Upcoming events

We will be involved in a number of UK events in November starting with the British Fly Fair at Stoke on Trent this coming weekend. If you want to come and discuss your travel options for 2011 we will be present at the following locations this November.

30th-31st October, 2011
British Fly Fair International
Trentham Gardens, Stoke on Trent

4th November, 2011
Farlows, Pall Mall, London
We will be onsite at the Farlows Travel Desk.

Iceland Presentation Days
11th November, 2011
Farlows, Pall Mall

13th November, 2011
Sportfish Reading Store

Fly Odyssey is pleased to invite you to our in-store presentations on the salmon, sea trout and brown trout fishing in Iceland. These will be held on Thursday the 11th of November in Farlows, Pall Mall and on Saturday the 13th of November at the Sportfish Reading store.

We are excited that Throstur Ellidason of Strengir Angling Service will be present in store on both days. Throstur was a pioneer of the smolt rearing and release programs in Iceland through the 90's with his work on the Ranga and his current rivers the Breiodalsa and Jokla are proving successful in following a similar path. The Breiodalsa, one of the few big fish rivers in Iceland, had a record year in 2010 with over 1150 fish landed on this 8 rod river which is now famed for its large 2SW fish. A 28 lb fish being the largest landed in 2010. Throstur will be preparing a presentation on the development of smolt release in Iceland from the early years through to its present day that he will present at each store.

As a special offer Throstur will be offering a free days fishing on the Jokla river for any bookings taken on the day for any of the rivers that Throstur has on offer in Iceland in 2011. We will also have 2011 pricing and information on the range of our salmon, sea trout and brown trout rivers we have on offer in 2011 including the Breiodalsa, Jokla, Huseyjarkvisl, Laxa at Leirarsveit, East Ranga, Tungulaekur, Litla, Minnivallalaekur and Svarta.

For more information please contact Mathew McHugh on 01621 743711, Brian Fratel at Farlows on 02074841000 or Tom Festing at Sportfish Reading on 0118 930 3860.

Mongolia: Float trips

We are pleased to join up with Mongolia River Outfitters to offer Taimen fishing on over 200 miles of wild Mongolian Taimen water. The Mongolian River outfitters have a long history of providing high quality float trips and have been instrumental in setting up the world's first WWF Taimen Sanctuary in Mongolia in 2008. The fishery produces excellent opportunities for Taimen over 50 inches with one angler landing 20 fish in a single day during the recent September trips. We are now able to offer limited access (6 anglers per week) to this catch and release fishery during the short season that it is open in 2011.

In 2011 a full 8 night/6 days fully guided fishing upper river float trip costs from $4990 per rod. Full details will be on the new website soon. Enjoy the images below and if you require further details on the itinerary and pricing please email me or call on +44 1621743711.



















All images copyright of Mark Johnstad/Mongolia River Outfitters.

Christmas island fly fishing report

We had a group of intrepid anglers fishing the past two weeks at The Villages on Christmas Island. The group was led by Toni Karuvaara editor of Chasing Silver magazine who had previously fished Christmas island in 2009. This year the guys were met with some unusal conditions with cold weather which has been linked with El Nina in the Pacific. That meant jumpers in the evening and frigid waters, very unusual for a location that lies virtually on the equator.

Even so the island still produced some awesome captures and a lot of fun. Toni has been kind enough to share some of his brilliant photography with us. For a complete look at his images from the trip please visit his website.






















For more information on fly fishing Christmas island and prices and bookings for 2011 please contact us viaemail or call on +44 1621743711.