Time for more trout rigging detail! Here’s how Jordan Sly chases the big boys at Alaska West. Jordan Sly’s Early Season Lower River Trout Rig I don’t know how many times I’ve heard the dilemma “upriver for quantity, or downriver for quality” here at Alaska West, but it is a common one. This question is…
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Archives for July 2013
RIO GripShooter Review
It looks like RIO has just changed the spey running line game with their new GripShooter line. It’s running line that combines Slickshooter with a PVC coated ‘handling’ section at one end. More details shortly – let’s start with the background. Background Spey and switch anglers who prefer mono running lines like them for a…
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Going for a Stroll
Josie and Kent, walking and stalking. More Pictures from South Andros Talking it Over Bonefishing. A Very Nice Place to Be
Bonefishing Schools
If you’ve done some fishing but you’re new to the flats, we have just the trip for you! Since 2007 we’ve hosted Bruce Chard’s Bonefishing Schools at Andros South, and they’re some of the most popular trips we run. There’s a good reason for that. Our schools combine a little bit of hands-on classroom time…
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Best Rain Bibs Ever
Ever need a good pair of breathable rain bibs for working in the yard, wearing on a wet boat ride, or just strolling around in the rain? We’ve got a solution for you if you have a old pair of waders laying around. After a while it becomes impossible to keep an old pair of…
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Spots.
Here’s our friend Brian Pitser, with a really heavily spotted leopard rainbow trout. More on Leopard Rainbows Introduction to Trout at Alaska West All About Trout Fishing – Link Page You Don’t Know Where the Big Ones Live
See You Soon
It’s hard to believe, but in three short months we’ll be back at it, chasing bonefish around the flats of South Andros Island. Come join Norman, pictured above, and one of his many, many scaled friends that inhabit South Andros! Click right here to get in touch and learn more.
Jordan Sly’s Trout Swinging Rig
Jordan Sly is back today, this time with another information-packed post for our Expert Rig series. Jordan Sly’s Trout Swinging Rig Here at Alaska West our river is just asking to have a fly swung through the water column. Swinging flies for trout is not only fun, but it is also often very effective and…
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3 Good Articles
Today we invite you to read three articles about fly fishing, on other people’s web sites, that we think you’ll like. 3 Good Fly Fishing Articles Swing the Fly. Much more than an article – it’s a whole online magazine about spey fishing! Click the big image to read. Landlocked Steelhead. Steven Brutger on two…
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We’re at IFTD / ICAST
Hey You Fishing Industry Folks We’re at the combined IFTD / ICAST trade show this week in Las Vegas! We’re pretty fired up about the combination of fly and conventional companies, all together at the biggest fishing trade show in the world. Looking forward to seeing you a bunch of you here – learning, figuring…
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