Travel News & Equipment Updates

FAMILY ADVENTURES AT GRAND SLAM LODGE We always love receiving reports from clients post-trip. This one from Ric, recently returned from Ascension Bay's Grand Slam Lodge, made the entire office smile: “Back two weeks and the dust has settled enough at our company that I wanted to drop you a thank you note....

COMMENT TO HELP PROTECT AMERICA’S SALMON FOREST The Tongass National Forest, encompassing nearly 17 million acres of wilderness in southeast Alaska, is America’s largest national forest. For anglers, the territory has taken on a more personal moniker: America’s Salmon Forest. According to Scott Hed of the Sportsman’s Alliance for Alaska, more than 70...

MONSTER CHRISTMAS ISLAND GTS Yellow Dog client Will just returned from a Christmas Island fly fishing trip and sent over the following images. We’ll let the shots speak for themselves, but needless to say, if you’re looking for a saltwater destination this should be on your list. Don't know much about the fishery?...

TEN QUESTIONS WITH YELLOW DOG’S IAN DAVIS What’s the story behind Yellow Dog? What’s the evolution behind the company? Jim Klug and I met in Colorado in the early 1990s. I had Breckenridge Outfitters with Crosby Beane, and Jim was a fly-fishing manufacture's representative. In fact, Jim was our first "customer" when we...

PERMIT DAYS We always love hearing from clients who have taken trips with us, whether it was a day trip or a multi-week expedition. Recently, we heard back from Andrew, who did a Christmas-time day trip down at Pesca Maya. Here’s what he had to say: “Our trip was great! The wind was...

TEN QUESTIONS WITH SHAUN LAWSON You grew up on the Henry’s Fork—what was that like? Wow, what a question! Certainly brings the memories crashing in. Short answer — it was epic! I wish I would have realized just how special it was while it was happening. My parents opened Henry’s Fork Anglers in...