Tailwaters Travel specializes in sending anglers all of the planet to the most high end destinations.
Belcampo Lodge//Belize . Description Fishing Acommodations Travel Itinerary When To Go Non-Angling Rates Quick Facts Price:$3649 - $5125 for 7 nights / 6 days fishing Fish Species: Permit, Tarpon, Snook, Bonefish Seasonality: Year Round Location: Punta Gorda, Toledo, Be [...]
Essential Gear for Peacock Bass on the Fly in the Amazon//Travel When you travel to one of the world’s most remote fishing locations in search of one of the world’s most powerful, aggressive, and infamous gamefish, the right equipment is critical. In fact, certain gear ite [...]
Bair's Lodge//South Andros - Bahamas . Description Fishing Acommodations Travel Itinerary When To Go Rates Quick Facts Price:$5850 // 7 Nights / 6 Days Fishing (Peak Season) Fish Species: Bonefish, Tarpon, Permit, & More Seasonality: October - June Location: South A [...]
Jungle Hosted Hosted Trips This Fall//Travel FLY FISH THE AMAZON THIS FALL ON A TAILWATERS HOSTED TRIP If you have not seriously considered a trip to the Amazon, you’re missing some of the best fly fishing in the world. Tsimane and Rio Marié should be at the top of e [...]
Hosted Trip Schedule//Travel While 99% of our travel business is done booking trips for private parties, on occasion we will host trips to our exclusive lodges as well as new and exciting destinations added to the Tailwaters Travel catalog. Hosted trips are a great way to [...]
Abaco Lodge//Abaco Island - Bahamas . Description Fishing Acommodations Travel Itinerary When To Go Rates Quick Facts Price:$5850 // 7 Nights / 6 Days Fishing (Peak Season)Fish Species: Bonefish, Tarpon, Permit, & MoreSeasonality: October - JuneLocation: Abaco Island, [...]
Tailwaters is pleased to welcome Schuyler Marshall to our Travel Department! Schuyler joined the Tailwaters Travel department in 2017, working remotely from Austin, Texas, where he lives with his wife Julie and daughter McKenzie. He brings a lifetime of fly fishing expe [...]
Fly fishing for permit is a tough game, and having just returned from a trip to the Palometa Club in Ascension Bay, Mexico, I’ve spent some time reflecting on what I’ve learned from pursuing permit on the fly. With that, I have five tips that stand out for future [...]
Patagonia River Guides//Argentina . Description Fishing Acommodations Travel Itinerary When To Go Non-Angling Rates Quick Facts Price:$6300-6650 // 7 Nights / 6 Days Fishing Fish Species: Rainbow, Brook, and Brown Trout Seasonality: November - April Location: Trevelin, [...]
New Tailwaters Travel Ambassadors Paula Shearer and Patrick Duke Join Tailwaters Fly Fishing Company as Travel Ambassadors DALLAS (Jan. 30, 2017) — Tailwaters Fly Fishing Company is happy to announce the additions of Paula Shearer and Patrick Duke to its Ambassador Program. Sh [...]
Bahamas Trip Report//Travel It’s my second visit to the Bahamas, and it’s great to be back, escaping the cold weather back home in Colorado. For this visit, the mission is to familiarize myself with two new programs for Tailwaters Travel: Abaco Lodge and Bair’s Lodge [...]
APRIL 2017 SEYCHELLES HOSTED TRIPS ALMOST FULL You may have already seen our “10 REASONS TO FLY FISH THE SEYCHELLES” post a few weeks back. We never get tired of hyping our Seychelles trips — they’re just too good to be true. And there are still a few spots remaining for our [...]
Whiskey on the Road The day is over. You've traveled through two time zones, taken a bumpy van ride, been awash in salt spray, and finally you've reached that lodge that you dreamed, schemed, and coveted for the last six months. You've unpacked your bags, rigged your rods, che [...]
2017 KAMCHATKA SEASON UPDATE YAKUTIA AIR FLIGHTS GOING ON SALE! NOT TOO EARLY FOR 2018! After another successful season in Kamchatka this past summer, we are of course already looking down the road to July when the 2017 season gets cranking. Once again, Yakutia Airlines wil [...]
For those who have tried to book angling time in Louisiana during the peak fall months, know that it can be quite difficult to get a reservation unless done well in advance. If you happen to have some time this fall, we encourage you to read onward. We have had a flurry of last [...]
