We get lots of nice comments from our readers about the pictures on our blog. Thanks! We’re really lucky to work with an incredible group of photographers. Did you know that we’ve got dedicated photo gallery pages on our web site for each of our fisheries? Bring on the eye candy… Bahamas Photo Gallery Chile…
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Archives for October 2010
Top 5 Mistakes Fighting Big Fish
At Alaska West and BC West we see a lot of big fish fought by our guests – we’re talking steelhead and king salmon here. Sometimes our anglers do a great job fighting the big ones. Other times…not so much. Fight hard, fight smart, and get it over fast! Top 5 Mistakes Made Fighting Big…
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Angler and Bonefish
In today’s edition of ‘Just a Picture’, we bring you…’Angler and Bonefish’! One special note: see the grizzly hackle legs hanging off that fly? If you’re tying flies for your trip to South Andros, you should add grizzly hackle legs or barred rubber legs to any given pattern. They work really good. More on South…
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Switch Rods, Scandi Heads and Polyleaders
In the world of spey fishing there seem to be three types of gear that generate a lot of confusion – switch rods, Scandinavian heads and polyleaders. Here’s our quick-and-dirty, way-oversimplified primer on each of the three. Look down below for a video from an actual expert, with an example of a situation where all…
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Get It Down!
We’ve been beating the drum lately about the fact that flies that imitate salmon parts work really well when targeting rainbow trout in Western Alaska. We’ve also mentioned that dead drifts aren’t that important, but getting your fly down is. In the process of going through the 1,273,489 pictures from our summer season at Alaska…
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Steelhead Hangdown Eats
It’s one of the toughest situations in steelheading, but it happens quite a lot. Most often it’s early or late in the day, and light is relatively low. Feeling safe, a steelhead tucks himself in right against the bank. You make a long cast (because even though the fish are in tight, that’s what we…
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Bonefish House
Just like us humans, bonefish can live in lots of different places. This spot, however, is prime real estate. Why? Sparse mangroves. Deep water close by. Point to collect food. Good sun. And it just looks really fishy. More on Bonefish Catching Your First Bonefish How to Catch Bonefish How Many Can You Count?
What’s Your Favorite Conservation Organization?
One of the great things about the fly fishing community is that most of us care a lot about rivers, lakes, oceans and their surrounding ecosystems. We want to make sure that our favorite fisheries stay healthy (or get healthier!) – for our own enjoyment and the enjoyment of future generations, but also just because…
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