Chad Jaques and his wife Marjorie own Trout Bum 2, a fly shop in Park City, Utah. Chad’s been fishing with us at BC West for a few years now, and in 2010 he finally talked with wife Marjorie in to joining him for the week. Chad and Marjorie had a pretty special evening on…
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Archives for November 2010
Ken Morrish’s Steelhead Rig
As one of the fine folks behind Flywater Travel, Ken Morrish has had the chance to go steelhead fishing in some pretty fantastic places. Ken is also an innovative angler and fly tier, with an extensive line of signature flies by Idylwilde. If Ken was to step onto any given river in British Columbia to…
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Family Specials at Andros South
We love hosting family groups at our fishing lodges. We think that spending time together on the water is one of the best things you can do with your kids. We see the experiences that families have together at our lodges, and we love being a part of it. Those of us who run the…
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Good Livin’ on South Andros
We just opened for the season at Andros South, so we figured it was a good time for a reminder that the livin’s pretty good down there. More on South Andros Dominoes Kalik One Reason to Visit
Football.
Fish that are not terribly long but pretty darned fat tend to be healthy. They’ve got so much to eat that their bellies and shoulders swell before their spine has a chance to catch up. You’ve heard from us before that our fisheries in Chile pump out some really porky fish. Here’s another example, if…
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Letter to My Son
We’re guessing that today’s post is going to hit home with a lot of folks. If you’re lucky enough to be able to share time outside with your family, Josh Mills’ post is probably right up your alley. Josh lives in Spokane with his lab Murphy and his beautiful (and very pregnant!) wife Kallie. He…
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Flesh Flies and Snags
Yet another reason why you should fish your flesh fly around snags when you’re targeting rainbow trout in Western Alaska – illustrated in one simple photo. See the snag? See the dead salmon on the snag? See why rainbow trout near that snag might be looking for salmon flesh? Thought so. More on Rainbow Trout…
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Pocket Water
Just some tasty-looking (and productive, as it turns out) pocket water in Southern Chile. More on Fishing in Chile Fish Story from Chile You Could Fish This Streamer Rig 6 Reasons to Go
Bonefish and Tides
Aaron Adams is one of the leading authorities on bonefish science. He’s the Director of Operations for Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, one of the organizations out there at the forefront of research on bonefish. Even better, Aaron’s an angler himself, and that means he’s written some great science pieces that can also help you catch…
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Fishing Dropper Rigs
What’s a “Dropper Rig”? Maybe you know and fish them all the time, but just in case you don’t… “Dropper” is the term for a nymph pattern that’s fished in combination with a dry fly. The nymph pattern drops in the water and floats below the dry fly, so it’s called a “dropper”. Simple, right?…
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