Way back in April of last year, we posted a video of Tom Larimer giving some tips on placing your anchor when you’re spey casting. Little did we know it would become our most popular video to date, with somewhere around 17,000 of you so far hitting ‘Play’ in an effort to improve your spey…
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Archives for November 2011
A Non-Angler’s Stay at Andros South
It’s one of our most frequently asked questions. “I’d like to go bonefishing, and my non-angling wife/girlfriend/significant other wants to come along. Is there anything to do besides fishing?” Yes, there is, and lots of non-anglers join us at Andros South each year and have a fantastic time. It’s really important, though, to understand from…
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Fishpond Blizzard Soft Cooler – Why We Like It
Warning: this is a review of a not-very-technical piece of fishing gear. We spent some time this summer and fall fishing with the Fishpond Blizzard Soft Cooler. It’s a medium-sized soft cooler that holds 18 cans of beverages, or maybe 6 cans of beverages and a couple of lunches. We like it. Here’s why. Easy…
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Identifying Bonefish Muds
When fish swimming around tidal flats disturb the bottom, they make a puff of sediment that’s known as a “mud”. Locating bonefish muds can be one way to locate bonefish. Bruce Chard is back today with another bonefishing tip – how to know if the mud that you’re looking at came from bonefish. Special note…
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3 Good Articles
Our 3 Good Articles today are all about a topic near and dear to our hearts – Fly Fishing Gear! Four Ways to Improve Your Flies with a Sharpie. Pretty self-explanatory post from the Field and Stream FlyTalk blog. Ross F1 Reel – Start to Finish. Cool step-by-step photos from The Fiberglass Manifesto. Tandem Rigs…
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Nice Fish, Cam
Cam Groner fished with Tom Larimer and the gang at BC West this past summer. As you can see, he got in on the fun. Beautiful fish, Cam. More on Chrome Steelhead Our Head Guide’s Rig You Need to Use Your Drag Tom Catches Too
Setting the Hook – Steelhead and Salmon
Today we’ve got a video tip segment for those of you who like to swing flies for steelhead and salmon. Tom Larimer, Oregon guide and host at Alaska West, BC West and Andros South, gives us a quick rundown on his approach to setting the hook. In the video, Tom covers Holding a loop when…
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Sage 6119-4 TCX Switch Rod Review
It’s another chapter in the story of the Short Spey Revolution! Background Earlier this year we posted our review of the Sage 8119-4 TCX Switch rod – the heaviest in Sage’s line of very fast “long switch/short spey” rods. We’re totally in love with this rod; in fact your fearless editor has had a very…
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Alaska West Video Slideshow
Last week at this time we showed you a little video slideshow from Andros South. Today – same story, from Alaska West! We strongly encourage you to spend 1 minute and 29 seconds of your life checking out our Alaska West video. Thank you. NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader,…
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Permit Fly Presentation – Wrap Up
Over the past month we’ve heard a bunch from Bruce Chard about how to present flies to permit. We got an introductory pep talk, details on presenting flies to feeding and cruising fish, and tips on when and how to set the hook. We’re wrapping up our mini-series today with some thoughts on weather and…
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