South Pacific Liveaboard Fly Fishing

This is a unique experience to fly fish the unpopulated and rarely fish flats and reefs of the Pacific that Fly Odyssey has been working on for the past 3 years. We have explored both New Caledonia and French Polynesia and have come up with a liveaboard program that will be unmatched at each of these locations.
The boat is a 16 berth, 26m catamaran full service that is equipped with 4 flats boats. Trips will be exploratory in nature so some saltwater experience is desirable. Group sizes will be a maximum of 7 angelrs with a trip host who has fished the locations being visited in the past. Trips will run Saturday to saturday.

Kanton island is part of the Phoenix island protected area and is located 2200km from the world famous Christmas island. It has large populations of bonefish and giant trevally. New Caledonia is world famous for large bonefish and giant trevally. These will be the first ever liveaboard trips to this region and will open up previously unfished flats. French Polynesia (Tahiti) combines bonefish and giant trevally flats fishing with the opportunity of bluewater fishing within 5 minutes skiff ride.

Kanton Island Liveaboard
Cost: £3550 p.p
Dates: July-August 2010
Includes: 7 nights accommodation aboard a 23m catamaran, 6 days fishing, full board, soft drinks.
Excludes: International flights, alcoholic beverages, gratuities.

New Caledonia Liveaboard
Cost: £3550 p.p
Dates: June 2010
Includes: 7 nights accommodation aboard a 23m catamaran, 6 days fishing, full board, soft drinks.
Excludes: International flights, alcoholic beverages, gratuities, accommodation .

Tahiti - French Polynesia Liveaboard
Cost: £3550 p.p
Dates: August-September 2010
Includes: 7 nights accommodation aboard a 40 foot catamaran, 6 days fishing, full board, soft drinks.
Excludes: International flights, alcoholic beverages, gratuities.

For more information, brochure and travel logistics please email us or call on 01621743711.

Orvis saltwater trip - MEXICO

As part of our Orvis saltwater fly fishing program we have a hosted fly fishing trip to Ascension Bay Mexico with Orvis endorsed guide Ben Dixon. This trip is limited to 5 anglers and is suitable for both beginners and experienced saltwater anglers. The waters of Ascension Bay offer up excellent bonefishing opportunities and is the Permit capital of the world. You will also encounter jacks, barracuda, tarpon and snook ensuring that you will get to experience a range of saltwater fly fishing species and situations.

You will be fishing out of Punta Allen with highly experienced guide Manuel Chac and his team.

Trip Details
Date: 24th April-1st May, 2010
Cost: £1690 per rod
Includes: 7 nights accommodation, 6 full days guided fly fishing including at least 1 full day 1 to 1 with host, full board and return transfers from Cancun to Punta Allen.
Excludes: International Flights, beverages, gratuities, departure tax ($US50).
4 RODS AVAILABLE

For all bookings and further details and bookings please Call Judy Thornton on 01264 349519 or email Fly Odyssey or call on +44 (0)1621 743711.

Sportfish Bonefish Academy (TRIP IS NOW FULL)

Sportfish are running their first Bonefish academy to the white sand flats of Ascension Bay, Mexico in March 2010. If you have ever wanted to delve into tropical saltwater fly fishing but have never found the trip that’s right for you then look no further. This trip has been designed specifically for the first timer or novice angler that wants to gets the most out of their week away. Not only will this be the opportunity to fish some of the best flats fishing in the world for ‘Grand slam’ species but it will also be a tuition based learning experience.

This trip is strictly limited to just 5 rods so that each member of the party will have at least 1 full day of the trip having 1 to 1 tuition from the host. All pre trip information including recommended tackle, packing lists and fly selections will be covered in an afternoon of talks and tuition held at Hayward’s farm in the lead up to departure. This will clarify and answer all of your questions and concerns that you may have about what lies ahead.

Trip Details
Date: 21st-29th March, 2010

Cost: £1890 per rod

Includes: 7 nights accommodation, 6 full days guided fly fishing including at least 1 full day 1 to 1 with host, full board and return transfers from Cancun to Punta Allen.

Excludes: International Flights, beverages, gratuities, departure tax ($US50).

