The Weekly Five - 20
Nonstop New York to Greenland's Arctic Char
Welcome to The Weekly Five #20.
New Zealand’s new season has opened to patchy weather with heavy floods in Southland and late snow in Central Otago, then two weeks of warm settled weather. Right now a heavy weather front is moving up from Fiordland and will disrupt river fishing throughout the South Island for the next few days.
US-domiciled anglers looking to fish Greenland from Summer 2025 finally have a direct flight from New York into Nuuk with United Airlines. With flight time of only four hours, fishing for Greenland’s big migratory Arctic Char in splendid isolation has never been easier.
Nike and Drake have entered the fly fishing fashion game, through their co-owned NOCTA brand, collaborating with Abel reels. A mere US$1,995 for the reel and nippers combo will keep you on trend whilst riverside this season.
David N. McIlvaney’s highly crafted article, “Río Lagartos Tarpon – Prayer and Scars in the Mangroves of the Yucatán” has won Best Magazine Fishing Article from the Outdoor Writers of America for Tail Fly Fishing.
Columnist, author and self-professed trout bum extraordinaire, John Gierach passed away this month, aged 78. Tributes on the flyfishing forums and online magazines have extensively celebrated his exquisite writing and fine character.
It’s now only a week until spring fishing on the island of Tierra del Fuego opens, and with it fresh runs of King Salmon and sea-run Brown Trout running up the Rio Grande. If you would like to join Southflyfisher at Argentina’s Wuijoor Lodge in February 2025, please drop us a message for dates and details.
Image: The Kangia River holds a revered status among fly anglers as one of Greenland’s premier spots. Credit: Flyfish Greenland.
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