European Fly Angler
Father Rhine
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How thin is the line dividing a blanking day from a successful one
River Vuolajohka, upper side
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We walked for hours through the low moutains of Finnmark to reach the higher part of the river, home of the wild brown trout and mysterious large shadows
Le Cigogne
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A fly fishing only reservoir with decent stocked fish and good water quality, but catching ain't always easy.
Mullet on river Seixe
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Fly fishing for the mullet is a mission impossible but there is a way for a deterministic approach that is like fishing the hatch
On the river Vuolajohka
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After crossing a lake by boat and walking (and fishing) through a rough terrain for kilometers, a gorgeous scenario tears open
River Dunajec
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We had the chance to explore one of the well known polish river, the Dunajec. We had bad luck with the weather but great days on the water
River Laxelv
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We follwed the Laxelv from its estuary in the fjord up to the mountains. We had no luck with the salmon but we caught a number of other species. Here the report
Bahamas bonefish fly fishing
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Bahamas is a paradise for bonefishing. The outer islands are far less turistic, offer fantastic flats and the fish average size is big.
The Püttlach
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Every now and then, I caught myself as being haunted by the distant memory of a stream where, years ago..
Laila waterfalls
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We have just arrived at the cabin, we are tired for the long trip but badly in need for some fishing
River Treene
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When I think back of a river, the most filling and vivid memory is often the one of the arrival in the morning dew..
Prepireneo
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The waters of the rivers of the Prepirineo, running through limestone rivers are rich in organic matter
The Ibones
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The "ibones" are mountain lakes that are located above 1,600 m of altitude between the French and the Spanish Pyrenees
Saltwater pike
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Morphologically comparable to a Mediterranean of the north east countries, the Baltic sea is characterized by a lower salinity..
River Neiden
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A first class salmon river with plenty of big sized fish. The river Neiden is an un-tamed river running through Finland and Norway
River Flumendosa
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The river Flumendosa sources from the Gennargentu moutain and runs through almost half of the island.
Sea trout
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Some days spent fly fishing for sea trout in the northern sea of Norway ..
River Mera
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The Mera can provide a nice alternative to the well-known Adda. The river can be fished along the stretch from the lake Mazzola (just short before the lake Como) and the village of Chiavenna.
German Traun
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After reading a lot in the Internet, I decided to visit the private fishing waters managed by Rudi Heger in the Bavaria region, an hour and half drive east of Munich
Großarl valley
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Our destination -Austria- the Großarl Valley by the village of Hüttschlag. I had been here a few years ago and I had promised to return
Lake Hernarajärvi
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The lake is reachable from the road with about one hour walk. After a steep climb that lasts 40 minutes, we reach a plateu...
Porsanger fjord
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If it wasn't for the white snow on the mountains at horizon, this turquoise water would trigger reminiscence about the Caribbean Sea
Orco alpine stream
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Here in Italy in most waters the official trout season begins the last Sunday of February. Quite a lot of snow fell this year on the mountains, we decided to pay a visit to the no kill zone of the Orco creek at the village of Noasca
Ala di Stura
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A no kill zone in the western Alps in the italian region of Piedmont. The union of the two streams: Stura di Ala and Stura di Viù, originates the Stura di Lanzo, a stony bottom alpine river with low temperature water and good flow
River Børselv
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Finnmark is a vast, scarcely populated area in the very north of Norway. The nature here is largely intact, due to little pressure from population.
Carp fly fishing
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Josè Rodrigues introduces us into the secret of fly fishing for wild carp in Portugal.
River Vindel
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The Vindelaelven river holds big grayling and the amazing Ammarnäs trout.
The province of León
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Juanjo Jaras intruduces us, with a bird's eye view looking, to the region of León in Spain. In the report he presents some of the best places for brown trout fly fishing in lakes and streams.
Lake Lauchert
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This lake in middle Germany, fed by chalk a stream, is a fine reservoir. Surrounded by lawns and with wooden benches on the shore, it offers good fishing of sized brownies.
Spanish Pyrenees
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It is a wild river, a pure river, steeped in history, born in the Pyrenees mountains and that gived his name to the current region in which it is located, Aragóns.
SCOTLAND SALTWATER
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Making the most of Scotland, for me isn’t about playing the bagpipes while wearing a kilt and eating shortbread, it’s about putting up with a storm, 40mph winds and driving rain because you just love being out there in it
EL RIO TORMES
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Someone names this place "Little Patagonia" for a very good reason. No doubt, who fishes in this section has the possibility to catch the fish of the life
Char on the Finnish highlands
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It is first of july and summer is finally here in North Finland ,Kilpisjärvi. Thermometer show +16c, and sun is shining!
