Brown Trout

It was the end of September and a group of excited anglers met at London Heathrow airport for a week-long fly fishing trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina. All of the

“I have never seen trout fly fishing as an extreme sport necessarily”. Exasperating, poetic, rhythmic, beautiful, beguiling, bewitching… balletic even… but never something that may rival an Olympic sport. I

Whether going as a standalone trout fishing trip or combining it with salmon fishing or a family holiday, Iceland offers some of the finest wild brown trout fishing in the

Some of the most exciting fly fishing I have done so far has got to be sight fishing for wild brown trout in New Zealand. This is where you take

The autumn time is traditionally when salmon fishermen take stock of the season and plan their fishing for the following year and 2018 has been no exception. Many return to

Fly fishing on small rivers can prove to be challenging. One of the best techniques searching for brown trout for me is the Duo method. My typical go-to set-up for

When talking of global salmon fishing many ask me why I have such a passion for Iceland. There are greater numbers to be found on Russia’s Kola Peninsula, and certainly

Fly fishing for salmon in Iceland is perfectly set up for those looking travel as a group. Whether you are a group of friends, corporate team or looking for a

After the long dry spell that Iceland has been experiencing over the last few weeks the weather is predicted to finally turn in favour of the anglers this week with

With the autumn season approaching in Iceland we are seeing the dryer weather continue, meaning that some of the west coast rivers are beginning to get low with more technical

Andy Smith returned to the Laxa I Kjos on Iceland’s west coast in July 2018 in search of its famous Atlantic salmon run. This delightful river has always been a

The Tongariro Lodge sits on the banks of the Tongariro River, established in 1982, it is surrounded by the beautiful Tongariro National Park. For 30 years it has had an