Fly Fishing destinations worldwide - FFTC.club Magazine issue II-2020

Guest editorial
by Vahur Mäe
These small rivers truly test fly
fisherman skills because careful
stalking and perfect presentation is
required for success. When you
succeed, and get a bite, you will get a
fight to remember. These wild and
large fish wouldn’t give up easily.
North-Estonia rivers offer more
variety. Upper parts of these rivers
offer similar conditions as Central-
Estonia rivers, but middle and lower
stretches have beautiful and wide
rapids and rivers flow through large
coniferous forests. Besides brown
trout, these rivers also have
grayling and salmon run in autumn.
South-Estonia is our hilliest region,
and due to that most of the rivers are
fast running and rather shallow.
Several rivers of this region flow
through sandstone canyons and offer
spectacular views together with good
fishing.
Species in this region are brown trout,
grayling and chub, which is perhaps
not so highly valued target species for
fly fisherman, but it is an interesting
bycatch when fishing for trout.
Most Estonian fly fishermen like to
keep their fishing spots secret and
due to that it’s not possible to find
much information on the internet.
Reason for that is the fact that rivers
are rather small and don’t handle
crowds and Estonians like to spend
their time in nature alone rather than
meeting anyone else.
To get to the best rivers as a traveller
you need to have plenty of time for
exploring or you could hire an
experienced fly fishing guide who
knows all the secret spots.
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