Category Archives: Travel
Labrador Bound
By Jason Tucker It's no secret that I love brook trout, and thus the name of my blog, Fontinalis Rising. Size doesn't matter. From 4-inch little gems to behemoth monsters the size of respectable brown trout, I find them all fascinating and exciting. When I was a...
You went fishing where?
By Jesse Lowry Slovenia! Who the hell goes fishing in Slovenia? That’s the typical reaction I get when I start talking about my fishing trips to this little gem of a country that most people couldn't point to on a map. I've been fortunate enough to visit Slovenia...
Technical tips from Southern NZ
By Chris Dore Whilst I enjoy chasing big fish in the backcountry here in New Zealand, there isn't actually much to it: Find a fish. Put your fly in front of him, and strike. It's the smaller, hatch-driven streams that offer the challenge for me, the technical...
Why I Want to Move to Argentina
By Justin Pickett "SO MUCH WATER, NO ONE PERSON WOULD EVER BE ABLE TO COVER ALL OF IT, BUT I’D SURE LIKE TO TRY." At the beginning of the year I was afforded the opportunity to travel to Argentina for a week-long fishing adventure in the Patagonia...
Making the Best of Bad Conditions
by Johnny Spillane Saltwater fly fishing is totally dependent on conditions. Recently I flew down to Orlando for the IFTD/ICAST show and I decided to fly in a day early and spend some time in the saltwater with my good friend Scott Harkins, who works for Simms,...