Dale Martens

FALL COLORS

To me, nothing says stillwater trout more than the short days and cold water of autumn.  So when I arrived…

6 years ago

TABASCO IS MORE THAN HOT SAUCE

Tabasco is the state in Mexico that lies along the curve of the Gulf, just below the Yucatan. Offshore oil…

6 years ago

Spring Stillwater Brookies

(You gotta know when to troll’em…) I arrived at West Blue Lake in Manitoba’s Parkland region on May 19. The…

6 years ago

Winter in Paradise

My first choice would have been some bonefish flat, but instead, Deb and I pulled into the Super 8 in…

7 years ago

A Day in the Keys…

To be honest, I had never seriously considered the Florida Keys as a fishing destination. I thought it would be…

7 years ago

(Siberian?) Tiger Trout

The air temperature and the water temperature matched each other at 39 degrees.  I was in a float tube encased…

7 years ago

Variety in Southern Belize

(It's not just about the Palometa....) Earlier, I wrote about my experience at Tarpon Caye Lodge, which is a permit-focused…

7 years ago

A NON-PERMIT FANATIC AT THE EPICENTRE OF PERMIT MADNESS

For years, I have been eyeballing satellite images of the many cays in southern Belize.  I finally surrendered to the…

7 years ago

FISHY PLACES PART 2: SLOVENIA

This past summer, my partner Deb and I toured through Eastern Europe, and I sampled some of the fly fishing…

7 years ago

FISHY PLACES PART 1: CROATIA

Intro: If your significant other ever suggests a vacation to Croatia, jump all over it!  Better yet, be proactive and…

7 years ago

Northern Brook Trout: Stripping Mice, Repairing Radios, Polar Bears, and Dodging Planes

This all happened way back in the 90's. For the longest time, I figured it was old news and avoided…

7 years ago