Costa Rica and Guatemala are two of Central America’s best-known Pacific billfishing destinations, but they are not interchangeable. For an angler primarily interested in sailfish, Guatemala has the more specialized identity. For someone who wants sailfish and marlin plus yellowfin tuna, dorado and the....
There are freshwater fish that are famous because they’re difficult to find, and others because they grow to extraordinary sizes. Golden Dorado have a different reputation. They are the fish anglers remember for the moment everything suddenly becomes chaotic—the strike, the power and the....
Search for the best Belize fly fishing and you’ll quickly find the same three names: permit, bonefish and tarpon. That is useful, but it doesn’t answer the question that actually matters when planning a trip: Which Belize fishing experience is right for you? An....
Alaska can be surprisingly difficult to plan for one simple reason: there is no single “Alaska fishing trip.” A traveler comparing the best Alaska fishing trips may be looking at a remote Bristol Bay lodge reached by private charter one minute and a saltwater....
Canada fishing lodges offer far more than one type of fishing vacation. In Quebec, anglers can travel to clear Atlantic salmon rivers on the Gaspé Peninsula. British Columbia combines Pacific salmon and halibut with remote steelhead rivers. Farther inland, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories....
Mexico isn’t a single fishing destination. Travel to the Caribbean side of the country and you can find shallow tropical flats, mangrove shorelines and protected lagoons where permit, bonefish, tarpon and snook are the main attraction. Head west to Baja California and the experience....
Planning an Alaska fishing trip is less about finding one “best” lodge and more about matching the right region, season, fishing style and level of service to your goals. An angler looking for a luxury Bristol Bay fly-out experience needs a very different trip....
A Kona Hawaii big game fishing charter gives anglers quick access to some of the Pacific’s productive offshore waters. Along Hawaiʻi’s leeward coast, deep water lies close to shore, which means less time making long boat runs and more time spent fishing. Kailua-Kona is....
A Panama Isla Paridas private island fishing lodge puts anglers in a rare position: stay offshore in the Gulf of Chiriquí and fish both productive inshore structure and serious bluewater without basing the trip around a mainland hotel and daily commute. Fish Nation’s Adventure....
Fly fishing Argentina is not one type of trip. An angler can work technical spring creeks for wild trout in Northern Patagonia, search Jurassic Lake and its surrounding waters for trophy rainbow trout, or switch to heavier fly tackle for Golden Dorado on the....