Today we’re starting a series of posts on Trout Food in Western Alaska. We’ll tell you about the major food sources that make up an Alaskan rainbow’s diet, and we’ll also show you some flies that can be used to imitate that food. The first food source that we’ll cover is arguably the most important…
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South Andros from Above
We were lucky enough this week to enjoy a visit from Louis Cahill to Andros South. Louis is a fishing fanatic who just happens to have more than 30 years’ professional experience with a camera. We”ll be seeing more of Louis’ photos over the next few months, but we’re kicking things off today with a…
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The Rio Manihaules
As Chile West travels further south, the Carretera Austral meets up with the Rio Manihuales (pronounced man-yee-hwal-ace and sometimes spelled Maniguales). Located midway between our Cisnes and Coyhaique destinations, the Rio Manihuales is another on our long roster of fishing possibilities. Starting from the confluence of the Rio Toqui and the out flow of Lago…
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The Dean in August – Your Quiver
Today we’re continuing our series on rods quivers – combinations of rods that you should bring to our fisheries at various times of year. August on our piece of the Dean represents the second half of our steelhead season. We fish the Dean for steelhead both below the canyon, and on the 3 miles of…
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FTC Disclosure
Late last year, the FTC decided that online publishers need to disclose any hidden interests or unspoken biases to their readers when they publish product reviews and/or recommendations. In the past couple of months the FTC’s guidelines have become a little more clear, so we’re devoting a day of airtime today to our Product Review…
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Big Runs
The Lower Dean River that we fish at BC West – the mile and a half section between the canyon and the river’s mouth – has some really big runs. The one pictured above is called Ross Island. Fishing the whole thing thoroughly will take you at least a couple of hours. It tends to…
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Fun Times with the Family
Why not take your family fishing this summer? More On Fishing with the Family Fishing with Kids Bryan Whiting’s Family Fishing Report from Alaska Why They Went
Relax.
If you’re cold today, or maybe feeling a little stressed, why not take 18 seconds out of your day and click play above? If you’re reading this in a newsletter or a reader, or you want to see the beach at Andros South in full HD glory, click here to view the clip on YouTube….
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Fly Fishing Web Directory
We’re happy to present our Fly Fishing Web Directory – a whole bunch of web sites that have to do with fly fishing. These listings are based on comments and emails that we’ve gotten from folks who want to have their sites listed here. If you’re a friend of ours and we missed you, we’re…
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The Rio Cisnes
Between La Junta and Coyhaique, a trip with Chile West typically spends a couple of days around Cisnes. One of the top fisheries in this area is, you guessed it, the Rio Cisnes. The Rio Cisnes covers a lot of ground and presents a ton of variety – read on! Located on route 25, approximately…
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