At its closest point Eleuthera lies only thirty miles northeast of Nassau, and less than thirty miles east of the northern Exuma Cays. The island spans about a hundred miles from north to south, ending in a Y-shape formed by Powell Point, Rock Sound, and Bannerman Town. While long, the island is also skinny, with an average width of less than two miles.

The terrain is a combination of tall white-faced cliffs, coral sand beaches, forests, green hills and pristine valleys dotted with lakes. All of this is surrounded by aquamarine seas, with the deeper blue of the Atlantic Ocean pouring in over the windward reef.

The story of the Eleutherian Adventurers is well known throughout The Bahamas. Led by Captain William …

Abaco is a mini-archipelago that stretches in a languid crescent for more than one hundred twenty miles, beginning with Walker’s Cay in the north, and running to the end of the Little Bahama Bank in the south at Sandy Point and Hole in the Wall.

Palm Beach, Florida lies just under two hundred miles to the west, while Abaco’s sister island, Grand Bahama, is a short boat ride away from Coopers Town and Little Abaco.

The three distinct regions that comprise Abaco are Little Abaco, Great Abaco, and the offshore cays. Including these cays, Abaco encompasses roughly six hundred fifty square miles, with a population of about ten thousand full-time residents.

The dazzling offshore cays bob in the Atlantic mostly east, and some …

The islands of The Bahamas have long been recognized as some of the most beautiful spots on earth on which to do as little as possible.

Yet in recent years these same islands have been earning glowing reviews in a decidedly more strenuous pursuit. For when it comes to the tackling of bone fish, permit, tarpon and many other
exciting catches, The Bahamas has no equal. And let’s face it…there’s worse places you could find yourself in the quest for the perfect days fishing.

Stephen Vletas and his wife Kim are THE most
respected source of imformation around when it comes to fly
fishing in The Bahamas.

Stephen has recently completed recent updates to The Bahamas Fly-Fishing Guide and …

Andros Island is our favorite Bahamian destination, and considered by many people to be the “Bonefishing Capital” of the World. We would certainly endorse this title.

Located one hundred fifty miles southeast of Miami, and thirty-six miles west of Nassau, Andros is surrounded by the best saltwater flats habitat on the planet. The North, Middle, and South Bights are the heart of this famous fishery, but they are only the beginning. Andros sprawls over one hundred miles from the Joulters Cays on the northern end, to the Water Cays and Curly Cut Cays on the southern tip, and spans forty miles from the east coast to the West Side. …

You’d think that after 17 years of practice, Greg Koerner would know how to treat a customer. As Sr. Executive Director of Sales for YAHOO! Inc. the seasoned, Chicago based advertising executive with a well known passion for winning has had his share of customer meetings, cross country flights, traffic jams and time wasted in corporate lobbies. In an effort to get the job done efficiently, quick hellos have been barely exchanged before his corporate team and their customers settle down to the business at hand. Rarely does either party get the chance for real relationship building.

To escape the monotony of conference rooms, Koerner and his team often get creative …

Ketchum, Idaho: It was snowing at the Big Wood River. With soft powder on the banks, nearly barren cottonwoods framing the water and the air a chilly 32 degrees, you might have assumed that it was too cold to fish. But Scott Schnebly stood in the water, casting his zebra midge into the near-freezing stream, and caught a rainbow trout.

Mr. Schnebly, who owns Lost River Outfitters, has been fishing these waters for 30 years, and he has come to love this time of year. Brutally cold conditions mean hungry fish and fewer people trying to catch them. On a recent trip, we fished for two days, and we saw only one other person willing to endure the 41-degree water.

The winter …

Water in the river was dropping rapidly, and in just a couple of days its transparency and level achieved the highest fishing quality. We continued to explore the river going downstream to its mouth in the Okhotskoe Sea. Silver salmon became tiresome, and the most passionate guys penetrated up to 50 or 70 miles upstream, where the concentration of Rainbow was much higher and the concentration of Silver lower. It seemed to me that the massive entry of Silvers pushed other species upstream, or into stretches with a heavier current. At least good fishing for Rainbow was never associated with places where Silver salmon concentrated. Despite moderate size of Rainbow trout, ranging around 1 to 2 kg, this fish showed …

Almost all new adventures begin with a plan and discussions many months before the actual trip. Our trip in September 2002 to the Kolpakova river, situated on the Western Kamchatka Peninsula, wasn’t an exception to this rule. But sometimes plans have tendency to change themselves, without our participation or influence. Actually, we had planned to go fishing for Steelhead on the Sopochnaja river, but unfortunately we couldn’t reserve and secure a place in the camp on Sopochnaja river. Despite this fateful fact, and on a big wave of a temptation just to fish untouched water and visit unexplored areas, we agreed on substitution.

For more than 4 months, I had been …

Below the southern tip of the Florida peninsula lie a chain of islands known
as the Florida Keys. These islands are bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the
eastern side and the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico on the western side.
To those unfamiliar with the fishing opportunities available, bonefish,
tarpon, permit and redfish make their home here. Sight fishing the flats
requires keen eyesight and concentration if one is to have a productive
outing.

For those new to fishing the flats, one of the most difficult
barriers to overcome is the ability to see a fish below the surface.
Sunlight, clouds and wind combine to produce glare on the water’s surface.
Although …

To the many devoted people who entertain themselves with the possibility of
visiting prime fly fishing destinations in the continental US Yellowstone
Park is the hands down, first row, first pew, undisputed leader of all fly
fishing locations. I feel very fortunate to live, instruct and fish in such
a close proximity to this National treasure. In fact, during the fishing
season, which annually starts on June 1st and continues until November 1st
visiting anglers visit my shop before venturing out to fish various
waterways in the Park. Once there the angler can collect photos of prize
fish, scenery and wildlife which will adorn walls and desktops for a
lifetime. So as I sit here at my …