The Backstage Pass

When you think of the word “pristine” what images form in your mind? One of the first things that come to ours is the recognizable Fiji Water commercials filled with untouched, crystal clear water pools on some postcard-looking tropical island. Pristine is something that is very pure. A place unspoiled by industry or...

Your interest has been piqued. The time has come for you to stop reading online about your friends and other angler’s epic fishing adventures and begin planning your own trip of a lifetime. For someone who hasn’t yet had the opportunity to explore fishing possibilities outside their native stomping grounds, it can be...

Head down south to the Louisiana fishing playgrounds in and around New Orleans and the Biloxi Marsh area, an estuary network of 210,000 acres of coastal wetlands located on the eastern side of Louisiana, which borders the Gulf of Mexico, you will find yourself in the mecca of redfish fly fishing. This area...

Avid fly fisherman and founder of Patagonia Yvon Chouinard once said that “It isn’t an adventure until something goes wrong”. While rolling with the unforeseen punches and uncertainties that international travel can present from time to time, there are few situations direr than having your box of flies in your carry-on luggage confiscated...

Fly Fishing Christmas Island's Shoulder Season When it comes to saltwater flats fly fishing in the Pacific Ocean, you would be hard-pressed to find a better option than the year-round, consistent productivity of Christmas Island.    But while most traveling anglers visit the remote island during the busy time of the season between...

SURVIVE THAT LONG-HAUL FLIGHT AND BE READY TO FISH At any given time, members of the Yellow Dog team are winging their way around the world, crossing multiple travel zones and facing long days on the road. Whether we’re hosting a trip or exploring new lodges, we need to be ready to work...