In 2020, I wrote an article for Fishwest about my experiences planning DIY fly fishing trips in New Zealand. Recently, I had the opportunity to return to New Zealand’s South Island for another DIY adventure. While North Island may be the most underrated fly fishing experience out there, South Island […]
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Late summer is an interesting time for fly fisherman in the western United States. The early summer mayfly and stonefly hatches diminish. Kids go back to school, and work obligations pile up after summer vacations. Brown trout have not yet felt their pre-spawn angst, and streamer fishing is often futile. […]
Buenos Aires, The Best Mandatory Pit Stop in All of Fly Fishing – Chad Agy An opportunity to explore Buenos Aires is perhaps the most underrated feature of a trip to Argentine Patagonia. In fact, the realities of the travel agenda almost require a sojourn to the big city. All […]
Editors Note: It isn’t a secret that winter is not the favorite season for many anglers, at least for the ones who are pursuing trout. Thoughts of winter fishing beget memories of frost-nipped fingers crushing ice out of frozen guides. A pinhole leak in the waders slowly allows the chilled […]
Are golden dorado the perfect game fish? When targeted with a fly rod, dorado combine attributes of many of the best fish species. They possess the predatory instincts of a musky. Their head-shaking leaps are reminiscent of tarpon. A baffling wariness may remind an angler of the choosiest permit. Dorado […]
Welcome to Chad Agy Presents: Part 2 Spey Casting! In Part 1, we covered the advantages of Spey casting, and how to set up a Spey system. In this article, we will discuss casting strategies and some tips for line management that will allow your casts to really take off. […]
I recently took up Spey casting in preparation for a trip to Patagonia, during which we planned to target large sea trout on the classic water of the Rio Gallegos. I found the preparation frustrating, as it was difficult to find a singular source to educate me on this new […]
Spring is one of the most exciting times to be an angler in the Intermountain West. Waters are warming and trout are becoming more active. The first hatches of the year are starting to appear. Snow and ice are melting, as many of our favorite lakes and rivers become accessible. […]
Rescue insurance is a unique, modern day invention. While previous generations of explorers set off in to the wilderness with the knowledge that a medical emergency or injury may be life ending, today we have the ability to seek rescue with the push of a button on a satellite communication […]
As much as I would like to be a professional in the fly fishing industry, I will likely always be a mere doctor who fly fishes a lot. I am a physician with a specialty in emergency medicine. I also do a lot of international trips that combine fly fishing […]
Peacock bass are not actually bass, but rather, they are cichlids. Related to African cichlids, peacock bass share a family tree with these African species that evolved alongside their ancestors on the super-continent of Gondwanaland before it began to break apart about 150 million years ago. Although they appear similar […]
If you look in to the Latin and Greek roots of fish scientific names, you’ll find some pretty cool examples. However, perhaps none paint a more apt description of their species than Hydrolycus armatus. The Armored Water Wolf. The Payara. The largest, meanest, most imposing member of a fish grouping […]