For all bookings and further details and bookings please email us or call on +44 (0)1621 743711.

Interested in the Seychelles?

Alphonse Island Lodge is offering a number of discounted weeks in 2010.

Alphonse Island is one of the few fly fishing locations that is well suited to non-fishing partners and family holidays. This is a great opportunity to fish one of the finest fly fishing lodges in the world with discounted weeks in January, February, March and April 2010.

For all bookings and further details and bookings please email us or call on +44 (0)1621 743711.

Varzina River, Russia

The Varzina river on the Kola Peninsula is considered one of the 'big 3' along with the Yokanga and Kharlovka rivers for the serious Atlantic salmon fishermen. The Varzina is know for its runs of big fish with fish exceeding 20lb not uncommon and those over 30lb caught throughout the season. The Varzina has proved popular this season with our 8 rods on the prime June week selling out within two weeks of being offered. We have also taken 9 rods on for the week of the 10th-17th July.

Trip Details

Date: 10th-17th July, 2010
Cost: £5200
Includes: 7 nights accommodation, 6 days guided fishing, return helicopter Murmansk to lodge, full board, daily helicopter fly out.
Excludes: International flights, accommodation/meals transfers in Helsinki, gratuities, visa.
2 rods remaining

Note: Approximate cost of International travel (London - Helsinki (BA), Helsinki - Murmansk (Frontiers charter)) is £1100.

For all bookings and further details please email us or call on +44 (0)1621 743711.

Orvis Hosted Freshwater Trips 2010

We are running a series of hosted fly fishing trips as part of our UK Orvis travel program. The trips will be hosted by Orvis endorsed guides Paul Procter and Pete Tyjas to Iceland and Bosnia.

Trout, Char and Grayling fishing

Iceland
7th-11th July, 2010
Host: Paul Procter
Cost: £1790
Includes: Full board, 4 nights and 4 days guided fly fishing (3 full and 2 half days), all ground transfers.
Excludes: International flights, beverages, gratuities.
2 rods remaining

July 22nd -26th, 2010
Host: Pete Tyjas
Cost: £1790
Includes: Full board, 4 nights and 4 days guided fly fishing (3 full and 2 half days), all ground transfers.
Excludes: International flights, beverages, gratuities.
4 rods remaining

Bosnia
3rd-7th June , 2010
Host: Paul Procter
Cost: £625
Includes: Full board, 4 nights and 4 days guided fly fishing (3 full and 2 half days), all ground transfers.
Excludes: International flights, beverages, gratuities.
5 rods remaining

September 9th-13th, 2010
Host: Paul Procter
Cost: £625
Includes: Full board, 4 nights and 4 days guided fly fishing (3 full and 2 half days), all ground transfers.
Excludes: International flights, beverages, gratuities.
5 rods remaining

For all bookings through the Orvis program you will be entitled to 15% discount both prior to and after your trip. For further details and bookings please email us or call on +44 (0)1621 743711.

Casa Blanca Lodge, March 2010

We have a week booked at Casa Blanca lodge in Ascension Bay for the first week of March 2010. This trip will be hosted by UK fly fishing writer and Orvis endorsed guide Paul Procter. Paul is an experienced saltwater angler and having fished Ascension Bay many times has an understanding of the logistics of travel to Mexico and fishing available on the flats of Ascension Bay.

Casa Blanca Lodge is one of the finest dedicated fly fishing lodges in the Caribbean with an experienced guide team, excellent accommodation and fine dining. Add in the convenience of a short charter flight from Cancun to the private island lodge and direct international flights from the UK and Europe makes this an easily accessible and hassle free destination.

Ascension Bay is renown as the Grand slam capital of the world. The bonefish, permit and tarpon are present in the bay in excellent numbers. Ascension Bay is also suitable for beginners and experienced fly fishermen due to the diversity of fish and fishing situations available.



This trip is part of a series of hosted trips that we are running in conjunction with the Orvis Sporting Traditions Agency here in the UK. Anglers signing up will be eligable for a 15% discount on Orvis fly fishing goods prior to and after their trip to Mexico.

