Backing bulges are bad. If you’re chasing big fish, make sure you wind your backing on tight. King salmon, and Dean River steelhead, and dorado, and tarpon can pull really hard. If your backing isn’t wound on tight, the force of a fish’s run can cause the outer layers of backing to pull through loosely-wound…
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Wading for Bonefish – 5 Tips
Whitey wades well. OK, you’ve decided that you’re going to chase some bonefish on foot. Want to make sure you actually catch one? Here are 5 ways to improve your chances. Walk quietly. Bonefish sense noise and vibration from a long way away. If you’re on a flat with a hard bottom, step softly –…
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Entomology in Chile
A little spooky maybe? Photo: Chris Price Southern Chile showcases Mother Nature at her finest, and sometimes her most bizarre. In the course of a fishing trip at Chile West, we find a multitude of insect life on the river. Aquatic insects such as stoneflies, caddisflies, damselflies, dragonflies, craneflies, mayflies and midges make up the…
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Poling for Bonefish
Poling in the West Side mangroves. Photo: rustychinnisimages.com Last week we covered wading for bonefish. Today we’re here to chat about poling. Compared to wading, poling is much more of a team effort. With an angler standing at the ready on the bow of the boat, the guide stands on the stern (hopefully on a…
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Reels For Bonefishing – 5 Things To Look For
Your most important piece of gear on the flats. Photo: Ric Fogel/Sportfolio Let’s face it – in an awful lot of angling situations, your reel is just a line holder. We love freshwater fish like fat rainbow trout, but the fact is that most (not all!) freshwater fish can be controlled just fine with a…
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Trout Fishing: Swinging Flies
Trevor, fixin’ to swing. Photo: Chris Price When trout fishing, the environment is an ever-changing world and versatility in fishing methods is advantageous to the success of an angler. One of the many techniques that we use to target trout at Chile West is to swing flies. When wade fishing is available, this method can…
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Wading for Bonefish
Torrie and Ramsey found one. Photo: Ric Fogel/Sportfolio At Andros South and most other bonefishing destinations out there, there are two distinct ways to target bonefish – wading and poling. Today’s topic is wading for bonefish. Wading for bonefish is pretty simple at its core – you’re on foot, walking on a shallow tidal flat,…
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Learning To Fly Fish
Non-experts having fun, learning to fly fish. Photo: Cameron Miller At Deneki Outdoors, our lodges are totally focused on providing a fly fishing experience that’s second to none. Does that mean that you need to be an expert to fish with us? Heck no. Three of our four lodges are great places to learn how…
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George Cook on Sinktip Selection Through A King Season
Hey, George caught one! Photo: Cameron Miller George Cook is one of the pioneers of spey fishing for king salmon in the Northwest, and he’s one of our best-in-the-business spey instructors during our king season at Alaska West.George has shared with us a bunch about his philosophy of king fishing in the past, and today…
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Trout Fishing: Dry Fly Techniques – Work Your Way Upstream
“Land it 4 inches to the left of that fern over there. The green one.” Photo: Trevor Covich Whether you’re in Chile or Montana, when dry fly fishing from shore or wading, the best approach, if possible, is to start in the ‘tailout’ and work your way up the pool. Fish are almost always facing…
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