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Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before you Die!
I received the book, Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die, by Chris Santella, for Christmas this year. The author notes he has fished in about 1/3 of the listed destinations.
It would be quite a feet for the best traveled angler to make all these destinations.
Like most other books with lists, I have begun reading the book by jumping through the list and of course the rivers that had relevance to my personal fishing experiences.
The write ups of information listed in the book has been contributed by contributors of local authority, many with familiar names. It also includes an “If you go” section with some travel tips. As a “bathroom read”, I give this book 2 thumbs up, all though that could be dangerous in the bathroom!
The book does not claim to be the TOP this or that list, just 50 Beautiful places to fish with a great photograph of each location. There is just enough of a teaser that if you were going to travel this would be a good place to start considering travel sites before getting more detailed info and books about the specific locations
I decided to post the list here, for the fun of it, with a few notes on those 5 locations I have been lucky enough to visit and fish. At 43 years old and 2 packs of Reds a day I better hurry up, its to late to quit the reds.
Please feel free to add your check list for fun and loopy antics. Thought this may even be handy in case anyone was making travel plans they could reference this thread and contact members who have been to these places for some helpful hints before planning or panning the BIG TRIP!
1. Alaska: Bristol Bay – Silver Salmon and Rainbows I have been to this area twice. It is an incredible experience and will make it hard to reach other destinations, because I want to go back again and again. Next time however, I will target the small rivers for Rainbows for the lions share of the trip. I have fished at the exact location pictured in the book, and that makes it even harder to visit any other destinations with limited Time and Money, Alaska is sure thing!
2. Alaska: - Pacific Coast and Alaska Peninsula: Silver Salmon
3. Argentina: Bariloche – Landlocked Salmon on Rio Traful
4. Argentina: Corrientes : Golden Dorado on Estero Ibera
5. Argentina – Tierra Del Fuego: Sea Run Browns on the Rio Grande
6. Australia: Black Marlin off Cairns
7. Bahamas: Bonefish off North Andros
8. Brazil: Peacock Bass off Rio Negro
9. British Columbia- Bella Coola : Steelhead on the Dean River
10. British Columbia – Smithers: Steelhead on the Skeena System
11. California: Brown and Rainbows around Redding
12. Chile: Brown and Rainbows off Chilean Fjords
13. Colorodo: Brown and Rainbows on the Gunnison
14. Cuba: Tarpon off Jardines de la Reina
15. England – Blagdon : Rainbows on Blagdon Lake
16. England – Stockbridge: Brown Trout on the River Test
17. Florida: Permit off the Keys
18. Iceland: Atlantic Salmon on the Laxa I Adaldal
19. Idaho- Last Chance : Rainbows on Henry’s Fork
20. Idaho- Stanley Cutthroat on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River
21. Kiribati: Giant Trevally off Christmas Island
22. Labrador: Brook Trout on the Woods River
23. Louisiana: Redfish around Cocodrie
24. Maine: Landlocked Salmon on the West Branch of the Penobscot
25. Massachusetts: Striped Bass off Martha’s Vineyard I have caught my share of striper's off Martha's Vineyard, in fact my first when I was 6 years old with my dad.However they were in my spin and conventional days...forgive me. I have only flyfished once there since I caught the Fly and unfortunetly I missed the tide! The Cape has been kinder to my fly rod , however I seem to be the short master!
26. Mexico-Sinaloa: Largemouth Bass on Lake Huites
27. Mexico – Yucatan: Snook off of Boca Paila
28. Michigan: Brown Trout on the Ausable River
29. Mongolia: Taimen in Mongolia
30. Montana-Fort Smith Brown and Rainbows on the Bighorn
31. Montana- Livingston: Rainbows on Armstrongs Spring Creek
32. New York: Rainbows on the Upper Delaware River I have been a steady customer to the upper Delaware system for the past 6 years. However in well over 50 trips I have only fished the Main Stem about 10 times. I must wear the right perfume for Browns , because that where I caught my biggest one, not the west branch. However my largest rainbow, well let me put this another way, my only rainbow was about 13 inchs, and did not live up to the Reputation of these fish that so elude me.
