COMMUNITY. CULTIVATION. EXPEDITION.
EXPLORE THE WORLD WITH US IN A DIFFERENT WAY
HOSTED FLY FISHING EXPEDITIONS
Immerse yourself in a community through culture and nature in a brand new world. Use hard work goodwill and fly fishing to save lives. Join Thad and Jay, two lifetime expedition fly fisherman on the adventure of your life
explore the world with us!
MOST EXCELLENT WORLD TOUR 2021-22
Get a backstage pass and fish with two fly fishing expedition icons. Thad and Jay have spent the last 15 years traveling to the most remote fly fishing destination across the globe and most recently were featured on Discovery Channels Animal Planet series “Fish or Die” Now you have the opportunity to join them on their Excellent Adventures. Come get stuck in the mud, push boats through endless vegetation, feel heat like nothing you have before, witness what happens to Jay when he gets bit by a mosquito, hang and party down with the local indigenous people and participate in Jay and Thads vision of Regenerative Fly Fishing Expeditions all while we search for some of the most unique fish on the planet as we use fly fishing to help people around the world. We ain’t sayin its gonna be pretty, but it wont be bogus.
-expeditions-
“This is not a fly fishing vacation, It is an expedition”
Choose your adventure
Brazil
The Amazon River, Río Amazonas, also called Río Marañón and Rio Solimões, the greatest river of South America and the largest drainage system in the world is under constant sedge from illegal and legal logging, agricultural clear cutting and burning and oil extraction. But deep upriver there are still pristine Amazon jungle wilderness that is untamed and untouched. This is where we launch our expedition.
Target Species: Peacock Bass
Zambia
One of the mighty rivers of the world is facing devastating consequences. Food shortages and overfishing has impacted the people and the wildlife throughout many areas but its not too late. Join us as we look for ways to regenerate one of the greatest fisheries on the planet while fishing for some of its most infamous predators.
Target Species: Tigerfish, Emerald Fire Bass
Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation, NV
Pyramid Lake, Nevada is home to the World's largest cutthroat trout. The lake offers anglers miles upon miles of accessible waters to fish.
Target Species: Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
Borneo
Discover one of the last pristine jungles and the plight of its people. The Dayak Indians, the headhunters of Borneo struggle to transform from the ancient ways to a modern world as some of the last greatest jungleman in the world.
Target Species: Mahseer, Hampala, Gourami and ?
(New fish species are discovered by science every year in Borneo)
Peru
The Amazon, known as the artery of the worlds largest rain forrest and famed for it's biodiversity and thousands of tributaries.
Target Species: Peacock Bass, Arowana
culturial immersion
When you join a Fishhippie Expedition you will have the opportunity to truly immerse yourself in the local cultures and traditions including bushcraft, festivals and food gathering. We will fish for some of the most unique and unusual fish species on the planet while contributing directly to improve the local indigenous communitys.
are you ready for something different?
This is an expedition, not a travel vacation. We are seeking out explorers to join us on our adventures willing to get their hands dirty, not tourist.
