…that decided to eat a popper in late August at Alaska West. More On Silver Salmon at Alaska West 5 Favorite Flies for Silver Salmon 6 Ways to Catch More Silver Salmon Silver Salmon Like to Jump
Archives for December 2009
Poling Platforms – Why They Matter
These days, pretty much any modern skiff you see on the flats is going to have a poling platform on its stern. Why is that? The extra height of the platform gives your guide (or if you’re really lucky, your Significant Other) better visibility, a 360 degree view and less glare at short and long…
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Lupines
In Chile, springtime brings the blooming of many flowering plants. One such is the Lupine which flourishes in the arid, rocky soils along road sides and river beds. During the months of December and January, as far as the eye can see, the landscape is painted in colors of purple, pink and blue. The plant,…
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Welcome to Our New Digs!
If you’re seeing this post, all of last night’s internet magic worked, and we’re up and running on our new site! Have a look around – we hope you like it. We’ve combined our blog with our old separate sites with information about our lodges. We hope this new format to be a lot more…
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Polyleaders – What They Are, Why We Like ‘Em
One relatively recent development in the world of spey fishing is the broad use of polyleaders. Since polyleaders are a bit of a mystery to some folks, we asked Charles St. Pierre, Northwest spey fishing and equipment guru, to do a little writeup for us on what these things are all about. Here’s what Charles…
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August in Alaska – Your Quiver
We’ve gotten a lot of questions lately from anglers wanting to know what combination of rods is most appropriate at various times of year at each of our lodges. We’re happy to answer those questions! Today starts a series on rod ‘quivers’ – combinations of rods that work well in a certain location at a…
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Casting Advice from Torrie Bevans
Today we’ve got a video tip of a different flavor – a little advice on your casting from Torrie Bevans, one of our guides at Andros South. You’ve been told before that casting isn’t about power, right? You’ve been told that overpowering your rod opens up your loop, and causes even more problems when it’s…
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Chile West in The Angling Report
The current issue of The Angling Report – the leading publication out there for anglers who travel – has an update on our program at Chile West. Click here to have a look! More on Chile West Chris Price’s All-Around Trout Rig The Carretera Austral Chile Fly Fishing Roundup
Web Site Changes
We’ve got some changes planned! In the next week or two we’ll be launching a new web site that combines our blog and the ‘informational’ sites about our lodges into a new, single site. We hope to simplify navigation a lot, make better use of your screen real estate, and save a lot jumping around…
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Nice Fish, John
John Hawk visited us at Alaska West a couple of years back. Among just a couple other fish, he had a brief encounter with this specimen from the Arolik. There are some pretty rainbows in that river! More Nice Fish Dean River Coho Fly Fishing for Sharks Kanektok King Salmon