33. New Zealand: Brown and Rainbows on the South Island
34. Northwest Territories: Northern Pike on Great Slave Lake
35. Norway: Atlantic Salmon on the Alta River
36. Oregon Glide: Steelhead on the North Umpqua River
37. Oregon – Maupin: Redsides and Steelheads on the Deschutes River
38. Pennsylvania: Brown Trout on the Letort Spring Run
39. Quebec: Atlantic Salmon on the Grand Cascapedia
40. Russia-Kamchatka: Rainbow Trout on the Zhupanova
41. Russia-Kola Peninsula: Atlantic Salmon on the Ponoi River
42. Scotland: Atlantic Salmon on the Rivers Dee and Tay
43. Scychelles Islands: Bonefish on St. Francois Lagoon
44. Spain: Brown Trout around Perelejos de la Truchas
45. Utah : Brown Trout on the Battenkill River
46. Vermont: Brown Trout on the Battenkill River A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to be invted up to fish another river in this Neighborhood, We spend a week one afternoon on the Battenkill in NY, if crossing the border makes a difference, then I have to make another trip. It was July, It was Hot, and the Rivers were low. Yes this is leading up to a big Skunk for me. If you want to take pictures of Covered Bridges, go go go, take the wife, stay at a bead and breakfast, and hire a guide. Otherwise I would stay in NJ and fish Hoffmans, it does not look much different and for me it fish's better.
47. Virginia: Small Mouth Bass on the Shenandoah River Another pre fly fishing trip, circa 1978. We caught fish all Day!
However, I have not spent the $ 20 bucks in gas to fish SM on the Delaware to fish for them, so I do not think I would make a special trip back.
48. Wyoming: Brown and Rainbow Trout on the Firehole river.
49. Wyoming and Montana: Brown and Rainbows on the Madison River
50. Zambia: Tiger Fish on the Zambezi River
I received the book, Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die, by Chris Santella, for Christmas this year. The author notes he has fished in about 1/3 of the listed destinations.
It would be quite a feet for the best traveled angler to make all these destinations.
Like most other books with lists, I have begun reading the book by jumping through the list and of course the rivers that had relevance to my personal fishing experiences.
The write ups of information listed in the book has been contributed by contributors of local authority, many with familiar names. It also includes an “If you go” section with some travel tips. As a “bathroom read”, I give this book 2 thumbs up, all though that could be dangerous in the bathroom!
The book does not claim to be the TOP this or that list, just 50 Beautiful places to fish with a great photograph of each location. There is just enough of a teaser that if you were going to travel this would be a good place to start considering travel sites before getting more detailed info and books about the specific locations
I decided to post the list here, for the fun of it, with a few notes on those 5 locations I have been lucky enough to visit and fish. At 43 years old and 2 packs of Reds a day I better hurry up, its to late to quit the reds.
Please feel free to add your check list for fun and loopy antics. Thought this may even be handy in case anyone was making travel plans they could reference this thread and contact members who have been to these places for some helpful hints before planning or panning the BIG TRIP!
1. Alaska: Bristol Bay – Silver Salmon and Rainbows I have been to this area twice. It is an incredible experience and will make it hard to reach other destinations, because I want to go back again and again. Next time however, I will target the small rivers for Rainbows for the lions share of the trip. I have fished at the exact location pictured in the book, and that makes it even harder to visit any other destinations with limited Time and Money, Alaska is sure thing!
