These guys talk funny. Photo: Cameron Miller Fishing guides spend a lot of time together in remote places. Over time, a guide staff’s dialect develops to the point of becoming close to a foreign language. If you’re heading to Alaska West this summer, learning the terms in this handy glossary will help you understand what…
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Archives for April 2009
Non-Slip Mono Loop
Learn this knot if you don’t know it already. The Non-Slip Mono Loop is one of the most versatile knots we know. We use it all over the world when we’re looking for a strong loop knot. After many days of use on the water, and some semi-scientific testing like guide knot tying contests, we’re…
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Chile West Destinations Part Two: La Junta
This beauty was caught near La Junta. Today we continue our four-part series on our destinations at Chile West. Having left Palena, we head south to La Junta (la hoon-tah). The drive to La Junta passes along the south end of Lago Yelcho. Formed by the Rio Futalefu and many other tributaries, this is one of the largest…
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The Upper Dean River
Low water on the Upper Dean Last week we covered the lower section of water that we fish on the Dean River – from the canyon to the river’s mouth. Today we learn about our upper piece of water on the Dean – from just above the canyon to 5 Mile. Our ‘Upper Dean’ is…
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5 Ways to Blow a Shot at a Bonefish
Want to not catch me? Read and learn. Don’t want to catch a bonefish? Pick one or more of these simple tips and you’ll be not catching fish in no time! Wear wading boots in the boat. If you’re casting from the boat and you’re wearing shoes of any kind, you won’t know if you’re…
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Fly Fishing Web Sites
You should be doing this instead of reading our blog. Photo: rustychinnisimages.com Can’t go fishing today? Might as well read about it! Here are a few of our favorite online options for reading about fishing, in no particular order… Moldy Chum. Multiple daily updates, wide range of topics, some pretty good humor. The Trout Underground….
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10 Tips – Swinging Flies for Kings
Tip #10, executed to perfection. Photo: Cameron Miller Planning on swinging flies for king salmon this summer, maybe on the Kanektok or the Dean? Here are some tips that may help. Cast across and slightly downstream. You certainly need to read the water you’re fishing and adjust accordingly, but in general if you’re fishing a…
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Bonefish Catch and Release Best Practices Part Two
If you like the looks of a healthy fishery, read and learn. Last week we published some information on catch and release bonefshing from our friends at Bonefish & Tarpon Trust. That post covered hooks and fight time. Today we hear about handling and predators. Handling Minimize handling all fish; slime and scales can be…
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Hustle and Fish
Photo: Rollcast Productions The guys at Rollcast Productions, the producers of Fishizzle, have just released their second film called ‘Hustle and Fish’. We’d tell you that it’s loaded with beautiful footage shot in HD, has great music, is pretty darned funny, and has raised the bar on fishing movies…but don’t take our word for it….
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Chile West Destinations Part One: Palena
A Rio Palena brown At Chile West we run a mobile program – working our way down the Carretera Austral or ‘Southern Highway’ through Chilean Patagonia, staying in four locations along the way. Today we start a four-part series covering each of our four destinations. Our first stop is Palena. In Palena we stay in…
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