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Fly Fishing Magazine
FIN CHASERS
Fly Fishing Magazine
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Fly Fishing Magazine
320 DAYS
A GUIDE TRACKING
HIS TRAILS
PERMIT
A STORY BY
MATT HARRIS
CALEDONIA
WELCOME
TO THE JUNGLE
ICELAND
HITCHING FOR
ATLANTIC SALMON
#1 2014
Photo by Jako Lucas
WELCOME BACK!
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A new year is a new season, new adventures, new perspectives and new
editions of Fin Chasers Magazine – which is now celebrating its first year in
business. We took a lot of people by surprise when launching the magazine
last year, and we – in turn – were positively surprised by the response and
feedback from all of you. THANKS! Fin Chasers
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The first edition of Fin Chasers Magazine in 2014 builds on the foundation F
Fly Fishing Magazine FIN CHASERS Fly Fishing
Photo by Jako Lucas
WELCOME BACK! F A new year is a n
Photo by Matt Harris A GUIDE TRACKING HITC
#1 2014 FIN CHASERS MAGAZINE Presents A Guide Tr
FIN CHASERS www.fin-chasers.com PUBLISHER Fish Be
JAKO LUCAS Jako Lucas is a young and innovative S
320 Days His Trail
“SO WHEN ARE YOU GETTING A REAL JOB“ If I had a
The Seychelles With all the prepping done and all
Then there’s seeing 20-80lb parrot fish tail in k
Salmon fishing in Norway Getting back to South Af
The lodge!
It was the closest I have ever been to crying on
Then the last thing is policing the river for poa
Mongolia – Monster Trout Straight from Norway I w
We had a great season, and the highlight for me w
Hitching´Em Topwater Tactics for Atlantic Salmon
One thing I love about fly fishing for Atlantic S
Just to make it clear, I’m not the kind of angler
Slow c urrent
With that said, I have had very good results usin
There were certainly fish there as we lost someth
Hitch fly selection
When fishing slower currents it is necessary to c
“DON’T DO SHORT, AGGRESSIVE PULLS. IN STEAD T
I recommend making your own flies un- less you kn
By making the hole opposite or underneath the win
Some say that you can’t use long leaders, when fi
I have, however, heard of some doing it with vary
New Caledonia Rivers Welcome to the Jungle:
Bonefishing gets me giggling with excitement
I’ll follow the river upstream until I reach a pe
It isn’t a monster fish, but it is all over the p
Around every bend of my New Caledonia rivers some
New Caledonia is a group of tropical islands 1200
Tangling with the Heartbreaker: Trachinotus falca
Saltwater fly-fishing offers a Pandora’s box of t
“PERMIT WILL BREAK YOUR HEART A MILLION TIMES“
One of the key factors at both destinations is th
While the mirrored flanks of a permit can allow i
It gets better – any permit found on the back of
Crab flies are traditionally dropped to the sea-f
Also a perfect Cub Perm t pattern! i.
ban “GIVE THE FLY A SECOND SHORT STRIP TO G
The perm s a great fighter and n i your back
However, for anglers less experienced in reading
If a fish is going directly away from you, don’t
Contacts Cayo Largo and Cayo Cruz are both run by
Kit I like to rig two rods for permit, both Hardy
Permit run hard and fast once hooked, so I use 30
From then to now: MUSIC, SEX AND ASADO - An April
I played mute and spoke to Stephan only thro
Steph told me to dress lightly and to expect warm
Pinti motored us through the Parana, testing our
Exploring the city, I ate fine food, drank smoot
We talk until the sun pokes its head over the cit
TX2+ TX1
XDP+ Orbit Scierra’s range of fly r
Fly design, photos and tying by Nils F. Jorgensen
1. Tye a silicon tube onto a plastic tube. The si
Show us your fly box In every issue of Fin Chaser
Photo b The most sources of influence, fly pat-
He likes an Intermediate 8ft Poly Lead- er for mo
CARSTEN SCHARF - COASTAL FLIES INT
Natural Born Shrimp throughout the year, but the
ket Top of the line new innovative hardcore wadin
Fin Chaser’s door to Dream Waters
Fin Chaser’s door to Dream Waters Resort, Belize
Belize offers some of the most spectacular tropic
Aside from the housing facilities, the lodge cons
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Scierra Tundra Neoprene 100% waterproof, strong 5
Scierra CC3 XP Waist The CC3 XP 3-layer waist wad
Fin Chasers Interview: Nick Laferrie r
e - An Interview with a Fishy Artist Tell us a bi
Fin Chasers Interview: Nick Laferrie During the s
escape and it has spoiled me. al clear waters and
Fin Chasers Interview: Nick Laferrie r
e - An Interview with a Fishy Artist I love that
Dream Fish (Thymallus Thymallus) G rayling It me
The grayling is somewhat bi-polar in that it can
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The trout are about the same average size as the
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