Sorry, no product photo since the lines aren’t out yet. Here’s a guy casting! Photo: Cameron Miller Introduction and Warning This is a somewhat dorky, technical post about Rio’s new Skagit Flight, a shooting head for spey fishing. If you don’t care about spey fishing and would rather look at pictures of fish, click here….
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Camp Dogs
Rock entering water, prior to chase by Lab. Photo: Cameron Miller We love our Alaska West camp dogs. All photos by Cameron Miller. More Fun At Alaska West Facial Hair Wildlife On The Kanektok Shore Lunch
More On Fish Pictures
Hmmm, that might be an unclipped hatchery fish. Photo: Ed Sozinho A few months back we ran a post by our Cameron Miller, our resident photographer at Alaska West, called Taking The Perfect Hero Shot – 13 Tips. That post has been one of our most popular this year, and we’ve heard from a bunch…
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Trout Fishing: Streamers From A Boat – 6 Tips
A by-product of bank bangin’. At Chile West, we often fish out of a raft on moving water. One of the techniques we like to use is called “bangin’ the banks”. Whether you’re using a streamer or a dry fly, it’s an effective technique and a fast-moving game, like a shooting gallery on the move….
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Bonefish and Tarpon Trust Week at Andros South
Learn about me, catch me, and help those who are helping me. Photo: rustychinnisimages.com We are pleased to announce a special Bonefish and Tarpon Trust week at Andros South this December. Guests will have the opportunity to learn from the leading minds in the bonefishing world, and a donation will be made on behalf of…
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Late Season At Alaska West – 5 Reasons We Love It
Clownin’ around in late August. Photo: Cameron Miller Our season at Alaska West runs from the second week of June through the first week of September. The last couple of weeks of the season – from mid-August just into September – are what we’d call the late season. Here are 5 reasons that we love…
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The Best Time To Go Bonefishing
This could be May, or October, or February. We operate three fly fishing lodges in different parts of the world. When we’re talking with a potential guest who’s interested in a trip with us, we’re frequently asked the question, “When’s the best time to go?” At most of our operations, that question will be answered…
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Northwest Trees
Photo: Greg Thomas Warning: this post is about another post about a book about trees. Here’s why we think you might care about a book about Northwest Trees, which you’ll be surprised to learn is a book about trees in the northwest. Lots of people who like to fly fish find themselves in the Northwest…
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Chris Price’s Streamer Rig
Some burly bugs. Photo: Chris Price When we’re fishing larger water for larger fish at Chile West, one of our favorite techniques is bangin’ the banks – covering lots of water in rapid-fire fashion with a streamer. Nobody knows our fishing in Southern Chile better than Chris Price, our manager at Chile West. Chris lives…
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Skagit Master Is Out!
Besides learning to tie it, you’ll learn how to cast it. Photo: Jeff Mishler Back in July we told you about Skagit Master, a film in production about Ed Ward – Skagit casting pioneer, spey Zen master, anadromous Jedi Knight, our head guide at Alaska West – and his approach to spey fishing. Ed and…
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