Trip Details
Date: 5th-14th March, 2010
Cost: £3250 per rod
Inclusions: 8 nights accommodation, 6 days guided fly fishing, full board, return charter flight from Cancun to Casa Blanca.
Excludes: International flights, gratuities, beverages, departure tax ($US50) and items of a personal nature.

For booking information please call on +44 (0) 1621 743711 or email Orvis or Fly Odyssey.

Iceland Sea Trout 2010

2010 Dates

20th August-9th September 2010.
15th-20th September 2010

Tungullaekur River

Having just returned from Iceland we are pleased to announce that we have negotiated access to the best sea run brown trout river Europe. The Tungulaekur river has been described by those who have fished it as a mini 'Rio Grande'. This hard to access river produces many 20lb fish each season.

For many years it has been primarily the domain of the owners of the river and their friends with the occasional rod sold to overseas anglers at inflated prices. However this season the owners have agreed to open up the Tungulaekur during its prime season.

The prime season for sea trout in the Tungulaekur runs from mid September to the end of October. This is a short river (2km's in length) with the famed 'Breidan pool' sitting below the falls that halt the migration of sea trout any further upstream. The river is a reknown big fish water with 20lb + sea run brown trout to be expected with fish averaging in excess of 10lb's. Salmon catches are also common, mainly grilse but a 18lb fish was a highlight in 2008 and sea run arctic char are also common at the confluence of the glacial fed Skafta river and the Tungulaekur. Due to the nature of the river very little wading is required.



This fish was caught August 2009. 18lb of sea run brown trout.

Iceland is a short 2 and 1/2 hour flight from either Manchester, London or Glasgow with daily service. The full service lodge is a 5 hour drive from Reykjavik or a short helicopter flight (1 hour) for those planning a short weekend break.

The fishing is £690 per rod per day with a 4 rod maximum (2 rod minimum) on the river fishing noon to noon. The rate includes fishing, lodging, full board, guide service and road transfers from Reykjavik.

Opportunities to fish the Tungalaekur come up rarely and this is an opportunity not to be missed.

For bookings call Mat McHugh on 01621 743711.

Belize Hosted trips 2010

We will be hosting two trips to a new destination in Belize in 2010. Hopkins village, a small fishing village 20 minutes flight south of Belize City, offers great flats fishing for permit and bonefish and has an uncountable number of lagoons in which to chase tarpon. We recently sent Toby Coe down there to check the place out and a report on the fishing has been published on our Newsletters webpage.

Accommodations are in a newly constructed 6 bedroom, four bathroom beach front house owned by Permit King Mr Jim Knowles. The house is fully air conditioned and golf carts are provided for transportation to the dock each morning and getting around the village. Evening meals will be taken in many of the local restaurants serving fresh seafood and local produce. Fishing is with experienced local guides out of pangas ( 2 anglers per boat), with much of the permit fishing done wading the flats. The two weeks we have selected have new moon and prime permit tides with high's on the first morning at 9am and progressing slightly later each day.

Trip Date

11th-19th June 2010

Cost: £1690 p.p
Includes: 8 nights accommodation, 6 days guided fly fishing, half board, return flights from Belize City to Dangriga airport, use of golf carts for the week.
Excludes: International flights, taxi Dangriga-Hopkins ($20 each return), beverages, gratuities, departure tax, evening meals.
Rods Available: 5

For further information on the accommodation and fishing please email us or call +44 (0)1621 743711.

Ascension Bay 2009

Ascension Bay on Mexico's southern Yucatan peninsula is one of the best saltwater fly fishing destinations on the planet. An ideal location for first time bonefish trip it is also one of the best waters to target permit on fly so makes a great location for the experienced saltwater fly fisherman.

Our 2009 hosted trips will run on the following dates.

14th-22nd November (4 Spaces remaining)
21st November - 29th November (4 Spaces remaining)
28th Nov-6th December (7 Spaces remaining)

Cost: £1580 p.p
Includes: 7 nights accommodation CAsa Veijo Chac, 6 days guided fishing, return Cancun transfers, full board.
Excludes: International flights, gratuities, alcoholic beverages.

For more information pleaseemail us or call +44 (0) 1621 743711.