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Sportquest Top Tip: Maxima Sharktooth Line Management System
Whether we’re swinging flies for salmon and steelhead or skating mouse patterns for resident rainbow trout, when it comes to leader material plain ol’ Maxima Ultragreen has become a staple at our lodges in Alaska and British Columbia. Why? It’s super strong, abrasion resistant, relatively stiff for nylon monofilament, and pretty inexpensive compared to most other high-tech leader materials.. […]
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The huge decline in Atlantic Salmon fishing in Scotland
The huge decline in Atlantic Salmon fishing in Scotland has seen the largest growth in destination fishing holidays. This will probably come as no surprise to any Atlantic Salmon angler or gillie who has been fishing and working in Atlantic Salmon fishing in Scotland over the last ten years. Year after year, we have seen Salmon fishing in a significant […]
New Exclusive Fly Fishing Host – Jo Stephenson
We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Jo Stephenson who has joined Sportquest Holidays as one of our New Exclusive Fly Fishing Hosts. Jo will be working closely with the Sportquest Holidays team to develop and run more Sportquest Holidays hosted fly fishing destinations. Sportquest Holidays Managing Director, Peter Collingsworth welcomed Jo into the group and commented: “We are delighted […]
Common Mistakes Swinging Flies on Your Two-Hander
“Common Mistakes Swinging Flies on Your Two-Hander” – by Paul Conklin I spend a lot of days guiding my clients with two-handed rods. The process of fishing a two-hander is about slowing down and enjoying your time on the water. When you rush your casts, you’re bound to run into problems. Sure, we’re all guilty of making these mistakes at […]
