TOP 10 SALMON OF 2017

September 29 2017

We look back on the 10 best and most memorable salmon from the Loop in 2017, not surprising Iceland, Norway, Russia, Canada and Sweden produced the goods! ...

SEA TROUT TUBE FLY SERIES

August 29 2017

Loop Fly Tying team member Denis O'Toole demonstrates 5 fantastic Sea Trout Tube Fly patterns in his 5 part step by step tying series. ...

NEW – OPTI GYRE & RAPID REELS

June 2 2017

Introducing two new models to the Opti Reel range, the Rapid in #6 and Gyre in #11 featuring a new improved drag system capable of tackling even the craziest fish both targeted at large hydrodynamic fresh and saltwater species notorious for long powerful runs. The Gyre will tame and subdue all! ...

TYING A KINERMONY KILLER TUBE FLY

May 5 2017

Jay Bartlett ties a Kinermony Killer scandinavian tube fly style for big baltic salmon. ...

VALLEY OF KINGS

April 18 2017

It all began one day when three amigos were crouching behind a 4x4, sheltering from the relentless wind of the Argentinian Steppe on the banks of the Rio Gallegos. Huddling around a maté, sharing the bitter nectar and relishing that brief moment the wind was not pounding your face like a ferocious ...

THE MARMITE FLY

April 8 2017

The ‘Marmite effect’   I still clearly remember the first time I tasted Marmite, and that was about 30 years ago now! We had visitors staying, and over breakfast they produced a small dark glass jar with a bright yellow label. They spread this thick, dark sticky ‘st ...

OPTI VISION

April 1 2017

Never miss another opportunity with the latest in fish spotting technology. Utilising our patented "Kinetic Detection System", the OPTI Vision perfectly maps out fish locations beneath the water. ...

FINNMARK

February 13 2017

It all started not so long ago back in July 2015. It was then that we visited Finnmark for the very first time. It was a short 4 days fishing adventure with great opportunities to experience fishing for Atlantic Salmon in Northern Norway. Unfortunately the first time there we were not so lucky. Duri ...

AUSSIE FLY FISHER

February 3 2017

In this months Pro Team Talks, Aussie Fly Fisher Joshua Hutchins gives us an insight into his world deep down in the southern hemisphere! What was your first fly fishing experience? My first fly fishing experience was when I was 13 years old on the Ovens River in Bright, three ...

BLACK FLY EYES

January 12 2017

A new year begins and a new prospects of fly fishing adventures awaits. To get us all in to the outdoor frame of mind we spoke to our newest addition to our Media Pro Team members Black Fly Eyes about their journey to beco ...

LOOP Saltwater Fly Festival

October 24 2016

Learmonth airport may have never had so many fly rods pass through its small baggage chute as it did in early September this year. Fly anglers from all over Australia converged on beautiful Exmouth, WA for the inaugural Loop Saltwater Fly Festival.   The week kicked off with over 60 angle ...

Irish Gold

September 30 2016

Late August in the South of Ireland can be a tricky time for Trout Fishing. But today I was spending the day on the river Nire. The river Nire is a tributary of the river Suir. The Suir itself is famous for its dry fly fishing. This river system has a fantastic natural abundance of insect life. This ...

Váh River Dry Fly Dreams

August 30 2016

The summer was underway and is always the best time for catching trout on a dry fly! Although Slovakia isn’t a very big country, it offers various possibilities for Trout and Grayling fishing. On our last fishing trip, we decided to venture to our longest river, the river Váh and its upper cours ...

New website for atlantic rivers

July 23 2016

AROC - Atlantic Rivers Outfitting COmpany New Website

LOOP TACKLE AT ICAST 2016

July 23 2016

After months of planning and preparation, last week found LOOP heading southward to attend the annual ICAST trade show in Orlando, Florida. Now take into consideration we are of Scandinavian origin. Arriving in 100 degree searing heat was indeed a shock to the system for fly fishers from the North. ...

Midnight Summer Salmon

July 19 2016

Baltic Salmon Fishing

CHASING BALTIC SALMON

June 26 2016

Baltic Salmon have been a mythical creature in my eyes since I was a young boy, fishing for Atlantic Salmon in Scottish spate rivers. Old magazine articles and books revealed countless record fish from the Baltic sea. This continued to fuel the fire that is my addictio ...

Unpredictable New Zealand

April 28 2016

Forrest Gump's mother once said: “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get”, a saying that in a way, sums up the fishing experiences for Stefan and I, not least when in the backcountry of New Zealand. Our previous visits to these infamously cloudy lands, mostly o ...

IN PURSUIT OF THE SCOTTISH SPRINGER

March 26 2016

Anticipation, a word synonymous with salmon fishing. The journey to the river, pulling on your waders, setting up the rod and tying on that favourite fly. Cast after cast, could this be the one? That heart stopping moment when you feel that delicate tug, to resist the ...

Wild & Unexplored Kamchatka

February 22 2016

KAMCHATKA & ITS GEOGRAPHY OF RIVERS

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