2. Alaska: - Pacific Coast and Alaska Peninsula: Silver Salmon
3. Argentina: Bariloche – Landlocked Salmon on Rio Traful
4. Argentina: Corrientes : Golden Dorado on Estero Ibera
5. Argentina – Tierra Del Fuego: Sea Run Browns on the Rio Grande
6. Australia: Black Marlin off Cairns
7. Bahamas: Bonefish off North Andros
8. Brazil: Peacock Bass off Rio Negro
9. British Columbia- Bella Coola : Steelhead on the Dean River
10. British Columbia – Smithers: Steelhead on the Skeena System
11. California: Brown and Rainbows around Redding
12. Chile: Brown and Rainbows off Chilean Fjords
13. Colorodo: Brown and Rainbows on the Gunnison
14. Cuba: Tarpon off Jardines de la Reina
15. England – Blagdon : Rainbows on Blagdon Lake
16. England – Stockbridge: Brown Trout on the River Test
17. Florida: Permit off the Keys
18. Iceland: Atlantic Salmon on the Laxa I Adaldal
19. Idaho- Last Chance : Rainbows on Henry’s Fork
20. Idaho- Stanley Cutthroat on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River
21. Kiribati: Giant Trevally off Christmas Island
22. Labrador: Brook Trout on the Woods River
23. Louisiana: Redfish around Cocodrie
24. Maine: Landlocked Salmon on the West Branch of the Penobscot
25. Massachusetts: Striped Bass off Martha’s Vineyard I have caught my share of striper's off Martha's Vineyard, in fact my first when I was 6 years old with my dad.However they were in my spin and conventional days...forgive me. I have only flyfished once there since I caught the Fly and unfortunetly I missed the tide! The Cape has been kinder to my fly rod , however I seem to be the short master!
26. Mexico-Sinaloa: Largemouth Bass on Lake Huites
27. Mexico – Yucatan: Snook off of Boca Paila
28. Michigan: Brown Trout on the Ausable River
29. Mongolia: Taimen in Mongolia
30. Montana-Fort Smith Brown and Rainbows on the Bighorn
31. Montana- Livingston: Rainbows on Armstrongs Spring Creek
32. New York: Rainbows on the Upper Delaware River I have been a steady customer to the upper Delaware system for the past 6 years. However in well over 50 trips I have only fished the Main Stem about 10 times. I must wear the right perfume for Browns , because that where I caught my biggest one, not the west branch. However my largest rainbow, well let me put this another way, my only rainbow was about 13 inchs, and did not live up to the Reputation of these fish that so elude me.
33. New Zealand: Brown and Rainbows on the South Island
34. Northwest Territories: Northern Pike on Great Slave Lake
35. Norway: Atlantic Salmon on the Alta River
36. Oregon Glide: Steelhead on the North Umpqua River
37. Oregon – Maupin: Redsides and Steelheads on the Deschutes River
38. Pennsylvania: Brown Trout on the Letort Spring Run
39. Quebec: Atlantic Salmon on the Grand Cascapedia
40. Russia-Kamchatka: Rainbow Trout on the Zhupanova
41. Russia-Kola Peninsula: Atlantic Salmon on the Ponoi River
42. Scotland: Atlantic Salmon on the Rivers Dee and Tay
43. Scychelles Islands: Bonefish on St. Francois Lagoon
44. Spain: Brown Trout around Perelejos de la Truchas
45. Utah : Brown Trout on the Battenkill River
46. Vermont: Brown Trout on the Battenkill River A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to be invted up to fish another river in this Neighborhood, We spend a week one afternoon on the Battenkill in NY, if crossing the border makes a difference, then I have to make another trip. It was July, It was Hot, and the Rivers were low. Yes this is leading up to a big Skunk for me. If you want to take pictures of Covered Bridges, go go go, take the wife, stay at a bead and breakfast, and hire a guide. Otherwise I would stay in NJ and fish Hoffmans, it does not look much different and for me it fish's better.
47. Virginia: Small Mouth Bass on the Shenandoah River Another pre fly fishing trip, circa 1978. We caught fish all Day!
However, I have not spent the $ 20 bucks in gas to fish SM on the Delaware to fish for them, so I do not think I would make a special trip back.
48. Wyoming: Brown and Rainbow Trout on the Firehole river.
49. Wyoming and Montana: Brown and Rainbows on the Madison River
50. Zambia: Tiger Fish on the Zambezi River
