Dries for the Dean. Photo: David Lambroughton Our manager at BC West on the Dean River weighs in today on the wonders of fishing dries for Dean River steelhead. Dry Flies on the Dean As July turns to August, the waters of the Dean start to fall and the numbers of steelhead holding in the…
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Archives for March 2009
South Andros Fisheries Part Three – The West Side
Gary and Torrie look for West Side giants. At Andros South we launch our boats from the mouth of Little Creek, and that’s no coincidence – Little Creek provides the best access through the center of South Andros to the fabled West Side, and we take advantage of that access whenever we can. The West…
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Alaska Native Crafts from Quinhagak
The real stuff. Photo: Cameron Miller Alaska West is located just up the Kanektok River from the Yupik Eskimo village of Quinhagak. We’re really lucky to have good friends in the village. It’s a unique community, and we’re all there for fundamentally the same reason – incredible, consistent returns of salmon to the Kanektok each…
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John Hazel’s Steelhead Rig
John Hazel knows his way around the Dean. John Hazel and his wife Amy own and operate Deschutes Angler Fly Shop and Guide Service in Maupin, Oregon. John is a renowned angler and guide in the Northwest, and has spent many a day swinging flies through famous runs on the Dean looking for steelhead. Deschutes…
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Conch Salad
Norman makes a mean conch salad. South Andros is one of the most unspoiled islands in the Bahamas. We’re surrounded by a pristine marine environment, and that means not only incredible bonefishing, but…fresh seafood! During your week at Andros South, you might eat snapper, grouper, crawfish or dorado, but you’ll definitely have some conch salad….
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Lake Fishing in Chile
Our lakes produce too. Although our standard program at Chile West is built around fishing 7 different rivers, there are countless lakes along the Carretera Austral that provide some great options too. Rainbows, browns and brookies can all be caught in the lakes in our region. As is the case with our river fishing, variety…
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South Andros Fisheries Part Two – The South
This is The South. This image covers an area 18 miles wide. There’s a lot of water here. Part two in our series on the four major fisheries at Andros South covers the massive area of keys and flats off the southern tip of South Andros – the area simply known as ‘The South’. Head…
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Family Fishing in Alaska Part Six – What We Learned
Spending some quality time. Today we conclude our series from Bryan Whiting on his family’s trips to Alaska West. Bryan has made 3 fishing trips to Alaska with his family, and was gracious enough to write a 6-part series for us on the trips. Thanks so much, Brian! This last chapter is focused on what…
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Alaska Fly Tackle Recommendations
Something in here’s gotta work. Photo: Mike Duffy Our Alaska West web site has a whole bunch of information about the fly tackle required in the pursuit of the eight different species we target on the Kanektok River. Whether you’re headed to Alaska West or elsewhere in Alaska, have a look at our tackle recommendations….
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Dean River Run Timing
Jack Mawdsley, hooked up to a chinook in June. Unlike the Skeena system further north in British Columbia, the Dean River has a summer run of steelhead. Combined with chinook and coho salmon runs, this makes for a very busy summer on the Dean! Please note that for the purposes of this post, we’re talking…
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