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Archives for October 2012
Art by Ed Novinsky
Ed Novinsky has been part of the family at Alaska West for years. It means a lot to spend time with folks who truly appreciate the places we love – and Ed pretty much pegs the Appreciation Meter at Alaska West. Mike Duffy met Ed while guiding at Alaska West, and we’re going to leave…
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Underwater Bonefish
Today we present you with an underwater photo of a bonefish, just because we think underwater pictures of bonefish are cool. Thanks for the shot, Tosh Brown! More on Bonefish Andros Bonefish Summary Rigging Up Release the Pressure
More Random Bonefishing Tips
In honor of the upcoming start of our season at Andros South (this weekend!), we present you with three more random bonefishing tips. Keep the leash and your rod tip on the same side of the boat at all times. From our friend Bruce Chard comes this new way to look at the ready position…
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Why It’s OK to Fish from the Boat Too
At Alaska West, we love working our way down gravel bars on foot, catching king salmon on spey rods. But there are lots of fun, really effective ways to fly fish for kings from a boat too… Thanks to Bill and Corinne Lenahan for another great photo! More Ways to Catch Kings Kings Under Indicators…
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Three Great Fly Fishing Articles
And we’re back today with another in our extremely irregular series of posts about recent fly fishing stuff online that we didn’t write but somehow we still think you’ll like. You should read these articles. The River is Full of Want. Louis Cahill is proving himself capable of legitimately great writing. You need to check…
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Catch Magazine Wading at Andros South
Last spring the boys from Catch Magazine joined us at Andros South for some fishin’ and filmin’ and fun. Soon after their trip we shared the first video they posted. Today we’ve got the second installment, and it’s all about a topic we love. The wading possibilities on South Andros are endless, and “Walking Man”…
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Serious Traction.
Want some serious traction on your rubber soled wading boots? Load ’em up with studs! You’ve got lots of options for studs these days, depending on who makes your wading boots. For the Simms boots pictured above with StreamTread soles, Simms makes 3 different kind of studs. HardBite Boot Studs – ‘traditional’ screw-type studs with…
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3 Ways to Catch More Bonefish
We have a whole bunch of bonefishing tips here on our blog. Today we thought we’d give you 3 random ones – some new, some old, all with the potential to make a difference. Don’t hold your fly by the wing or the body. When you’re in the ready position, whether on foot or on…
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Alaska West Video – Worth Three Minutes!
This year at Alaska West we hosted two guests who were radically enthusiastic, super fun and positive, and great anglers too. Tracy Moore and Matt Thompson joined us during the last week of July, and they put together a great, less-than-3-minute video showing some of the fun they had on the water. We think it’s…
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