Travel News & Equipment Updates

What: Spring has arrived and we are excited to host a "Spring Drift" event at Yellow Dog Fly Shop to kick off the season! We have invited many of our product representatives throughout the U.S. Rockies including Sage, RIO, Skwala, Umpqua Feather Merchants, Patagonia, Hardy, Thomas & Thomas, Abel, Montana Fly Co., and...

I just got back from my first trip to Patagonia—a week chasing trout in a place I never expected to go. Honestly, before this trip, I was pretty burnt out on trout fishing. After seven years living in Montana, I’d fished just about every blue ribbon stream in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, with...

Starting May 7, 2025, all U.S. travelers flying domestically will be required to present a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or identification card at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport checkpoints. This long-anticipated policy, part of the REAL ID Act passed by Congress in 2005, is aimed at strengthening security standards for identification used for...

Jim R. spent a week at Argentina's El Encuentro Lodge in February, and described the fishing, accommodations, food, and service as world-class. Read his thoughts below: Did you find the trip booking process through Yellow Dog enjoyable and useful? If not, please share why.- Yes, the trip was booked through the help of...

Written by Yellow Dog Client Gary Geddes -- Originally Published here: https://issuu.com/austinflyfishers/docs/affjanmar25nlp At the beginning of the year, I was invited to go trout fishing in Patagonia, Argentina on a trip arranged through Yellow Dog Fly Fishing. They had 5 anglers and needed a sixth to complete the group. Jack Porter, Yellow Dog’s...

The annual Big Yard Bonefish Classic Tournament was held at Swain's Cay Lodge on Andros, Bahamas, on February 19-22, 2025. This is the third year for this signature event in the YDCCF Tournament Series, which is focused on fundraising efforts for specific projects in destination angling communities around the world.  Since 2019, YDCCF...