Being ‘in the industry’ we get asked this question all the time, and it’s a tough one!
“You get to fish in a lot of amazing places – what’s your favorite?” We typically stammer around and come up with some sort of cop-out response like “it depends on the time of year” or “it’s all about who who’s on the trip”…but it the end generally we’ll settle on a favorite.
So today we’re turning the tables and sending the question your way.
What’s Your Favorite Place to Go Fishing? Why?
Setting aside time of year, weather, fishing mates, all that stuff – what’s your favorite place to go fishing? Put another way, if tomorrow was the last day you could go fishing, where would you go? Most importantly, why?
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P.S. Thanks for all the great input you’ve been giving recently – much appreciated.
Any new water – new to me, something about learning a place as it is for you anyway unexplored. No telling ehat the next cast may bring!
Is that cop out enough?
If I had one last day to fish it would be Lewis Lake & River in Yellowstone Park. Having grown up in Cody, Wy I was blessed to not only to have a father who would take me fly fishing, but was willing to spend many days exploring Yellowstone. The Lewis River is seldom fished and a meadow stream with a few large brown trout which always not only a challenge to find but to catch on a dry fly. The upper channel was moose and grizzly central which only added to the spice of the many days spent there with my father.
My favorite fishing spot is St. François atoll in the Seychelles. It is totally remote, pristine, biodiverse and prolific. The flats are immense and the tide amplitude is impressive–at low tide they can be dry, but at high tide neck deep. For GT’s, Bonefish, Indo Pacific Permit, Milkfish and Triggerfish, it is a paradise, and there are many other species there that eat flies, and many more that don’t. It is thrilling to see so many sea turtles, Manta Rays, Tiger Sharks and sea birds of all kinds, and the snorkeling is amazing.
If tomorrow was my last day of fishing I’d go as far north as possible. Places like the Tana and other rivers in northern Scandinavia would be my preferred places for a last 24h swing. Fishing under the midnight sun is as good as it gets.
Jack’s Resort on Jameson Lake, near Waterville, Eastern Washington State – The fishing is always fun, the people are great, the campground is well-kept and yet just a bit old-fashioned. Did I mention the café? The home-made pie is amazing. Fish hard, then go have dessert.
Freshwater: The Dean, no question
Salt: Ascension Bay on the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico
The Sutton R in northern Ontario for Specks. It’s been on my list forever and if tomorrow was my last day, that’s where I’d want to be. With my son, and my wife. With 6 wts and mouse patterns, and Wild Turkey 101.
If I can be wading / walking without having to worry about who owns what land / trespassing etc.. be it river, ocean or lake I am in my happy place.
77 years old/young i’ve got into salmon fishing in this last 10 years wish i had the legs of my 40 year body as walking over rocks the size of footballs is painful. So the only place i have found is the rio granda in argentina where the wading is very nearly on sand. But all the places one fishes for salmon are a delight to the eye, just wish i had taken up salmon fishing earlier. Ross
I have 2 places, the lower Rio Grande in Argentina, remote, challenging, chance of seeing a condor and huge silver sea trout into the 20lb range. Magnificent. And you can use your switch rod!
The other is a small River in Scotland called the Farrar. Stunning scenery in the autumn and every chance of catching salmon every day
West branch deleware river. I also love Ontario tributaries for metalheads!
I haven’t had a chance to get to some of the famous rivers, but Where I had a chance to go and keep going back to every summer is the Elk River in BC, Canada. The evening rises are absolutely amazing, the water looks like it’s boiling from all the takes. Gorgeous westslope cutthroat trouts to be caught there.
If on my last day i wanted to be adventureous and had a chance to go anywhere, my dream is to fish the Dean river here in BC for steelheads.