Ask 5 angling professionals which 5 knots are most important, and you may very well get 25 answers. In our humble opinion, here are the 5 knots you need to know for fly fishing, in priority order. Non-Slip Mono Loop. For attaching any sub-surface fly to your leader, this is our go-to knot. It’s extremely…
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Archives for February 2010
Cool Rivers in Chile
We like fishing in Southern Chile for a whole bunch of reasons, and this picture taken earlier this month helps tell the story. The fish themselves are unbelievable, but we also love the fact that we fish in some pretty amazing settings down there. More on Chile West The Rio Rosselot Escudo Beer Your Quiver…
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A Fish Story from Chile
You might have heard that your fearless editor has just returned from a real good trip to Chile West. Today’s post is one of a bunch that we’ll run as a result of that trip, and it’s a fish story, plain and simple. The second-to-last day of our trip we did some walk and wade…
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Skiffs in Action
When Louis Cahill visited Andros South last months, he got a whole bunch of great photos fish and anglers, but he also managed some cool shots of our skiffs in action. More Cool Photos Trout Snack Cool Chilean Landscape Big Sky in the Bahamas
Dry Out Your Gear: Universal Fly Fishing Tips
Today’s Universal Fly Fishing Tip is one that most anglers know, but few actually follow through on. After a day or a week or fishing, make sure you dry out your gear well. Gear that gets stored wet gets nasty. Waders stink, rod socks mildew, flies rust and backing turns black. When you’re done with…
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Silver Salmon Fly Selection
We’ve written in the past about some silver salmon flies that we like to use at Alaska West on the Kanektok River, but that was in boring old words-and-pictures blog format. Today we’ve got a video featuring George Cook, Northwest angling mainstay and Sage/Redington/Rio rep, telling us about his approach to selecting flies for silvers…
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Sage Click Reels
In lots of trout fishing situations, you don’t need a drag system that’s capable of stopping a locomotive. There, we said it! Slapping a mega-reel on a lightweight trout rod isn’t going to result in an outfit that’s well-balanced. And really, you don’t need all that technology most of the time. If you’re targeting trout…
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Awesome Brown Trout
Your fearless editor has just returned from a super-great trip to Chile West. We’ve encountered some pretty cool fish in Southern Chile, but this one caught outside La Junta last week pretty much takes the cake. It’s not near our biggest Chilean brown, but man, check out those spots. If you follow us on Facebook,…
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Kings on the Swing
In the angling circles of the Pacific Northwest, there are still some doubters out there. We know because we run into them. “Kings don’t eat swung flies – you have to force-feed them nymphs.” “Sure, you might hook one, but then it’s like reeling in a mattress.” Folks who say those things have been fishing…
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Dog and Fish
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