Chris Jolly Outdoors has been leading tours and outdoors activities of various types around the Taupō region for more than 40 years. They’re deeply rooted in the community and the landscape. Most importantly, they know the area rivers and trout migrations within them as well as anyone. Their local streams vary widely from grassy, narrow
Why We Like It Situated near Deep Creek in largely undeveloped South Andros, this cozy lodge offers quick and easy access to some of the best flats and biggest bonefish, even by Bahamian standards. Andros South offers clean, air-conditioned accommodations a few yards from a white-sand beach, and every guest gets his or her own
Why We Like It One of the top angling operations in the Bahamas, Stafford Creek Lodge offers the perfect blend of comfort, tranquility and outstanding inshore fishing. The lodge owner and head guide is Prescott Smith, son of legendary bonefish guide Capt. Charlie Smith, who concocted the popular “Crazy Charlie” fly. Prescott and his stable
Why We Like It If you’re looking for world-class bonefishing in a pristine setting, along with deluxe, all-inclusive lodging, Bair’s is hard to beat. The lodge is located on the mostly undeveloped South Andros Island between a pair of major coastal creeks, so anglers have plenty of productive water to fish, even on windy days,
Why We Like It This is a permit-focused operation. If your goal is to catch your first permit or your 50th, Blue Horizon is a really great bet. The lodge is located smack-dab in the center of “Permit Alley,” offering its guides and clients first shots at several of the most productive reefs and flats
Why We Like It This operation offers excellent permit fishing and quick access to some of the most productive flats in the Caribbean. Anglers can expect double-digit shots at fish on most days, with the average sickle-tail weighing between 10 and 20 pounds. The cabins and suites are immersed in a lush jungle setting surrounded
Why We Like It Thanks Alaska offers some of the most unique steelhead fishing on the planet. Opportunities are plentiful for bright, spring-run wild fish ranging between 8 and 14 pounds and some that grow much larger (their record measured 42 inches long). The 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest offers hundreds of these wildly remote steelhead-bearing streams,
Why We Like It Simply put, the waters around Quesnel Lake and Northern Lights Lodge are rainbow trout Nirvana. Guests here will fish four major rivers and countless lakes from the classic Canadian wilderness lodge, with chances to land six distinct strains of wild rainbow trout that range between 16 and 26 inches. (The lodge
Why We Like It Dogwood Lodge is your launch point into the Biloxi Marsh and the greatest redfish angling in the world. These fish are found in big numbers, especially during winter when they invade shallow flats to feed on abundant crabs and other forage. On a good day, anglers will get dozens of shots
Why We Like It Guests here stalk double-digit-size bonefish on Andros Island’s legendary flats with one of the world’s greatest bonefish guides, Captain Andy Smith. This small operation is located in the middle of Andros’ North Bight, which allows guides and anglers to access the east and west sides of the island with a short