Hi there. I’m a leopard rainbow trout. I live in the Kanektok River in Southwest Alaska. Let me tell you a little about myself. I’m not as big as lots of my brothers and sisters, but I’ve definitely got the family’s typical pink cheeks and mega-spots. I like hanging out on shelves and dropoffs, around…
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Fly Wallets
Thanks to Bill Lenehan for another cool guest post about useful fishing gear that you might not find at your local shop. Bill’s last post told us all about Kelly Kettles. Today, it’s worm wallets for big flies. Want to write a guest post for us? Great! Drop us a line. Worm Wallets! Intruders, Skagit…
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Back to the Flat
Andy Bowen, proud owner of Cohutta Fishing Company in North Georgia, is one of those guys who knows how awesome the fishing is on South Andros Island between October and February. He was part of the Bruce Chard Bonefishing School group at the lodge this last week, and those folks had some pretty epic fishing….
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Belly – More on Mending Line
It’s time for part 2 in our series about mending your fly line. Today it’s all about ‘belly’! Fly Line ‘Belly’ and Mending We have talked about the word ‘mend’ and its meaning. So now that we know that the mend will affect the presentation of the fly, let’s talk about ‘belly’. Belly can be explained…
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Tying Confidence Flies
Today we continue our great run of guest posts, with an article on tying ‘confidence flies’ from Dan Huff, the guy behind Angling Obsession. Angling Obsession is a blog focused on fishing the Great Lakes, where trout, salmon, and steelhead provide opportunity for fishing adventure 365 days a year. Thanks Dan – we’re headed to…
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Louis Strikes Again
You’ve seen a bunch of Louis Cahill‘s pictures on our blog. He’s been to Andros South a couple of times and has loaded us up with a whole bunch of awesome shots. Louis visited Alaska West this past August and we’re the lucky recipients of a giant batch of new pictures from Alaska. Today, just…
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Almost Got Him…
Bruce Chard gets one close, on another beautiful day on South Andros Island. More Bonefish Pictures by Louis Not Your Typical Hero Shot Cover of Bonefish Magazine Bonefish Underwater
Is it the Fly?
Thanks to Beau Purvis for today’s post on confidence, fly selection and more, all told through the lens of steelhead fishing on the Dean. Beau’s a super photographer – we’ve covered his stuff our our site before. Today, though, flies and confidence! Thanks, Beau. Is It The Fly? The other day I was reading my…
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Mending Line
Today we’re starting a mini-series of posts on mending your fly line. We’re starting at the very beginning, a very good place to start, with a simple explanation of what mending is all about. More mending advice to come! Thanks to Chris Price, our manager at Chile West, for even more great fly fishing tips….
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Fishing in Alaska is Fun.
This picture was taken in front of the lounge tent at Alaska West, on the tail end of one of our late August weeks in 2010. See how the guys in this picture seem to be having fun? That’s because they are. More on Alaska West Our Fishery One of the Coolest Hero Shots Ever…
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