We’ve been beating the drum lately about the fact that flies that imitate salmon parts work really well when targeting rainbow trout in Western Alaska. We’ve also mentioned that dead drifts aren’t that important, but getting your fly down is. In the process of going through the 1,273,489 pictures from our summer season at Alaska…
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Steelhead Hangdown Eats
It’s one of the toughest situations in steelheading, but it happens quite a lot. Most often it’s early or late in the day, and light is relatively low. Feeling safe, a steelhead tucks himself in right against the bank. You make a long cast (because even though the fish are in tight, that’s what we…
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Bonefish House
Just like us humans, bonefish can live in lots of different places. This spot, however, is prime real estate. Why? Sparse mangroves. Deep water close by. Point to collect food. Good sun. And it just looks really fishy. More on Bonefish Catching Your First Bonefish How to Catch Bonefish How Many Can You Count?
What’s Your Favorite Conservation Organization?
One of the great things about the fly fishing community is that most of us care a lot about rivers, lakes, oceans and their surrounding ecosystems. We want to make sure that our favorite fisheries stay healthy (or get healthier!) – for our own enjoyment and the enjoyment of future generations, but also just because…
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More Reasons to Visit Andros South
Yes, we open at Andros South next month, and yes, we’re pretty fired up about that. Yes, we’ve got an incredible fishery, the best guides in the business and a super cool facility – but we thought we’d take this opportunity to give a little reminder about 4 unusual and pretty awesome policies that we’ve…
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Bent Rods Coming Soon
A month from now we’re back to chasing bonefish on South Andros Island. There are few things prettier than a bent fly rod, and there’s gonna be a whole bunch of rod bending happening down there real soon. More on Andros South Our Crazy Rescheduling Policy South Andros Photo Gallery Cool Weather Bonefish
Abel Pliers
After quite a few years of hearing good things about Abel’s fly fishing pliers at our lodges, we decided to buy a pair and try them out. We liked them a lot. Abel’s pliers aren’t cheap. We got the least-expensive option – Model #2, the smaller size, in black. They’ll cost you $130. You can…
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Getting In and Out of a Jet Boat
It seems pretty simple, but bad things can happen when people get in and out of boats carelessly! What’s the most common cause of broken rods at Alaska West? Anglers losing their balance on the way into a boat, resulting in errant boots impacting rods. By far. What’s the most common cause of (thankfully minor)…
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Waterfalls
We see a lot of cool stuff at Chile West. We see a lot of waterfalls at Chile West – maybe 100 in the course of a trip. This one on the upper Rio Palena is one of our favorites. It might be the smallest but it certainly has character! More Cool Stuff from Chile…
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Tents? Cabins? Tent Cabins!
Pictured above is an ‘angler house’ at Alaska West. This is where our guests stay when they spend a week fishing with us. Is it a tent? Is it a cabin? We don’t know, so we call them ‘tent cabins’. Here are some things to like about our tent cabins. Daily housekeeping – they’re really…
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