Zach Lazzari April 22, 2026 Running Around with the Fish Ranch in Baja Sur Together With Good morning folks! I'm creeping north again, reluctantly leaving Baja. Sometimes, I wonder why I don't just make it permanent. Every month-long trip I plan stretches into three or four with less and less urgency to drive north. Thoughts of bugling elk, maneuvering rafts through rapids, dodging bears and casting to rising trout eventually wins out. When the snow flies again next winter, so will the draw...

Zach Lazzari April 15, 2026 Will Lahontan Cutthroats Survive the Anthropocene? Together With Good morning folks. It's a bit of a long one today. What started as me reminiscing about the old days at Pyramid Lake, turned into a rant with a bit of ecological and geographical context in the mix. It's fitting for the season, as the crowds descend on Nevada and your social feeds fill with photos of colorful Lahontan Cutthroats. At the end of the day, these fish unique and they hold a special place...

Zach Lazzari April 8, 2026 Will a wet spring save the Northern Rockies? Together With Good morning folks. Working on a better design and regular scheduling here. I'm thinking weekly with the occasional extra deep dive, essay in the mix. Just working out the best days. Luckily, it's mostly fishing talk here and well, I can talk fishing all day and then some. In today's issue, I'm making spring trout predictions while praying for rain in the northern Rockies. A few general updates are included...

Zach Lazzari April 1, 2026 The Estero: A Remote Start to the Baja Road Trip I found this place a few years ago. I was doing the usual bit of bouncing around Baja and had been nearby on a whale watching mission a few months earlier. The landscape captured my imagination and I knew I'd return. Osprey nested on any available post, bold coyotes poked around camp, and there were shore birds galore. This time around didn't disappoint. Baja is well known for the Roosterfish beaches and Mag Bay...

Zach Lazzari March 23, 2026 Hosted Trips & Destination Consulting Quick survey here regarding hosted trips. I've been lucky enough to work and fish at some of the best destinations around. Many are focused around Alaska, the western United States and Latin America but I'm always expanding in range. I'd love to share some of these places with intimate groups while assisting with travel logistics, gear, flies, and of course, success on the water. If you have any interest, hit one of the options...

Zach Lazzari March 16, 2026 Gafftopsail Pompano: Trachinotus rhodopus The cool thing about fly fishing is all of the species you can target. Of course, this is entirely possible and oftentimes more effective with gear. But the general mechanics of fly fishing fits nicely with certain fish. The Gafftopsail Pompano is one of them. Recently, I ran into a group while swimming in the Sea of Cortez and bolted back to the van to grab a 6 weight with a small clouser. I worked it hard and thought they...

Zach Lazzari March 11, 2026 Katmai Sky Lodge Limited Openings Have you ever dreamed of being dropped off in the middle of a national park, surrounded by millions of acres of pure wilderness? This type of place is extraordinarily rare and somehow, my good friends Skylar and Chapin put a roof on the main lodge last fall before winter locked them down. Think Yellowstone sans people. Actual solitude. The property has several finished cabins and you can literally walk (or fly) into a giant...

Zach Lazzari March 8, 2026 Worn Cork: Testing the Limits of a 6 Weight Caleb swapped from the rowers seat to the front of the raft, making the awkward transition as we crawled over coolers and stacked dry bags, all while trying not to spill open cans of beer resting on the frame. I passed off my rod and grabbed the oars, catching currents and pulling back to set a line for the next fishy river bend. He motioned into a cast then stopped and stripped in some line, taking a moment to look over...

Zach Lazzari March 2, 2026 Papa Fernandez Camp - Back in the Baja I skipped Baja last winter and ran around Argentina with a backpack/packraft setup instead. This past summer and fall, I landed a good deal on 1999 Astro Van and decided to make a simple camper build and send it back down the peninsula. This time, I think she will live south of the border for a few years, making it easy for me to fly in and out. I don't mind the drive but it's not exactly convenient and timing is everything for...

Zach Lazzari Feb 17, 2026 Simms Headwaters Fishing Pack Review I'm new at this video stuff but it's progressing. Video feels better when working through product reviews. Less bullshit, more substance and the obvious visual advantages. With spring approaching, I figure some folks are shopping new fishing packs as well. I filmed this before heading south to Mexico and it's still in use. This one is for the Headwaters Backpack. I ran it as my primary fishing pack for the past year and now it's...