With all of the visitors arriving to hit the slopes, the opposite tends to happen, too. Locals know this is the time to hop on a plane and take their fly-fishing pursuits to warmer, salty climes.

When fly fishers reach out beyond their comfort zone and embrace saltwater fly fishing, there are numerous saltwater specific rods and reels from which to select. Fly rods are usually fast action, ...

For many fly anglers, the world of bonefish and the saltwater flats they inhabit feels exotic, even mythical. In Bonefish Dreams: Stories, Facts, and Tips from Travels to the World’s Best Destinations ...

From a practical standpoint, fly fishing the saltwater flats is absurd. Those who do it fly thousands of miles, then drive dozens more in boats. (On a recent trip to the Marquesas, we logged 96 miles ...

Wayne Walts said fly-fishing for bonefish on saltwater flats in the Bahamas is “sight fishing at its best.” “You may be out there sighting and working on an individual fish. You can either be on a ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more Last year, the Field & Stream team of editors decided to perform the most comprehensive ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I’m in the middle of the Indian Ocean, standing on a finger of hard coral that stretches into a milky-blue ...

MIAMI — In the early 1980s, when saltwater fly anglers were scratching their heads over how to catch permit on the flats, Key West guide Jan Isley had an idea. Isley had observed that the favored fly ...

eagle County anglers are getting away from the freshwater fly-fishing in the Rocky Mountains and heading for the small town of Xcalak, Mexico, where fishing for prized permits in saltwater is a whole ...

On the set of Looking Though Water in Belize. / photo provided by Paul Dixon In 1992, Robert Redford’s A River Runs Through It changed the scope of fly fishing in America — becoming the first ...