Fish Tails Blog

The 2020 Rio Grande season is officially over at Villa Maria Lodge, and although cut a bit short, it was certainly a season to be remembered!  We can say, with

A few weeks earlier than expected, we have finished up this year’s season at Kau Tapen for obvious reasons. The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly become the center of everyone’s lives

I love fishing in Tanzania and the age of my car is a direct result of “having” to go back to fish the Mnyera and the Ruhudji “just once more”.

Oh For The Love of Trout As the world of fly fishing has evolved, we are now able chase bigger, nastier and more exotic species than ever before. Huge flies

Owen River Lodge is situated on New Zealand’s South Island and specialises in offering guests a five star service whilst fishing one of the world’s finest sight fishing destinations for

I think there is a defining moment in your fly fishing career when you find which of the many forms becomes your passion. I had been an obsessive fly fisherman

Something terrible happens to me in an Auction. I suddenly develop Auction Tourette Syndrome; my arm uncontrollably shoots up and before my shouting brain can gain the upper hand, I’ve

One of the absolute joys of fly fishing to me is the rich variety of species that can be targeted all year round. When you add into the mix an

Russia’s eastern peninsula, Kamchatka, is the apex of modern trout dry fly fishing; an adventure of the purest kind, across vast wilderness and rivers that teem with wild trout. These

Ponoi River; A Day In Autumn The leaves have now fallen from the birch trees and each morning has a has a cold bite to it. Unhooking my waders from

In this unprecedented time of isolation in our homes its very important to have something to look forward to. In our case that tends to be fishing in some form

Ask most anglers about their first time out with a rod and they will normally go all misty eyed and reminisce about their father or grandfather taking them for their