Long or Short Leaders: The Choice That Defines the Day
The leader has a simple job: to slow down the fly line and let the…
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From the River Journal
Stories, guides and reflections from fly fishing across Spain.
Why I Don’t Fish Alone
People sometimes ask why I work as a guide. Why I spend my days helping…
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Hemingway and the Irati River
Hemingway came to Navarra for the San Fermín festival, with everything that meant
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A Day Guiding on the Esla
The river wears the colors of autumn. The poplars turn yellow and the air carries…
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Small flies, long leaders and fine tippets: why fly fishing in Spain is different
What surprises most visiting anglers The first thing that surprises many foreign anglers in Spain…
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The Pleasure of Fishing Blind
Blind fishing still fascinates me, even after all these years. There’s no rising trout, no…
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