Best fly fishing in Europe

A section dedicated to fly fishing places in the old continent, with large format pictures, specific reports, hints on flies, insect photos and hatches informations. From the farthest north to the deepest south. The only way to experience more is to get there.
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NORWAY

 River Laxelv Language:

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

 Bahamas bonefish fly fishing Language:

Bahamas is a paradise for bonefishing. The outer islands are far less turistic, offer fantastic flats and the fish average size is big.

GERMANY

 The Püttlach Language:

Every now and then, I caught myself as being haunted by the distant memory, of a stream where, years ago.

NORWAY

 Laila waterfalls Language:

We have just arrived at the cabin, we are tired for the long trip but badly in need for some fishing

GERMANY

 River Treene Language:

When I think back of a river, the most filling and vivid memory is often the one of the arrival in the morning dew..

SPAIN

 Prepireneo Language:

The waters of the rivers of the Prepirineo, running through limestone rivers are rich in organic matter

SPAIN

 The Ibones Language:

The "ibones" are mountain lakes that are located above 1,600 m of altitude between the French and the Spanish Pyrenees

EU

 Saltwater pike Language:

Morphologically comparable to a Mediterranean of the north east countries, the Baltic sea is characterized by a lower salinity..

Norway

 River Neiden                   Language:

A first class salmon river with plenty of big sized fish. The river Neiden is an un-tamed river running through Finland and Norway

Italy

 River Flumendosa                   Language:

The river Flumendosa sources from the Gennargentu moutain and runs through almost half of the island.

Norway

 Sea trout                           Language:

Some days spent fly fishing for sea trout in the northern sea of Norway ..

Italy

 River Mera                           Language:

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.

Germany

 German Traun                           Language: ,

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

Austria

 Großarl valley                           Language: ,

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

Norway

 Lake Hernarajärvi                    Language: ,

The lake is reachable from the road with about one hour walk. After a steep climb that lasts 40 minutes, we reach a plateu...

Norway

 Porsanger fjord                           Language: ,

If it wasn't for the white snow on the mountains at horizon, this turquoise water would trigger reminiscence about the Caribbean Sea

Italy

 Orco alpine stream                           Language:

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

Italy

 Ala di Stura                           Language:

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

Norway

 River Børselv                           Language:

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.

Portugal

 Carp fly fishing                           Language:

Josè Rodrigues introduces us into the secret of fly fishing for wild carp in Portugal.

Sweden

 River Vindel                            Language:

The Vindelaelven river holds big grayling and the amazing Ammarnäs trout.

Spain     

 The province of León              Language:

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.

Germany

 Lake Lauchert                     Language:

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.

Spain

 Spanish Pyrenees       Language:   

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

 SCOTLAND SALTWATER       Language:

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

Spain

 EL RIO TORMES       Language:   

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

Finland

 Char on the Finnish highlands    Language:

It is first of july and summer is finally here in North Finland ,Kilpisjärvi. Thermometer show +16c, and sun is shining!

Sweden

 The grayling of river TjulÃ¥n     Language:      

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..

Norway

 Salmon on River Aelva    Language:      

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.

Norway

 Lake Akeleietjønna & co         Language:      

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

Finland

 The river Könkämeno        Language:      

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

Germany

 Wolf in the Black Forest    Language:      

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 ..

Sweden

 The river Lainio            Language:      

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...

Belgium

 Amblève             Language:      

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

Sweden

 Lake Naakajärvi             Language:      

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 ..

Italy

 The River Piave            Language:      

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.

Austria

 The Kleine Drau             Language:      

The kleine (=little) Drau in the south of the austrian region of Carinthia has all the characteristics of a "pure breed" chalk-stream.

Austria

 The river Mur           Language:      

This very long fly-only no-kill stretch spans from emerald alpine stream to lime-bottom turqouis water

Austria

 The Rotguelden alpine lake     Language:      

A wonderful day on an alpine lake, fly fishing for trout and .. big landlocked grayling

Slovenia

 The river Soča                  Language:      

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

Germany

 The river Schwarza             Language:      

Located in the former East Germany, framed by the Thuringian forest, the Schwarza upper part has top quality waters and plenty of hatches.

Austria

 The Vellach             Language:      

The Vellach is a river in the southern part of Austria, in the Carinthia region, close to the border to Slovenia.

Slovenia

 The river Savinja               Language:      

It is a typical alpine stream, with stony bottom and clear cold waters. The water is categorized as 1st class quality

Germany

 Fly fishing on the Leinleiter   

Fly fishing in a little brook, tiny water but big surprises, Paul shows what nice fish such a small stream can host ..

Germany

  Blau, a chalk stream      Language:      

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.

Italy

  Black bass of Coghinas     Language:      

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 ..

Sweden

  River Lutaur

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 ...

Italy

  River Dora Baltea

The reserve that streches between Mazzé and Villareggia in Piedmont (north Italy) is well populated with trout and some nice grayling

Sweden

  Lakes fly fishing in Lappland

There are so many lakes in Lappland. When on fishing trip, no matter where one is staying or what fish you're after, you will be sourrounded by wonderful stillwaters ...

Sweden

  The grayling of the Weijeströmmen

Astonishing landscapes, untouched nature, a wild river and a stretch full of grayling visited during the midnignt sun period in Lappland ...

Germany

  River Enz in the Black Forest

The banks are bushy and rich of vegetation but it is possible to wade almost everywhe-
re.  The river here hosts big trout, fish of 60 or more cm. are not rare ...

Austria

  River Ybbs

The water is cristall-clear to the unlikely. Grayling, brown and rainbow trouts raise everywhere, often a small precise pattern can make the difference...

Italy

  Stura di Lanzo

At the feet of the alps, this reserve had been close for fishing for several years before opening as a No Kill ..

Germany

  Nagold

The Nagold runs through the Black Forest, in the german region of Baden-Württemberg. The stretch presented here is about 2 Km. long ...

Denmark

  Konga Au

Brown trout and sea trout in one of the most famous 'Auen' in Denmark ...