The Zhupanova is perhaps the most beautiful and scenic river on the Kamchatka Peninsula. It's close proximity to Petropavlovsk (one hour by helicopter) and its huge Rainbows make it perhaps the most popular river on the peninsula. The average trout living in the Zhupanova is a solid twenty-five inches!
Back in 2007, I decided to apply for a guiding position in Alaska. Little did I know, it would change my life on many different levels. For starters, this is where my photography career started. Thanks, Alaska! Secondly, I fell more and more in love with the state of Alaska each year that I guided. It’s just flat out incredible wilderness that fortunately has been mostly preserved and untouched. Funny thing though, up until two weeks ago I still hadn’t explored Southwest Alaska, specifically
Alaska Rainbow Lodge//Alaska . Description Fishing Acommodations Travel Itinerary When To Go Non-Angling Rates Quick Facts Price:$8900 // 7 nights / 6 days fishing Fish Species: Trophy Rainbow Trout, all five species of Pacific Salmon, Arctic Char, Dolly Varden, Graylin [...]
Seychelles are an extraordinary destination that provide anglers some of the most phenomenal fly fishing opportunities in the world. David Leake of Tailwaters Travel has had the pleasure of fly fishing Seychelles and frequently offers his expertise to traveling anglers. For Dav [...]
The morning began with a beautiful sunrise and Augustine’s excellent egg scramble and coffee in my forever hot YETI Rambler. I couldn’t help but be drawn to fish busting just on the rock point right off our campsite, so grabbed my rod and headed out, hoping to put yesterday’s t [...]
KENDJAM – BRAZIL: JOURNAL DAY SEVEN Tailwaters Ambassador, Meredith McCord and staff photographer, Matt Jones, recently returned from an R&D trip to Kendjam – Untamed Angling’s new jungle program in the Amazon Basin of Brazil. This is part seven of Meredith’s multi-part tri [...]
Day 5, Day 3 Fishing: Last night was alive with the sound of crickets, frogs, howler monkeys, and Roberto snoring in the tent next to mine. But I woke up to the smell of egg and ham scramble being prepped by Rafael, and the hot water was boiling on the fire for the Nestle insta [...]
KENDJAM JOURNAL DAY FOUR - JUNGLE CAMPING Tailwaters Ambassador, Meredith McCord and staff photographer, Matt Jones, recently returned from an R&D trip to Kendjam – Untamed Angling’s new jungle program in the Amazon Basin of Brazil. This is part four of Meredith’s multi-par [...]
Tailwaters Ambassador, Meredith McCord and staff photographer, Matt Jones, recently returned from an R&D trip to Kendjam – Untamed Angling’s new jungle program in the Amazon Basin of Brazil. This is part three of Meredith’s multi-part trip report along with some Matt’s amaz [...]
Tailwaters Ambassador, Meredith McCord and staff photographer, Matt Jones, recently returned from an R&D trip to Kendjam – Untamed Angling’s new jungle program in the Amazon Basin of Brazil. This is part two of Meredith’s multi-part trip report along with some Matt’s amazin [...]
Tailwaters Travel Ambassador, Meredith McCord recently talked all about fishing for Louisiana redfish over at the TOFLYFISH podcast. Louisiana happens to be one of our top selling destinations here at Tailwaters Travel, and for a good reason. It's a year round fishery that is e [...]
Astove Atoll Lodge//Seychelles Astove Atoll Overview Astove Atoll is one of the most unique and remote fly-fishing destinations you are ever likely to experience. By Seychelles fishing standards it is also truly one of a kind. Alphonse is a twelve-angler/week program with ov [...]
Tailwaters' own, Matt Jones, just returned from a three week pilgrimage in Argentina visiting our old friends with Patagonia River Guides (PRG). While Matt is still under the hood editing photos and video, we thought it could hurt to share a few teaser images and short videos. [...]
Tierra del Fuego – Rio Grande, Argentina Anglers from North America travel overnight to Buenos Aires (EZE), transfer to the domestic airport (AEP) for a connecting two+ hour flight to Ushuaia or Rio Grande, Argentina with Aerolineas or Lan Argentina. From Ushuaia (preferred [...]
Blackfly Lodge OVERVIEW Blackfly Bonefish Lodge is located on Abaco Island near the southern end of the marls between Marsh Harbour and Sandy Point. Abaco is one of the most accessible islands in the Bahamas with direct flights from the U.S. Blackfly Lodge has an incredible [...]
