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For my parents, who encouraged me to follow my dreams, and for my wife, Deidre, who continues to do so.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Santella, Chris. Fifty places to fly fish before you die : fly-fishing experts share the world s greatest destinations / Chris Santella with selected photographs by R. Valentine Atkinson ; foreword by Mike Fitzgerald, Jr. p. cm. ISBN 1-58479-356-2 1. Fly Fishing. I. Title. SH456.S24 2004 799.12 4-dc22 2003070367
Text copyright 2004 Chris Santella
All photographs R. Valentine Atkinson, except the following: page 20 : photograph Rod Gun Resources, Inc.; pages 48 and 180 : photographs Guido Rahr, Wild Salmon Center; page 52 : photograph Ken Morrish / www.flywatertravel.com ; page 64 : photograph Ross Purnell / Fly Fisherman magazine; page 94 : photograph Steve Bly; page 110 : photograph spartasphoto.com / Dale C. Spartas; pages 114 , 120 , 134 , and 142 : photographs Barry and Cathy Beck; page 128 : photograph Jeff Vermillion, sweetwatertravel.com ; page 152 : photograph Steve Probasco; pages 166 and 190 : photographs Brian O Keefe
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
THE DESTINATIONS
1 Alaska-Bristol Bay : Rainbow Trout and Silver Salmon Around Bristol Bay
RECOMMENDED BY LEON GORMAN
2 Alaska-Pacific Coast-Alaska Peninsula : Silver Salmon on Nakalilok Bay
RECOMMENDED BY TAMMY CORB
3 Argentina-Bariloche : Landlocked Salmon on Rio Traful
RECOMMENDED BY ERNEST SCHWIEBERT
4 Argentina-Corrientes : Golden Dorado on Estero Ibera
RECOMMENDED BY CRAIG DERBY
5 Argentina-Tierra del Fuego : Sea-Run Brown Trout on the Rio Grande
RECOMMENDED BY R. VALENTINE ATKINSON
6 Australia : Black Marlin off Cairns
RECOMMENDED BY BILLY PATE
7 Bahamas : Bonefish off North Andros Island
RECOMMENDED BY BRIAN O KEEFE
8 Brazil : Peacock Bass on the Rio Negro River
RECOMMENDED BY PAT PENDERGAST
9 British Columbia-Bella Coola : Steelhead on the Dean River
RECOMMENDED BY TONY HAYES
10 British Columbia-Smithers : Steelhead on the Skeena System
RECOMMENDED BY LANI WALLER
11 California : Brown and Rainbow Trout Around Greater Redding
RECOMMENDED BY SHANE KOHLBECK AND MIKE MERCER
12 Chile : Brown and Rainbow Trout off Chilean Fjords
RECOMMENDED BY JOHN EUSTICE
13 Colorado : Brown and Rainbow Trout on the Gunnison River
RECOMMENDED BY JOSEPH DANIEL
14 Cuba : Tarpon off Jardines de la Reina
RECOMMENDED BY JOHN ECKLUND
15 England-Blagdon : Rainbow Trout on Blagdon Lake
RECOMMENDED BY PERK PERKINS
16 England-Stockbridge : Brown Trout on the River Test
RECOMMENDED BY SIMON GAWESWORTH
17 Florida : Permit off the Florida Keys
RECOMMENDED BY SANDY MORET
18 Iceland : Atlantic Salmon on the Laxa i Adaldal
RECOMMENDED BY MIKE FITZGERALD, SR. AND MIKE FITZGERALD, JR.
19 Idaho-Last Chance : Rainbow Trout on the Henry s Fork
RECOMMENDED BY LORI-ANN MURPHY
20 Idaho-Stanley : Cutthroat Trout on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River
RECOMMENDED BY BRYCE TEDFORD
21 Kiribati : Giant Trevally off Christmas Island
RECOMMENDED BY LANCE AND RANDALL KAUFMANN
22 Labrador : Brook Trout on the Woods River System
RECOMMENDED BY JAMES R. BABB
23 Louisiana : Redfish Around Cocodrie
RECOMMENDED BY SONNY MAHAN
24 Maine : Landlocked Salmon on the West Branch of the Penobscot River
RECOMMENDED BY BUCKY OWEN
25 Massachusetts : Striped Bass off Martha s Vineyard
RECOMMENDED BY BUCKY BURROWS
26 Mexico-Sinaloa : Largemouth Bass on Lake Huites
RECOMMENDED BY DUANE DAHLGREN
27 Mexico-Yucat n : Snook off Boca Paila
RECOMMENDED BY CATHY BECK
28 Michigan : Brown Trout on the Au Sable River
RECOMMENDED BY ROBERT M. LINSENMAN
29 Mongolia : Taimen in Mongolia
RECOMMENDED BY JEFF VERMILLION
30 Montana-Fort Smith : Brown and Rainbow Trout on the Bighorn River
RECOMMENDED BY BARRY BECK
31 Montana-Livingston : Rainbow Trout on Armstrong s Spring Creek
RECOMMENDED BY GEORGE ANDERSON
32 New York : Rainbow Trout on the Upper Delaware River
RECOMMENDED BY PAUL WEAMER
33 New Zealand : Brown and Rainbow Trout on the South Island
RECOMMENDED BY CHRIS DAUGHTERS
34 Northwest Territories : Northern Pike on Great Slave Lake
RECOMMENDED BY STEVE PROBASCO
35 Norway : Atlantic Salmon on the Alta River
RECOMMENDED BY MIKE FITZGERALD, SR.
