Archives for February 2022

Deneki Chronicles: Spey Casts You Need to Learn
More Spey Casts Than One. Photo: Tosh Brown. When it comes to Spey casting, everyone has their "go-to" cast. Your go-to cast is probably the first Spey cast you learned,...

Featured Photographer: Matt Vaughn
Dap The fly rod and reel don't make the fly angler, but the person behind it does. The same is true for photographers. It's not the camera, but the person...

Alaska King Salmon: Go West
Pow! Photos: Stuart Foxall. Prized for its size, power, and ability to put on a hurtin' on any angler, King Salmon is one of the most coveted game fish in...

Tail Fly Fishing Magazine
Tail Fly Fishing Magazine The number of people who fly fish in this world is small. Those who fly fish in the saltwater are even smaller, and some can argue...

Fly Tying: Perpetrator
Perpetrator Fly- Good on the Swing or Nymphing. The perpetrator is developed initially for Steelhead in the PNW. Since then, this uber buggy fly has been adapted for trout, either...

Deneki Chronicles: Spey Casting and Hand Position
Can you say 'laser beam'? Photo: Stephan Gian Dombaj Brian Niska's series of spey casting tips continues today, with some great discussion on hand position. This...

Rapids Camp Lodge: Ways & Wonder
Fly me a River Is it any wonder Bristol Bay Fly-outs trips are fantastic? Rapids Camp Lodge offers a variety of locations to fly out to all across Bristol Bay,...
Alaska West: Bucket List
That's no jack, Jack. Photo: Ben West. Did you know the term "bucket list" didn't exist until the 2007 movie The Bucket List, starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman? Don't...