Sight Cast Outfitters//Los Roques, Venezuela SIGHT CAST OVERVIEW Tailwaters has been visiting and sending anglers to Los Roques since 2004. We stand by the destination as safe to visit, and one of the most rewarding saltwater flats fisheries on the planet. Los Roques is a se [...]
Cosmoledo Atoll Liveaboard//Seychelles Cosmoledo Video Cosmoledo Atoll Liveaboard Overview Cosmoledo Atoll, a raised coral atoll, is one of the most remote fishing destinations in the world, situated 560 nautical miles SW of Mahe Island. In recent years, Cosmoledo has becom [...]
Bristol Bay Lodge//Alaska BRISTOL BAY LODGE OVERVIEW Founded in 1972, Bristol Bay Lodge sits on a wooded rise overlooking Lake Aleknagik and the surrounding mountains of Wood-TikChik Park. The lodge presides over a quiet scenic bay some 40 air miles northwest of the small a [...]
Royal Coachman Lodge//Alaska Wood River Tikchik State Park & Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. Sixty-five air miles NW of Dillingham, AK (DLG) Guests travel commercially to Anchorage, AK and connect onward to Dillingham (DLG) on board Pen Air commercial mid morning. Guests [...]
Tsimane Lodges//Bolivia TSIMANE LODGES OVERVIEW Exotic fly fishing destinations like Tsimane don’t come around very often. Rarely is it possible to meld all the essential ingredients to create a true “once in a lifetime” kind of a fishing trip. Pristine wilderness, complete [...]
El Saltamontes//Chile EL SALTAMONTES OVERVIEW El Saltamontes (“the grasshopper”) is perhaps the oldest, most tenured, and polished fly fishing lodge in Chile. Also a 5,000 acre working cattle ranch, Saltamontes offers a perfectly managed fishing program with a legitimate pri [...]
La Posada De Los Farios//Chile LA POSADA DE LOS FARIOS OVERVIEW La Posada de los Farios (“The Inn of the Brown Trout”) was founded in 1994 by American, Rex Bryngelson. Rex and his wife Maike run their charming lodge located on the banks of the Cisnes River. They offer the id [...]
Patagonia River Guides North//Argentina . Description Fishing Acommodations Travel Itinerary When To Go Non-Angling Rates Quick Facts Price:Starting at $4000 // 5 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS FISHING Fish Species: RAINBOW, BROOK, AND BROWN TROUT Seasonality: November - April Locatio [...]
Patagonia River Guides//Argentina . Description Fishing Acommodations Travel Itinerary When To Go Non-Angling Rates Quick Facts Price:$6300-6650 // 7 NIGHTS / 6 DAYS FISHING Fish Species: RAINBOW, BROOK, AND BROWN TROUT Seasonality: November - April Location: Trevelin, [...]
Jurassic Lake//Argentina . Description Fishing Acommodations Travel Itinerary When To Go Non-Angling Rates Quick Facts Price:$5400 // 7 nights / 6 days fishing Fish Species: Huge Rainbow Trout Seasonality: November - April Location: El Calafate, Argentina SANTA CRUZ PRO [...]
Nushagak Wilderness Camps//Alaska EGDORF’S NUSHAGAK CAMPS OVERVIEW This no-frills approach to Alaska puts the emphasis on great wilderness fishing. There are still places in Alaska to fish in total solitude; where you have the river all to yourself. Founded in the 1982, Dave [...]
Unalakleet River Lodge//Alaska UNALAKLEET RIVER LODGE OVERVIEW The Unalakleet River is one of Alaska’s best kept secrets. It is the lodge you go to when you simply want to indiscriminately catch A LOT of big fish. It is the perfect venue for anglers seeking a remote lodge as [...]
Alaska West//Alaska Alaska West Overview The idea behind the Alaska West operation is very simple… Take a sophisticated tent camp program with clean and extremely comfortable accommodations equipped with all the amenities of home. Now employ it with the hardest working gui [...]
Baranof Wilderness Lodge//Alaska BARANOF WILDERNESS LODGE OVERVIEW Owner operated by one of the kindest and charismatic couples around, Baranof Wilderness Lodge offers a unique option for visiting southeastern Alaska. Mike and Sally Trotter run an incredibly diverse program [...]
Rapids Camp Lodge//Alaska RAPIDS CAMP LODGE OVERVIEW Ideally located in the heart of Alaska’s best trout and salmon fisheries just outside of King Salmon, AK, Rapids Camp Lodge has earned the reputation of being one of the premier Western Alaska fly-out operations. In additi [...]
