We’ve been spinning up a lot of king salmon flies lately in anticipation of our upcoming season, and that means big flies for big fish.. Heck we’re getting excited just thinking about it. When swinging flies for kings, we’ve long been fans of intruder style patterns due to their large profile appearance in the water with minimal materials (allowing…
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Nice Fish, William!
Deneki guest, William Haynes, with the ‘grip,’ and guide Ellie Rahming with the ‘grin’ on one heck of a South Andros bonefish. Wow. Nice work guys! More on Bonefishing How Far Should I lead a Bonefish? 4 Ways to Spook Fewer Bonefish Rod Tip High on Rocky Bottoms
“Kanektok Slam” – A Story from Alaska West
Today we present to you, a blast from the past, with an eloquently written story of an epic day on the Kanektok River dating all the way back to 1996, recently sent to us by Alaska West guest, Ridr Knowlton. If you’ve ever spent time on the Kanektok, chased a grand slam, or just simply like…
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Stuart Foxall’s King Rig
If you’re a regular to our humble little blog, odds are you’ve heard the name Stuart Foxall before. Stu is a professional fly designer for Aqua Flies as well as part of Loop Tackle’s development team. You could say he knows a thing or two about swinging flies for big, bright, anadramous fish. In fact,…
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3 Slack-Line Presentations Every Trout Angler Should Know
As most effective trout anglers know, a well executed drift is far more important than a perfect cast. Whether we want our fly to drift naturally in the current, or swing through the water column at a particular depth, this is best achieved by mending – That is, repositioning the line on the water after the…
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Hammerhead
One thing we think is really cool about our fishery on South Andros is that aside from the thousands of uneducated bonefish cruising or flats, there’s a whole bunch of really awesome wildlife to check out in between shots. One creature that patrol our waters every now and again is the mighty hammerhead shark. We…
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Modern ‘Spins’ on Classic Flies
Last week professional fly designer, Stuart Foxall, shared with us a brief background on two classic styles of flies still used today for salmon and steelhead – Spey and Dee style flies. We thought it was pretty darn interesting, and judging by some of your comments, you did too! So, today Stu is back with…
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2016 Spey-O-Rama Reminder
Just a reminder that in less than a week the 2016 Spey-O-Rama World Spey Casting Championships kick off at the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club in San Francisco, California. The event will be held between April 22nd – 24th and will feature casting demonstrations, product exhibits, and some of the best spey casters in the world….
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7-Weights for Alaskan Trout
Ask any group anglers, “what’s your favorite trout rod,” and odds are you’ll hear of a wealth of different makes and models, somewhere in the 3 – 6 weight range. That’s because rods in the 3 – 6 weight range cover a whole bunch of trouty applications from presenting tiny flies on spooky spring creeks to banging…
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Three Good Articles
We read a lot of articles about fly fishing in a given month, and considering you’re reading this now, we have a feeling you do too! That’s why once a month we like to share a few articles from other fly fishing websites that we particularly enjoyed, and think you might too. So, today we…
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