At Alaska West and BC West, we spend a lot of time chasing anadromous fish with two-handed rods. We see this situation all the time: Angler arrives in camp with new spey rod. Angler sets it up with the line that his or her buddy/mentor/favorite author/shop guy/rep/mother-in-law said would work well. Angler fishes it for…
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Archives for July 2010
Dean River Availability
If you’ve been sitting back waiting for reports of great fishing for steelhead on the Dean River, this could be your year. Our steelhead fishing at BC West during the early season this summer has been fantastic – the best in quite a few years. How fantastic? Our catch rate to date is over triple…
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A New Perspective on Angler and Guide
Johnny Spillane and Josie Sands, checkin’ things out at Andros South. More Pictures by Louis South Andros from Above Bonefishing is Fun Barracuda Teeth
BC West Fishing Report: July 3 – 10
Photos: Dana Sturn, BC West Guests Dana Sturn’s Speypages.com group arrived to sunny skies but the weeks previous cooler temperatures being replaced by warmer weather. This slowly improved the water conditions which were rapidly dropping and clearing the previous few days, making the fish hold in deeper and faster water. As the heat wave continued,…
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Watch the Birdie
Today we continue our series of weekly posts straight from The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing – a new collection of 250 nuggets of fly fishing wisdom from Kirk Deeter and the late, great Charlie Meyers. We’re lucky enough to have gotten permission to post some excerpts from the book – read on! Our…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 2 – 9
Week 4 at Alaska West brought us some international flare with guests from all over the world showing up on our doorstep! It’s kind of funny that this week we had more guests from other countries than our own as we were about to celebrate our own Independence Day. It worked out just fine though,…
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Sometimes It’s Simple
One of our followers on Twitter recently chimed in with a question for our friend and Alaska West spey instructor Dec Hogan. The question basically boiled down to asking about “the nuances of casting deeper-bend spey rods”. You see, Dec likes rods that are relatively slow and that literally bend all the way through the…
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Simms Wading Staff Recall
Today we’re helping our friends at Simms Fishing Products get the word out on a voluntary recall of some of their wading staffs. If you’ve purchased a Simms wading staff this year, have a read below for more details. Simms Fishing Products 61 Evergreen Drive Bozeman, MT 59715 877-789-6555 SIMMS FISHING PRODUCTS RECALLS WADING STAFFS…
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One of the Coolest Hero Shots Ever
A really great part of the scene during king season at Alaska West is that super folks with the same passion come together at the same time for a special type of fun on the river. So when a buddy (even if it happens to be guide Jim Palmersheim, who got handed a rod for…
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4 Things to Learn About Bonefish
4 Things to Learn About Bonefish from this Picture They tip down when they eat. See how the nose on Billy the Bonefish is pointed and worn? That’s because he drives his nose into the bottom of the flat to root out food. When a bonefish is tracking close to your fly and you see…
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