Your fearless editor was a guest on the Fish Schtick podcast earlier this week, and it was a ton of fun. Here’s what the Fish Schtick is all about, in the words of its producers– “An audio journal highlighting fishing and the fly-fishing world. Hosts: Teeg Stouffer, Brian Bennett, Michael Mauro and weekly guests. We…
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Oh My.
We recently came across another picture of our friend Jason and the rather ludicrous Chinook/king/giganto salmon with which he had a pretty favorable encounter at BC West on the Dean River a couple of years back. Chinooks this size on the Dean get hooked fairly regularly by fly anglers, but landing them is another story…
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Fishing in Chile Looks Cool
Here’s one of the great things about fishing in Chile. This is just a shot of an angler looking at classic piece of trout water, but the rocks look cool, the ferns look cool, the lupines look cool…it’s just cool down there! More on What Makes Chile Cool Emperador Guillermo Cool Chilean Rivers Beer!
Reschedule for Any Reason at Andros South
We often hear from people who are considering going bonefishing that they’d love to plan a trip, if only they knew in advance that the weather was going to be decent. Our thought to ourselves at that point is typically “the weather is almost always decent on South Andros anyhow”…but we understand the concern, particularly…
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Mr. Hankey
Jeff Hickman knows rainbow trout. He spent a bunch of years guiding at Alaska West, and during that time he came up with a really popular mouse pattern called Mr. Hankey that’s now available from Idylwilde. Jeff now combines his Larimer Outfitters guiding with conservation work with the Sierra Club’s Hunter and Angler Heritage Program. He…
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Rodeo.
Just another bent-rod, cross-lined silver salmon rodeo at Alaska West. More on Silver Salmon at Alaska West Video on Silver Salmon Fly Selection 6 Ways to Catch More of ‘Em They Jump Lots
Our Team in Chile is Just Fine.
Thanks so much to everyone who has expressed concern about our team at Chile West in the aftermath of Saturday’s earthquake. We’re thrilled to report that we’re just fine – there was no damage at all in the area where we operate. In fact, our team didn’t even feel a rumble. Once things get sorted…
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Andros South Fishing Report – February 2010
February started off on a good note as Tom Sharkey and Jim Connell were staying with us for another 7 days! Photo: Chris Miller More merriment and good laughs would be on the horizon for the week to come. Joining Tom and Jim was the group from Anglers All out of Denver, Co. Gary Thompson…
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Veverka’s Mantis Shrimp – From Its Creator
One of our go-to flies on South Andros Island has always been Bob Veverka’s Mantis Shrimp. We were pretty excited a couple of weeks ago when we got a response to one of our email newsletters from…Bob Veverka. We immediately began twisting Bob’s arm for some information about the design and construction of his fly,…
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Another Reason to Fish in the Bahamas
There’s some incredible fishing offshore, and when it’s calm in the blue water there’s nothing like it. Just so you know, this picture was taken 45 minutes offshore in 6,000 feet of water. Yup, really. More On Offshore Fishing at Andros South Offshore Fly Fishing Gear Our Boat is Really Nice Top 7 Tips –…
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