This is what happens when you set the hook properly. Photo: Vilma Sisler “Don’t trout set, mon.” Over the years countless bonefish anglers have heard this phrase from their Bahamian guides. OK, we know not to trout set, but what are we supposed to do? Let’s start with a little bit of background. As trout…
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Archives for July 2009
7 Fly Fishing Books We Like
If you’re not doing it, you might as well be reading about it. In the fly fishing world we’re lucky to have some gifted writers who love (or loved) the sport as much as we do. Here are 7 books about fly fishing that we really like. 1. The Earth is Enough, by Harry Middleton…
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Trout Fishing: Banging the Banks
This fatty was banged on the bank. Photo: Jared Moore At Chile West, we use a bunch of different techniques to catch fish. The method we use most often is something called “bangin’ the banks”. This method is used while floating rivers where dense forest grows right to the water’s edge, or where steep rock…
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BC West Fishing Report: July 11 – 18
Anglers All of Colorado brought a group of anglers to experience the Dean this week, and experience it they did. Photos: Paul Reid Lori Nicholson came in guns a-blazin and kept things high energy all week. She is great to have around and you can tell that her clients think the world of her. Kelly…
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Wading Boots: What’s On Your Sole?
Our boots: still mostly felt, but cleaned well. As awareness has built up over the past few years about aquatic invasive species and the damage they can do to our fisheries, anglers have been paying a lot more attention to the soles of their wading boots. Felt soles on wading boots are a great way…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 10 – 17
This week we had four guests joining us for the second week in a row. Phil Hinton and Philip Walker along with Jon Baskin and Brian Niska decided one week was not enough punishment and each joined us for two weeks this season. Photo: Cameron Miller Phil and Philip both fished extremely hard and put…
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Why You Should Be Planning A Trip To The Bahamas Right Now
Reasons #491 – 496: The average high temperature in Kemp’s Bay, South Andros is 82 degrees on November 1st. The average weather at your house on November 1st is really crappy. Bonefish are awesome. It’s easy to get to South Andros. Conch Salad. The West Side. Kemp’s Beach. More Reasons To Visit South Andros Why…
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Charles St. Pierre on the Kanektok, Reels, and a Big One
Old technology meets big fish. Photo: Cameron Miller Charles St. Pierre is one of the best spey instructors in the Northwest, and we’re lucky to have him join us each year during kings at Alaska West on the Kanektok to teach our anglers the finer points of spey fishing. He’s also a super guy. Charles…
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Sage 5126-4 Z-Axis
This is a really good little spey rod. If you haven’t noticed, we’re pretty fired up these days about fishing lightweight spey rods for trout and smaller steelhead. In our minds, if a fish likes a swung fly, it’s a lot more enjoyable to give it to ’em with a two handed rod. The Sage…
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We Have a Winner!
Eric might catch one of these. Photo: Cameron Miller Congratulations to Eric Dawson from Oklahoma City, OK! Eric was randomly chosen yesterday from the list of subscribers to our blog newsletter, and won himself a free trip to Alaska West. To say Eric is excited is putting things mildly. He’s working on his schedule now…
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