It’s contest time again! Pictured above is Elias Sisler. Elias is the son of Rick and Vilma Sisler, so he spends most of his time on site at Alaska West and Andros South, where we’re lucky to have the little dude around! Win Yourself a Free Alaska Salmon T-Shirt It’s quick and easy. Leave a…
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Grillos’ Quick Silver Popper
Background Andrew Grillos is an Alaska West alumnus, an Idylwilde Signature Tier, a Scott Fly Rods Pro Staffer, a Simms Guide Ambassador…and a guide based out of Seattle (you can contact him here). Silver salmon at Alaska West are incredibly plentiful and ridiculously aggressive, and you can catch them on all kinds of stuff. Andrew…
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Bonefish Shadow
One tip that anglers often hear to help with spotting bonefish is to ‘look for their shadows’. If you haven’t seen bonefish over a light-colored bottom before, the claim that you can sometimes ‘see their shadows better than you can see the fish’ might seem like a load of hooey. We just thought this very…
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Take Your Kids Fishing
We love going fishing with families with kids, and we do it all the time at our lodges in Alaska and the Bahamas. Fishing with families is incredibly rewarding for us. We love seeing the experiences kids and their relatives have together on the water. Fishing with kids is really fun, too. Family Fishing If…
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Bonefishing on Cloudy Days
Today we have a simple tip from Bruce Chard on bonefishing when the light is not so great. Bruce is a human encyclopedia of bonefishing knowledge, and he passes that knowledge on to guests each year at his very popular bonefishing schools at Andros South. Bonefishing on Cloudy Days Sight fishing for bonefish is very…
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Our Most Popular Guest Posts
We are really lucky to have over 100 great guests posts on our blog. Folks ranging from full-time writers to everyday anglers to cutting edge industry icons have been nice enough to write for us, and that’s pretty humbling. Today we give you the guests posts on our blog that have been viewed the most,…
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Look Ma, Both Hands!
Our friend Jeff Hickman is back today with a great article on why and how you should try spey casting. Jeff is a year-round swung fly steelhead guide and two-handed rod casting instructor in Oregon. You can find him at www.fishtheswing.com. Today’s piece is an adaptation of an article that Jeff wrote for Fly Fisherman…
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Chrome.
We like chrome steelhead, so we thought today we’d give you a picture of a chrome steelhead. More Steelhead Pictures Nice Fish, Kerry Nice Fish, Whitey Nice Fish, Dave
Be a Good Boat Buddy
When you’re in the boat poling for bonefish, one angler is on the bow, ready for the shot. The other angler is back in the boat, without a rod in his or her hand. But if you’re not the one on the bow, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s nap time – you can be a…
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Rainbow Trout Rig Roundup
We’ve added quite a few expert rainbow trout rigs to our blog over the past couple of months, so we figured it was time to round ’em up. Our expert rig roundups are some of the most popular pages on our web site. Basically, we give you a handy way to look through the approaches…
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