| Fly fishing vacations are getting more popular | | | | Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, |
| year by year. This is true because of the | | | | Washington and Wyoming. In Alaska, the Kodiak |
| evolution of the sport from its early days when it | | | | Legends Lodge is a first class, fishing, hunting and |
| was popular to just a few states to the | | | | nature seeing lodge located on Kodiak Island |
| introduction of fly fishing via television and | | | | perched on the shoreline of Uyak Bay. It has 11 |
| magazines which had a profound effect especially | | | | rooms were guests are able to indulge the |
| to city dwellers that needed to find ways to | | | | panoramic view of nature at its best. Another |
| distress from the rigors of the concrete jungle. | | | | place to try is the Uqluadax lodge which has the |
| As more and more people got into fly fishing, the | | | | distinction of being the westernmost fishing lodge |
| development of the fly fishing vacation industry | | | | in North America and is located on Umnak Island, |
| emerged. Fishing guides were hired to help newly | | | | a bluff overlooking a series of freshwater lakes |
| found enthusiasts fish in local terrain. Some even | | | | and the Bering Sea just outside the Alaskan |
| brought their wives and children to experience a | | | | native village of Nikolski. |
| natural high in this sport. For it is not just in the | | | | In California, Marble Mountain Ranch in Somes Bar |
| capture of the fish that is important, but the | | | | California is another fishing vacation resort that |
| overall view and feel of the location that spells the | | | | one can consider. The Ranch has three types of |
| difference for city bred fly fishermen, and more | | | | guided fishing excursions: drift boat fly fishing trips |
| and more states began to develop this market, | | | | on the Klamath and Trinity Rivers, horse |
| creating an industry that continues to thrives | | | | supported pack trips for float tube fishing at the |
| even under today's financial uncertainties because | | | | lakes, and family style fishing excursions to Fish |
| at the end of the day, a fly fishing vacation is | | | | Lake. |
| therapy, au naturelle. | | | | These places are just a few of the many fly |
| Some states that have such places to visit are: | | | | fishing vacation areas to visit. The places can be |
| Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Maine, | | | | visited by yourselves or with families for a |
| Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North | | | | memorable time. |