Big Y Fly Fishing Blog

Christmas Island is an intimidating place.  Its often the farthest, most remote place that most fly anglers have ever gone, and may be the only place like it that many anglers will ever go.  Its a gateway to extreme travel, and its a big trip to prepare for, especially if its your first time doing something like it.  We stayed at Sunset Horizon Lodge, which is booked through Fly Water Travel.  Even if you are staying at one of the other four outfits on the island, this should all be relevant and be useful in helping you prepare for this trip.

It's a great time of year for fishing.  Long days, warm weather, trout eating dry flies.  Sounds perfect?  It often is, but one thing that can turn a hot day of fishing into a sweaty mess is a pair of...

This is an introduction to waders.  We will cover the types of waders and fabrics as well as proper care and wear.  While we will mention a few models of waders, this is more to provide information than to help...