As you may have heard from us a couple of times recently, our blog just turned 1 year old. Right around 10,000 people are checking us out each month right now – we’d never have thought it, and we really appreciate the opportunity to give you a little dose of fishing in your day! We…
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Just A Cool Chilean Landscape
You’ll see this on day 5 of your typical trip to Chile West. More On Chile West Week-Long Trips At Chile West The Rio Rosselot Pisco Sour
Simms Headwaters Reel Briefcase Review
We got really good feedback on our first video blog post last weekend, so we’re going to make a go of the video thing! Thanks to everyone who got in touch. Today we present a review of the Simms Headwaters Reel Briefcase. This is a simple, well-designed reel case that’s big enough to hold the…
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South Andros Critters
Besides bonefish, there are a bunch of other cool critters that call South Andros home. Photos: Rick Sisler Don’t worry – none of our guests has ever gotten bitten by a crab, or a frog, or a spider, …or a butterfly. More On South Andros Bonefish Pictures Rum And Tonic Fly Fishing For Sharks
10 Fly Fishing Gifts Under $50
Yes, anglers can ask for gifts that aren’t $700 fly rods. Yes, people shopping for anglers can find gifts that aren’t $600 fly reels. Here’s our Top 10 list of Fly Fishing Gifts Under $50. Happy Holidays! Bug Slinger Microfiber T-Shirt – $39.95. Great for the younger angler – a hip design in a lightweight…
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Andros South Fishing Report – November 2009
November started out strong with fine weather and great fishing. Photo: Andros South Staff The first guests to be welcomed to Andros South in November were Wayne Walts, Peter Viau, Fritz Parker and Donovan Pieterse whom have all fished with us before at Andros South and Alaska West. Wayne will be joining us again in…
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Smith Ignitor Lens – A Great Choice for the Flats
In our coverage from Fly Fishing Retailer in Denver this year, one new product that we were intrigued by was the Ingnitor lens from Smith Optics. Having been popular in the ski goggle world for flat light conditions, Smith brought this lens to their fishing lineup this year. We said we’d give them a try…
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Most Read Posts From Our First Year
Drake is very excited to have made the Top 10. Photo: Cameron Miller Our little blog turned 1 year old last week. We figured that this was a great opportunity to look back at which of our posts were read the most in our first year. Some are content-rich, and others are, frankly, a little…
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Dolly Varden
A really fishy dude and a really chrome Dolly. Photo: Cameron Miller Besides the salmon and the leopard rainbows that we target at Alaska West, we have a whole lot of fun fishing for Dolly Varden. Dolly Varden and Arctic Char are really closely related in our part of Alaska. So closely related, in fact,…
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Just Another Cool Action Shot
Get in my net! Photo: Cameron Miller When the silvers are around at Alaska West, there’s quite a bit of action to document. Cameron Miller does it again – angler fights fish and guide nets fish. Chances are it wasn’t their first that day. More Cool Alaska Fishing Pictures Chums Underwater Cool Pictures From Alaska…
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