When you’re fishing Dodum Creek with Torrie, doubles happen…a lot. More on South Andros South Andros Introduction Our Bonefish Lots of Wading
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Share Your Best Travel Tips
Well, it’s that time of year! Although there are plenty of great winter fishing destinations, the fact is the majority of ‘angling travel’ in the world takes place over the next three or four months. For most of us the ‘angling’ part is a lot more enjoyable than the actual ‘travel’ part. So let’s help…
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Quad.
Our silver salmon fishery at Alaska West is very numbers-oriented. Doubles are very, very common. We think it’s pretty cool, though, when a family – like the Whitings pictured above – pulls off a quad. From the looks on their faces they seem to agree! More on Silver Salmon at Alaska West It’s the Best…
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Land Your Fly Close to Big Bonefish
One evening last month at Andros South, the conversation at the tiki bar turned to…you’ll never guess… bonefishing. Our guide Torrie Bevans had swung by to chat, and a couple of anglers asked his thoughts on how to increase your chances with very big bonefish. Torrie had a pretty interesting observation about ‘leading’ bigger fish….
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4 Good Articles from Midcurrent
If you like to fly fish and you own a computer, you’ve probably heard of Midcurrent. Today we’re just passing on 4 recent articles from Midcurrent that we enjoyed – and that do a great job showing the breadth of stuff available over there. Kirk Deeter writes about ‘Going to the Water Songs’. Brian Grossenbacher…
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King Flies – Size Does Matter
Jeff Hickman is a two-handed rod steelhead guide from Oregon who owns Fish The Swing LLC. He is a signature Idylwilde flies tier and Deneki veteran who will be joining us again this season to guide kings at Alaska West. Here is a quick little tip from Jeff about fly selection when targeting Chinook salmon. Size Matters It seems…
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Bonefish
One reason we love Louis Cahill‘s pictures is that he shows us things that we’ve seen a lot, but from very different angles. More Pictures from Louis Tailing Bonefish Skiff Angler Bonefish Shadow
Sage ONE Rod Review – Bonefishing
Introduction Sage introduced the ONE rod series last year as a replacement for their venerable Z-Axis series. We’ve spent a bunch of time fishing ONE rods on South Andros, from pre-production 7 weights to the right-up-the-middle 890-4, to the borderline-for-bonefishing 691-4. We’ve had a ton of fun fishing these rods on the flats, so we…
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Trout Snacks.
If our rainbow trout didn’t snack so much, they wouldn’t be so darned fat. More on Trout at Alaska West All About Alaskan Trout J.E.B. Hall’s Sculpin Rig When to Go Trout Fishing in Alaska
No Felt Soles in Alaska – Reminder
Just a friendly reminder to those of you headed to Alaska to fish this summer – felt soles are banned in Alaska starting this year. Make sure you bring, or have access to, rubber-soled wading boots. If you’re headed to Alaska West, we’ve got you covered with a fleet of rubber-soled boots that will be…
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