The year’s first King Salmon on the Nushagak River with Rapids Camp Lodge. And wouldn’t you know it, a double with the Singer family. It has been a great first week at RCL. Sockeye’s are already in on the Naknek (which is our home river and conveniently located right out our backdoor) and the King…
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Archives for June 2019
Fly Tying Friday // The Gartside’s Gurgler
If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. “It’s easy to get lost in the glamor of all the ‘NEW FOR 20XX’ patterns out there. In fact, one of my favorite things to do is deconstruct new patterns, searching for new materials and methods…
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Which Color Should I Pick?
The following are Stuart Foxall’s weapons for the Kanektok River this week. Stuart is a good friend of Deneki and a veteran on the Kanektok. He never wonders to himself, “which color will work today?” He already has his confidence patterns ready to go! And when fishing for an anadromous fish that is appropriately refereed…
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Timeless Tips // Clean your Hydration Bladder
You have got to stay hydrated out there and with various manufacturers incorporating hydration bladders into their backpacks, this is easy to do. One thing that commonly gets ignored with the hydration bladders however is the need to clean them. Even if you are only filling your hydration reservoir with clean water, the bladder itself…
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The Salmon Grand Slam
Whenever you start talking about Grand Slams you know the topic is going to be incredibly difficult, but at the same time, so rewarding that it is worth traveling the globe for. Saltwater anglers have the elusive Flats grand slam of a bonefish, tarpon, and permit. In New Orleans, there is the Cajun grand slam,…
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The Beauty is in the Details // Brook Trout Edition
Did you know that a Brook Trout is technically a char, not a trout? One thing I bet you did know about Brookies is that when they get dressed up in their spawning colors, their beauty is almost unmatched. My favorite part of a Brook Trout is the sharp contrast on their fins, most notably…
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Angler Awareness: The Lionfish
The presence of Lionfish is causing an already unhealthy coral reef community in the Gulf of Mexico to become even worse. The ultra aggressive Lionfish is a popular aquarium species native to the Indo-Pacific. Introduced to the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, they will eat just about any smaller fish, many of which…
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Top 6 Mistakes Made when Fishing Alaska
The Alaska fishing trip you have been waiting all year for is finally on the horizon and we want you to make the most out of it! You are going to catch plenty of fish, we promise, but we also see a lot of mistakes made when people are fishing up here. Below are the…
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Timeless Tips // The Strip Set
Saltwater guides worldwide know they are in for a frustrating day when they have a trout fisherman on the bow of their boat. The process of going from setting the hook with the rod tip (aka, the trout set) to strip setting is a right of passage every saltwater angler must pass. Unfortunately, the best…
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Dear Allies of Bristol Bay,
“Despite over a decade of opposition, the agency reviewing the permit application for the massive proposed Pebble mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska is rushing the mega-project toward reality. The rivers and streams of Bristol Bay are known by anglers around the globe as some of the greatest, and among the last exceptionally productive wild salmon…
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