Location Details is the Fly Fishing Insider Podcast map of where to fly fish, state by state and country by country. Each page covers the top waters, best months, licence rules, guides and lodges we vouch for, and tips from podcast guests who fish there, with new locations added every week.

I built these pages because the question I get most is some version of "where should I go, and who should I fish with when I get there?" Every location page answers it the same way: real season timing, the regulations that will actually shape your week, published starting prices instead of guesses, and the guides, lodges and outfitters we would put our own name behind. Where a guide or lodge is FFIP Certified, you book direct with them and we take no commission.

Start with a region below. If the place you want isn't written up yet, that doesn't mean we can't help: our destination guides go deep on ten fisheries, and through Frontiers International Travel we can plan trips to roughly 250 lodges worldwide.

Fly Fishing in the United States

Alaska and the Pacific Northwest

• Fly fishing Alaska: Bristol Bay salmon runs, trophy rainbows on the Naknek, and how to choose fly-out versus road system.
• Fly fishing Oregon: Deschutes redsides and steelhead, the Metolius, Cascade Lakes stillwater near Bend, and ODFW licences.

Coming next: Washington, Idaho.

Rocky Mountain West

• Fly fishing Montana: Big Hole salmonflies, Twin Bridges and Livingston spring creeks, and the hoot-owl calendar.
• Fly fishing Wyoming: North Platte and Green River tailwaters, Yellowstone park rules, stream access law, and when each river fishes.

Coming next: Colorado, Utah, New Mexico.

Southwest and California

Coming next: California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii.

Great Plains and Texas

Coming next: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota.

Midwest and Great Lakes

Coming next: Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio.

Southeast and Gulf Coast

• Fly fishing Florida: Keys tarpon, bonefish and permit, the 40-inch tarpon rule, and redfish on both coasts.
• Fly fishing Arkansas: White River and Norfork tailwaters, reading dam generation, caddis and the shad kill.
• Fly fishing North Carolina: Davidson River and Pisgah trout, delayed harvest rules, hatch timing, and French Broad musky.
• Fly fishing Louisiana: When redfish are shallow and bull redfish migrate, the 2024 slot limit, charter licences, and Biloxi Marsh access.

Coming next: Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia.

Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

• Fly fishing Pennsylvania: Limestone spring creeks, year-round catch-and-release water, trout permit rules, opening day, and muskie on the fly.

Coming next: New York, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland.

Fly Fishing Around the World

Central America and the Caribbean

• Fly fishing Belize: Ambergris Caye bonefish, permit and tarpon, catch-and-release law, and DIY flats days.

Coming next: Bahamas, Honduras, Costa Rica, Cuba.

Mexico

• Fly fishing Mexico: Ascension Bay permit and bonefish, tarpon season, Baja roosterfish, and the Sian Ka'an reserve fee.

South America

• Fly fishing Argentina: Patagonia trout by region and month, Río Grande sea-run browns, golden dorado, and provincial permits.

Coming next: Chile, Brazil, Bolivia.

Canada

• Fly fishing Canada: Skeena steelhead by month, Newfoundland Atlantic salmon and the guide rule, BC licence stamps, and northern pike lodges.

Oceania

• Fly fishing New Zealand: South Island sight fishing seasons, non-resident licences, the felt-sole ban, and kingfish on the flats.

Coming next: Australia.

Europe and the North Atlantic

Coming next: Iceland, Norway, Scotland, Ireland.

Africa and the Indian Ocean

Coming next: Seychelles.

How Do You Choose Where to Fly Fish?

Choose by the cast you can make today and the fish you want most, then pick the week. Season decides whether the fish are even there; regulations decide what your week actually looks like; cost comes last. A marginal week at a great fishery is a more common mistake than a peak week at a good one. Each location page puts those three things in one place so you can compare.

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Tight lines, everyone!

By Christian Bacasa, host of the Fly Fishing Insider Podcast. Updated October 2026.