ARTICLE 17

People around the world are looking for the best places to go fly fishing. Here is a list of popular destinations for fly fishing.

The United States

The States Wyoming, Montana, Colorado and Alaska have some of the most popular destinations in America.

In Wyoming, the top fly fishing spots include Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Teton Wilderness, Green River, Wind River Range and Bighorn Mountains.

Montana boasts of the following destinations: Spanish Peaks, Madison River, Glacier National Park, Lakes & Creeks of the North Fork Flathead River in Glacier National Park and Slough Creek Drainage.

Colorado has Weminuche Wilderness, Big Thompson River, South Platte River, Rocky Mountain National Park and Flat Tops Wilderness.

Alaska offers the following fantastic destinations: Copper River, Talarik Creek and Togiak River.

Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador is most famous for the Atlantic Salmon fishing. The province has 177 scheduled rivers and many more unscheduled all over the place.

Famous rivers frequented by fly fishers the Codroy, Crabbes, Robinsons, Southwest, Harry's, Humber, Main, Portland Creek, River of Ponds, Exploits, Gander, Long Harbour, Grey and Grandy's.

Other popular destinations for fly fishing in Canada are the Canadian Maritime provinces and Manitoba’s Island Lake river and God’s Lake River.

Europe

The Scandinavian countries as well as England, Austria, Italy, Yugoslavia, Germany and Switzerland are popular fly fishing destinations in Europe. Austria’s Gmundner Traun, the Salza, the Mur, the Steyr, the Isel and the Drau Rivers attract people from all over the world for their browns, rainbows, brookies and graylings.

Mongolia

Mongolia is world famous in terms of fly fishing for the taimen, a ferocious predatory fish which can grow very big – bigger than the king salmon and can weigh more than 200 pounds. The Lenok, Mongolia’s trout, is another fish attraction in Mongolia. In can grow to over 18 inches.

Mongolia boasts of over 3500 rivers and more than 35 lakes, all perfect for fly fishing with the unspoiled natural beautiful to serve as backdrop.

Chuluut and Soumin rivers are the most famous rivers in Mongolia. Other famous rivers for fly fishing include Onon, Herlen, Amur, Barkh, Balj, Kherlen, Khanui, Tamir, Orkhon, Eg, Selenge, Bugsey, Delgermoron and Ider.

New Zealand

The Taupo lake of New Zealand is a picturesque destination for fly fishing. It has an abundant inhabitant of free feeding rainbow and brown trout. Insect life also abounds from the mountains to the dense bush. Starting in January, large brown trout weighing up to six pounds fill the Tongariro river. The winter season is can be the best time to fly fish in Taupo as target steelhead heads to one of the many tributaries of the lake.

Lake Rotorua is the only lake in New Zealand that may be fished throughout the year. It is famous for abundance in browns.

Lake Tarawera sits on the foot of Mt. Tarawera and is place to place for trophy catch.

Other famous lakes in New Zealand that are favorite destinations for fly fishing include Lake Rotoiti, Lake Okatain, Lake Okarera, Green Lake, Blue Lake and Lake Rotomahana.