ARGENTINA - Join your fellow readers who have already signed up! There are only a couple of rods left now on our very special Fish&Fly offers to the magnificent Kau Tapen lodge on Argentina's world famous sea trout river, the Rio Grande. The normal rate is $8k for a weeks lodging and fishing but we are offering a staggering discount to only $2,500 for the dates we have left available.

17th-24th January 2009 - ask for availability

31st January - 7th February 2009 - ask for availability

Please see the details of how to apply inside..........

Back in November Fish&Fly online editor Paul Sharman took a trip to the Alphonse Island Resort in the beautiful Seychelles Islands off the east coast of Africa.

A full "Focus on..." ezine will be coming in the new year to help you plan your own trip but for now here is a short 5 minute slideshow to warm us up during the cold northern winter and remind us what the sun looks like!

Our friends at Zepter Passport Fly Fishing who already run a successful business outfitting fly fishing trips to the beautiful waters of Bosnia, now can offer a new relatively undiscovered location - Croatia!

Check out the details of the rivers on offer in this part of the world and then give them a call to find out just how affordable a trip can be.

Still thinking where to go next year? Which Fly Odyssey will be for you? Mat McHugh passes along news of all his offerings for the 2009 season which includes some little known locations such as Bosnia and New Caledonia as well as his favourite New Zealand and others. 

If you have ever dreamed of fishing the fabled Rio Grande in Argentina for the biggest sea trout on the planet, or thought it could not be done this year with the current economic climate then this extraordinary offer is for you!

FISH&FLY have an offer that simply can't be beaten and if you can get away in January then you need to checkout the details inside right now before it is too late. You'll need to be a member to take advantage of this amazing offer but with our current 3 month trial promotion this only costs £10/$15 and gets you a copy of our brand new magazine coming in January! www.fishandfly.com/join

In this second installment covering Guy Elson's trip to Costa Rica while filming for his new Rod and a Rucksack film project, he tells us how his trip ends on days 4 and 5 spent chasing tarpon and other tropical species. Read how he gets towed for 2 hours by a 7 foot giant herring!!!

EXTRA - Also check inside for an exclusive first look at the video trailer for Rod and a Rucksack and find out how you could be joining Guy on a return trip to Tarpon Paradise in 2009!

Globetrotter and Fish&Fly correspondent Guy Elson has been working on a new film project called "Rod and a rucksack" recently. He was just down in Costa Rica not long ago working on footage for the new show and sends us his report on the fishing in what he now calls "Tarpon Paradise"!

Part 1 covers days 1-3, part 2 will cover days 4 & 5 and also include the video trailer to Rod and a Rucksack. See it here first on Fish&Fly!