“A lot of new rods have been introduced for the upcoming 2015 season, by various manufacturers, so we felt it was time to stir the pot and give you another 5-weight shootout, testing these new rods heads up with the best rods we have found over the past two years.
On day two at Belle-Île Yannick Cordier is our captain, ‘fishing guide’ and storyteller. Next to that he is also the mastermind behind and president of Ultimate Fishing.
When the rain stopped the tarpon started running along the edge of the mangroves in numbers so thick they looked like they were being poured into the water, shimmering in the current like a silver mudslide. They were small, but I had never hooked a tarpon on fly prior to that moment, so I didn’t care…
Cosmoledo Atoll, Seychelles – November 2014
By a series of fortuitous circumstances I managed to jump on a last minute special deal and flew out of Bangkok to Mahe, via Colombo.
It’s almost time to say goodbye to his Patagonian paradise, but as Ben finds out, some of the best is still to come at Kooi Noom…
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The end of Ben’s Patagonia expedition is drawing near. On his penultimate day, it’s time to check out some killer lake fishing…
Yes, you read that right. Sight-fishing for marlin. On the flats of Fraser Island, Australia. With a fly rod. Might just have to watch it again to make sure we didn’t dream it….
It’s day four in Patagonia and Ben gets a lesson in fly selection from Kooi Noom’s owner and fishery manager, Nico Trochine…
Guest blogger Sean Jordan, of Bass Fishing Wexford in Ireland, reports on some tasty action from the tail-end of a challenging season
Day three in Patagonia and Ben Etridge goes in search of pocket-water rainbows…
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