When swinging flies for salmon and steelhead, we find setting the hook to the side (as opposed to straight up) will result in more fish to the net. We often use the phrase ‘set towards the bank,’ however we realize this can be confusing when fishing anywhere other than a big long gravel bar. The…
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More Good News on Pebble
The EPA took another step to protect Bristol Bay this week, with its issuance of a ‘draft determination’ that would effectively stop the Pebble Mine. Here’s TU’s update on the situation. We’re getting close but the you can still help the cause – there’s another 60-day comment period, and your input matters. Click right…
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Calm Mornings
More Cool Pictures from Andros South Fish On. Andros from Above Good Morning
5 Favorite Posts
We do ’roundup’ posts every month or so on our blog – in which we give you lists of posts that are focused on one particular topic. We do this because we’ve written just over 1,900 posts about fly fishing since November of 2008, and chances are you haven’t read all of them. Today’s roundup…
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Fishing from a Paddleboard
We think you should fish from any platform that you can think of. Stand Up Paddleboards are a platform that you can fish from. Dave Karczynski wrote a pretty detailed article for Midcurrent on his experience with a fishing paddleboard, and we think you should check it out. Click right here to do just that….
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Exactly What You Wanted
We have a soft spot in our hearts for pictures of people taking pictures of people with fish. Why? Yeah, the whole thing is kind of funny, but also – somehow these shots seem to capture the whole situation that we all hope to find ourselves in prior to a trip. Perfectly composed cover shots…
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A Lesson from Ol’ Chumley
The chum salmon are in at Alaska West and that can only mean one thing – it’s rod breaking season! While we certainly witness our share of broken rods throughout the season, we tend to see more rods break while targeting chums than any other species. Why? Because chums are some of the scrappiest fish we’ve ever…
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White Sand and Blue Sky
Two very good reasons to go to the Bahamas. More Reasons to Go to the Bahamas Rum and Tonic Why You Should Be There Right Now 12 Reasons
New Camp at Alaska West
We’ve moved! You may have heard, but this off-season our hardworking team at Alaska West made the big move across the river to our new location. We love our new camp and think you will too! Not a fan of change? Don’t worry – we can almost hit our old camp with a rock. Same…
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Swinging for Chums
With a current closure on king salmon at Alaska West, we’ve been targeting more species on the swing than ever this season. We love fishing with a two handed rod and the opportunities available are endless on our river. We have a hefty run of strong, chrome bright, sea-lice toting chum salmon throughout the majority…
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