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Old 09-15-2015, 06:09 PM
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Default Hypothetically...

If you could go flyfishing anywhere in the world, and cost was irrelevant, where would you go, and why?

I'm kinda thinking Belize...
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Old 09-15-2015, 07:14 PM
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I've heard so many travel destinations from friends. My best friend wants to go to a Hudson Bay tributary to go for anadromous brookies. Also lago strobel in Argentina. I personally would want to go to tugurksy nature reserve and fish for taimen, grayling, Amur pike and lenok. It's very hard to access the area as well as the lodge.
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Old 09-15-2015, 08:47 PM
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Seychelles or Maldives.
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Old 09-15-2015, 08:59 PM
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Iceland. Beautiful untouched waters in the foothills. Huge salmon, char, and trout.
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Old 09-15-2015, 09:06 PM
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Iceland. Beautiful untouched waters in the foothills. Huge salmon, char, and trout.
I've been there and definitely going back, Thingvellir National Park is a great park with tons of fishing. My profile photo is actually of a brown from Iceland. I didn't have more than a few hours fishing time, but it was great. Its one of my favorite places I've ever traveled.
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Old 09-16-2015, 08:24 PM
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Default idk but this is the coolest big trout video ive seen yet

https://vimeo.com/75178971
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Old 09-16-2015, 09:08 PM
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Fishing for Barra in Australia would do it for me.
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Old 09-16-2015, 09:29 PM
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Seychelles from a motherboat.
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Old 09-17-2015, 08:31 AM
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Old 09-17-2015, 07:34 PM
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Pretty hard to beAt that especially when ur used to blind casting for 15 inch grayling lol bring on the trout
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Old 09-17-2015, 08:15 PM
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That is an amazing video. The sight fishing aspect alone...

I'm planning to be in Zimbabwe next August and I'm planning to chase these things:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOchEPXeDno

Not my first choice but I think I have to do it. Man...are they vicious and ugly at the same time.
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Old 09-17-2015, 10:53 PM
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The Test.
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Old 09-17-2015, 11:54 PM
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Seychelles or Maldives.
hey Lannie ..... I love the seychelles looks so amazing there but always so much $$$$$ is this your answer for flyfishing dream trip or just your dream vacation spot?
I ask because I have long wanted to vacation there but never even checked into the fly fishing .... is there great fishing in the flats for bones or what is it that interests you about flyfishing in the seychelles?

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Old 09-18-2015, 08:15 AM
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hey Lannie ..... I love the seychelles looks so amazing there but always so much $$$$$ is this your answer for flyfishing dream trip or just your dream vacation spot?
I ask because I have long wanted to vacation there but never even checked into the fly fishing .... is there great fishing in the flats for bones or what is it that interests you about flyfishing in the seychelles?

cheers
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For myself the best fly fishing is salt water by a long shot. You need to be able to cast much further with more accuracy so the challenge is a big part. A wary Brown trout is an easy sucker compared to a Permit...They hooked me after my first time. I think many of us dream of the perfect cast to the perfect fish and my daydreams are always on the flats. I have wanted to spend time in the Maldives and Seychelles fly fishing because I think they are not crawling with tourists like myself because they are not so easily accessed. The fly fishing is supposed to be incredibly good so for me it is the best of the best and an answer to the O.P's question.
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Old 09-18-2015, 09:09 AM
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Caprivi or Lake Tanganyika for Tigers
Mongolia for Taimen and lenok
Seychelles for GT's
Bolvia for Golden Dorado
Although not a big expense for me I would once again like to spend some solitude time on the wonderful small trout streams in the Fynbos hills of the western Cape in South Africa. A light split cane would be appropriate for this.
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Old 09-18-2015, 01:52 PM
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New Zealand... Oh the beautiful New Zealand back country...
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Old 09-18-2015, 03:23 PM
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Moved to the North Island of New Zealand from Cochrane 8 years ago. The fly fishing is fantastic but still miss the east slopes of Alberta.
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Old 09-19-2015, 08:42 AM
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Dont feel the need to go anywhere other than just Alberta or maybe the Cypress Hills. Still up there among the prettiest places on earth for me to fly fish in.
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Old 09-21-2015, 08:28 AM
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Dont feel the need to go anywhere other than just Alberta or maybe the Cypress Hills. Still up there among the prettiest places on earth for me to fly fish in.
Very true...
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Old 09-21-2015, 11:51 AM
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Giant Trivially and bones at Christmas Island
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Old 09-21-2015, 03:40 PM
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Hard to beat Dorado and Peacocks in South America.
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Old 09-22-2015, 12:01 PM
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