The grayling of river Tjulån
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The Tjulån hosts big grayling, fish can some days be very moody but grayling can grant astonishing surprises when they enter the right mood. Fish over 50 cm are caught on regular basis..
Salmon on River Aelva
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The Äelva is a untamed river which flows into the Bindalfjord. A pristine river in an unspoiled nature with mixed run of salmon and sea-trout.
Lake Akeleietjønna & co
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After a long drive on dirt road, we start our walk through the tundra. Our goal is a group of small lakes, framed by snowed mountain tops in Norway , about 150 kilometers below the arctic circle
The river Könkämeno
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Up north in the arctic circle, through endless forests and tundra, the Könkämeno in Finland, one of Muonio river's upper branches, is a top water for the arctic grayling
Wolf in the Black Forest
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Heavy rain has been falling during the all afternoon but at dusk the sky has cleared up. The next morning some clouds hang over the trees but there is no rain in sight and the water is perfectly clear ..
The river Lainio
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Up north, within the arctic circle, the Lainio is a tributary to the mighty Torne River, we intend to try our luck with the atlantic salmon...
Amblève
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The Ambléve springs in Belgium on the Hautes Fagnes upland in the province of Liège. It runs for 93 km and then it flows into the Outher. I had the chance to be guided through this catch and release fishing reserve
Lake Naakajärvi
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We have just landed from the chaotic, polluted metropoles of Europe and eager to bathe in the silent nature. The place charms us at first sight and in a moment, in the realm of our emotion it gains the nickname of Lake Nirvana ..
The River Piave
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Framed by the Dolomites, the Piave has its source in the Carnian Alps and it flows into the Adriatic Sea, northeast of Venice. Famous as the last line of resistance of the Italian army during World War I, it is today a river with wonderful C&R stretches, large fish, pleanty of hatches and turqois water.
The Kleine Drau
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The kleine (=little) Drau in the south of the austrian region of Carinthia has all the characteristics of a "pure breed" chalk-stream.
The river Mur
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This very long fly-only no-kill stretch spans from emerald alpine stream to lime-bottom turqouis water
The Rotguelden alpine lake
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A wonderful day on an alpine lake, fly fishing for trout and .. big landlocked grayling
The river Soča
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The Soca river: with its the turquoise colour and the rich fish population is definitely a unique gem of nature that each fly angler ought to visit
The river Schwarza
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Located in the former East Germany, framed by the Thuringian forest, the Schwarza upper part has top quality waters and plenty of hatches.
The Vellach
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The Vellach is a river in the southern part of Austria, in the Carinthia region, close to the border to Slovenia.
The river Savinja
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It is a typical alpine stream, with stony bottom and clear cold waters. The water is categorized as 1st class quality
Fly fishing on the Leinleiter
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Fly fishing in a little brook, tiny water but big surprises, Paul shows what nice fish such a small stream can host ..
Blau, a chalk stream
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The Blau is a wonderful chalkstream in Germany close to the city of Ulm. Here a report of a day in autumn on this beatiful river.
Black bass of Coghinas
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The Coghinas hosts one of the most voracious predators of the European fresh waters: the black bass, almost unknow in the north of Europe, it is widely spread in the south ..
River Lutaur
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The alpine region of Norrbotten covers an area that is almost a fourth of the entire United Kingdom. There are more then 20.000 lakes and thousends kilometers of rivers ...
River Dora Baltea
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The reserve that streches between Mazzé and Villareggia in Piedmont (north Italy) is well populated with trout and some nice grayling
The grayling of the Weijeströmmen
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Astonishing landscapes, untouched nature, a wild river and a stretch full of grayling visited during the midnignt sun period in Lappland ...
River Enz in the Black Forest
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The banks are bushy and rich of vegetation but it is possible to wade almost everywhere. The river here hosts big trout, fish of 60 or more cm. are not rare ...
River Ybbs
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The water is cristall-clear to the unlikely. Grayling, brown and rainbow trouts raise everywhere, often a small precise pattern can make the difference...
Stura di Lanzo
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At the feet of the alps, this reserve had been close for fishing for several years before opening as a No Kill ..
Nagold
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The Nagold runs through the Black Forest, in the german region of Baden-Württemberg. The stretch presented here is about 2 Km. long ...
Konga Au
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Brown trout and sea trout in one of the most famous 'Auen' in Denmark ...