Archives for January 2018

The First Successfully Induced Spawning of Wild Bonefish
A newly hatched bonefish larva (26 hours post fertilization). Photo: Dr. Jon Shenker. In 2016, our friends over at the Bonefish and Tarpon trust partnered with...

Spey Fishing: How Many Steps to Take Between Casts (Video)
Listen to Trevor. Photo: OPST screenshot. When swinging flies for salmon and/or steelhead, a common conundrum is how many steps should be taken in between casts....

How to Break Off a Bonefish
Keep 'em buttoned. Photo: Tosh Brown. Breaking off a bonefish is a bummer. After all the hard work required to find, cast to, and finally hook...

Top 5 Reasons to Fish Alaska in July
This happened in July. Photo: Michael White. Coming off one the coldest holiday seasons on record has us thinking about summer. We're sure we're not the...

3 (More) Ways to Spook Fewer Bonefish
Think he's spooked yet? Photo: Tosh Brown. We're not lying when we say that bonefish on South Andros aren't typically as spooky as they can be...

OPST Shank Chuck Tool – Why We Like It
OPST Shank Chuck Tool. Photos: Jason Whiting. We a tie a lot of trailer-hook style flies on both tubes and shanks at our lodges in Alaska...

Fred Telleen’s ‘Twisted Sculpin’
Video tying instructions below. Photo: North 40 Fly Shop screenshot. Our pal and legendary Alaskan fishing guide, Fred Telleen, just put together a great video for...

Staying Safe and Connected Off the Grid
Ah, that's the spot. Photo: Jason Whiting. We tout operating fly fishing lodges in some pretty remote places. Why? Because as most anglers can attest to;...