Tim and Joanne Linehan have put together a unique operation in the wildest, least-understood corner of Montana, where inland redband trout launch themselves from the waters of the storied Kootenai and Yaak rivers, and where wild browns and brookies haunt fir- and spruce-lined creeks in the remote and pristine country known simply as “the Yaak.” Join Linehan Outfitting Co., either at the classically appointed Kootenai River Lodge in Libby, Mont., or in one of the outfit’s beautiful and remote cabins in the woods, for a choose-your-own-fly-fishing-adventure

For more than 30 years, Hardy Ruf has welcomed guests to his remote lodge on the shores of Dezadeash Lake. A Swiss ex-pat, Ruf spent years looking for the perfect place to launch his fishing and adventure lodge, and when he came to the Yukon, there was no doubt — this was it. The lodge complex is homey and comfortable with a touch of rustic, and guests can fish literally right out the back door, either on the lake or on a couple of streams on the property that are home to wonderfully accommodating Arctic grayling.

European sea trout fishing is in the midst of a rebirth. Though sea trout populations in many of the storied rivers of the British Isles and Baltic Sea region continue to dwindle — sending anglers to the far reaches of the globe in search of sea-run brown trout — in Iceland, sea trout populations have quietly endured. All the while, fishing for the beloved, anadromous fish has inexplicably flown under the radar.

Board one of two unique small touring vessels — don’t call them cruise ships, because that’s not what they are — for a weeklong adventure through southeast Alaska’s storied Inside Passage, the route plied by European explorers as they searched for the unattainable Northwest Passage in the late 1700s. This isn’t your average “cruise” — it’s an experience like no other, and it’s the perfect way to see everything America’s largest national forest has to offer.

While fly fishing schools continue to grow in popularity, most schools only offer a day or two of basic fly fishing instruction.  There’s a little bit of information on gear, a little on casting, a little on knots, a little on leaders & tippets, a little on insects and a little on flies.  Unfortunately, it’s not easy to cram a week’s worth of instruction into a 7 hour session.  As a result, many students head home with a host of unanswered questions and a very limited understanding of the sport.