We’re thrilled to announce our Women’s Bonefishing School at Andros South, from January 5th to the 12th, 2013! Building on the success of our very popular Bonefishing School program, our Women’s School will be co-hosted by Kara Armano and Bruce Chard. You’ll get hands-on instruction from the best in the business, plenty of time on…
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Scott King Rod Re-Review
Welcome to the fourth out of four reviews of spey rods designed for king salmon fishing. During the first week of our season at BC West this year, we built ourselves up a little quiver of big boy rods and fished them, just so we can tell you all about them. Well, actually we had…
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The Art of Alaska West Guide Jim Palmersheim
Most of our past and current Alaska West guests know Jim Palmersheim as a super-mellow, very friendly, mega-fishy guy who’s not above handing you a hot, riverine cup of French-pressed espresso mid-swing. All true. What you might not know—probably because Jim’s far too humble to talk about himself—is that he’s a world-class pastel artist when…
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Fact: Kings Aren’t Always as Deep as You Think.
We’re lucky enough to fish with a ton of born dredgers in our camps each season — excellent sticks from NorCal, Oregon, Washington, B.C. and beyond — who know how to get a fly deep and keep it there. What tends to blow their minds, however, is that our fish aren’t always as deep as…
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BC West Fishing Report: July 21 – 28
Our 5th group of the year once again included a stable of regulars as well as a couple of new Dean River first-timers. With the weather cooling off significantly, the river continued its summer drop and clarity improved almost too much. The last few summer Chinooks arrived as well as more and more Steelhead. Our inter-tidal zone fishing…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 20 – 27
Week 6 is a special time at Alaska West. The salmon have begun to spawn, the Silvers have made their appearance in the river, and old friends have returned to explore waters new to both us and them. This year’s Week 6 was full of fun and excitement. The last few days of King Salmon season fell within…
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New Cold Weather Gear from Simms
We got a peek last week at some new gear that Simms is shipping this fall, courtesy of our friendly local Simms rep. We really liked a few of the items, so we thought we’d tell you about them! They’re all headed to your friendly local Simms dealer on or about August 1st. Guide Windstopper…
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Tasty.
Louis Cahill fishes the very tasty-looking Slide run on the Lower Dean – right about a mile from the salt. More on BC West We Like Them Bright BC West Mini-Gallery Dean Chinooks – Top Posts
Rigging up for Bonefishing
Already thinking about getting ready for a bonefishing trip this fall? Perfect – here are our top 5 posts on rigging for bonefishing. You’re welcome. Rigging up for Bonefishing – Top Posts Flats Leader Construction Video – Bruce Chard gives a master class. Bonefish Backing Poll – You tell us which backing you use and why. Non-Slip…
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Pieroway Metal Detector King Rod Review
Today our series of king salmon spey rod reviews marches on! You can read the background on this series here, and you can also check out the first two reviews in the series – the ECHO King and the Sage 10130-4 ONE. Last month Brian Niska wrote up a really detailed article for us about…
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