 pounds
The Sweetwater Lodge offers a wonderful cultural and sporting experience for today’s angler. This lodge provides you with the opportunity to step backwards in time where people still move to the rhythms of the seasons, the landscapes are still unbroken, and rivers are filled with the world’s largest salmonid - the Giant Taimen.
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Montana Fly Fishing: fly fishing for trout in the big sky country
The Harrison Homestead is situated in the heart of Montana’s blue ribbon trout water. The lodge is located on the banks of the Yellowstone River with over a mile of river frontage. The Yellowstone River is the United State's longest free-flowing river and offers over two hundred miles of prime Montana fly fishing.
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New Zealand Fly Fishing: brown and rainbow trout fishing at its best
New Zealand is probably the finest destination in the world for sight fishing to large trout with dry flies and nymphs. Aside from that aspect of a flyfisherman's journey there, one should not forget that even without the trout its wildly scenic country, friendly people and laid back pace make it a truly world class setting. We consider it to be simply one of the finest places in the world to visit and go fly fishing.
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Russia: Experience the last undiscovered wilderness of fly fishing
The Zhupanova River is located on the Eastern coast of the Kamchatka peninsula. This fragile system houses some of the largest rainbows in the world and they can easily reach ten pounds. The Zhupanova River float is a true wilderness experience without sacrificing many of the comforts of the lodge as anglers float trip between fixed base camps.
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The Ponoi River has gained worldwide recognition as one of the most productive Salmon Rivers on earth and you will have to search hard to find such a unique and un-spoilt Salmon stock. The Ponoi River with an overall length of 400 kilometers is the longest river on the Kola Peninsula.
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The Kola is unquestionably a big fish river and this is what makes it special. Also the River is quite unlike almost all the other rivers on the Kola peninsular in that it is accessible. Just an hours drive from Murmansk it means no helicopters, which may be suitable for those with a nervous disposition!
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