36 Oregon-Glide : Steelhead on the North Umpqua River
RECOMMENDED BY FRANK MOORE
37 Oregon-Maupin : Redsides and Steelhead on the Deschutes River
RECOMMENDED BY MARK BACHMANN
38 Pennsylvania : Brown Trout on Letort Spring Run
RECOMMENDED BY ED SHENK
39 Quebec : Atlantic Salmon on the Grand Cascapedia
RECOMMENDED BY PAUL GUERNSEY
40 Russia-Kamchatka : Rainbow Trout on the Zhupanova River
RECOMMENDED BY GUIDO RAHR
41 Russia-Kola Peninsula : Atlantic Salmon on the Ponoi River
RECOMMENDED BY TARQUIN MILLINGTON-DRAKE
42 Scotland : Atlantic Salmon on the Rivers Dee and Tay
RECOMMENDED BY RNI BALDURSSON
43 Seychelles Islands : Bonefish on St. Fran ois Lagoon
RECOMMENDED BY JOE CODD
44 Spain : Brown Trout Around Peralejos de las Truchas
RECOMMENDED BY JAMES PROSEK
45 Utah : Brown and Rainbow Trout on the Green River
RECOMMENDED BY BRET CARLSON
46 Vermont : Brown Trout on the Battenkill River
RECOMMENDED BY DAVID D. PERKINS
47 Virginia : Smallmouth Bass on the Shenandoah River
RECOMMENDED BY HARRY MURRAY
48 Wyoming : Brown and Rainbow Trout on the Firehole River
RECOMMENDED BY DAN CALLAGHAN
49 Wyoming and Montana : Brown and Rainbow Trout on the Madison River
RECOMMENDED BY CRAIG MATHEWS
50 Zambia : Tiger Fish on the Zambezi River
RECOMMENDED BY LARRY DAHLBERG
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This book would not have been possible without the generous assistance of the expert anglers who shared their time and experience to help bring these fifty great fishing locales to life. To these men and women, I offer the most heartfelt thanks. I would especially like to thank Dan Callaghan, Nick Lyons, and Lefty Kreh, who offered encouragement and made many introductions on my behalf. I also wish to acknowledge the fine efforts of my agent, Stephanie Kip Rostan, my editor, Jennifer Lang, designer Paul Wagner, and copyeditor Don Kennison, who helped bring the book to fruition. I ve had the good fortune over the last twenty-five years to make many fine fishing friends who have furthered my horizons, in terms of both angling experiences and a greater appreciation of life. This list includes Howard Kyser, Peter Marra, Ken Matsumoto, Jeff Sang, Joe Runyon, Mark Harrison, Peter Gyerko, Tim Purvis, Jack Ramsey, and Geoff Roach. I look forward to many more days on the river with these friends and friends to come. Finally, I want to extend a special thanks to my wife, Deidre, and my daughter, Cassidy, who ve humored my absence on far too many occasions so I could pursue my favorite pastime.
FOREWORD
Someone once said that trout swim only in beautiful places. The same certainly holds for Atlantic salmon, steelhead, bonefish, and myriad other species fly fishermen pursue around the globe. What makes an angling destination great goes beyond the size of the fish or the numbers landed. Every fly-fishing expedition provides wonderful experiences. Prior to departure there is the excitement of the planning, the anticipation, and the accumulation of way more tackle and gear than any single person could possibly need.
A great fishing destination arouses all the senses. One celebrates the spectacular scenery, the local culture, the camaraderie among fishing friends, and the opportunity to spend time in the great outdoors. To me, the joy of fishing the world s great resources comes from the memories generated on each trip. It s spending time with close friends and meeting new ones. It s the epic battles and fish tales, many of which of course get exaggerated with time. It s having the opportunity to introduce your spouse or child to a river or destination you love. It s fishing with your father and grandfather, and cherishing those moments streamside for years to come. Such memories and great times induce me to keep my bags packed in anticipation of my next fly-fishing journey.
Chris Santella has compiled a list of some of the great fly-fishing locales this world has to offer in Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die. He has consulted with many experts and seasoned professionals to provide accurate descriptions of each venue, while capturing the essence of each destination and the attributes that make every one special. I hope that you have the opportunity to fish some of the great waters he has featured. Each is remarkable in its own way.
There are many excellent fly-fishing opportunities for the intrepid traveling angler. In exchange for these lifetime experiences and memories, we have a responsibility to respect, protect, and, if necessary, restore these irreplaceable and invaluable fisheries so that they ca