Everything took a turn for the better as we came out of the biggest heat wave ever to hit Canada. Photos: Gary Berenson, Paul Reid The river began to cool and the steelhead resumed their migration up the Dean. We may be able to attribute this to the steelhead karma of David and Dan Higman…
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Fly Fishing Retailer – We’ll Keep You Posted
Standing around, talking about gear – it’s what FFR is all about. Photo: Cameron Miller Each year during the fall, fly fishing equipment manufacturers, reps, distributors and dealers gather in Denver for Fly Fishing Retailer. ‘FFR’ is a 3-day industry trade show that serves as the launch pad for pretty darned near all new equipment…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 31 – August 7
August arrived along with our week 8 guests and more silvers than most people know what to do with. Photo: Cameron Miller Guys like Keith Blue, George Latuda, Steve Welk and his sons Cy and Joe, Ross Beatty, Mac Beatty and Bruce Chard all know how good the fishing can be this week and once…
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Rick Allen’s Alaska West Trip Report
Rick takes it all in on the K-tok. Photos in this post by Brian Niska, Al Huger, Cameron Miller and Rick Allen. Rob Russell, a friend of Alaska West, told a friend of his, Rick Allen, that Rick should check out Alaska West this summer. Rick followed Rob’s advice, and Rick’s attached trip report is…
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Wading Boot Roundup
A lot of old wading boots are still in use. Photo: Ric Fogel/Sportfolio A couple of weeks back we asked you about your wading boots. With recent news about aquatic invasive species, we wanted to know what kind of soles you’re using on your boots, and why. We got a really wide range of responses…
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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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BC West Fishing Report: July 25 – August 1
This week will go down in history – unfortunately not for the great fishing. Photos: Jim Zawadski, Paul Reid This was the week the all time temperature record was set for all of Canada! Best part was it was set right here in our neighborhood – 104 degrees was recorded at the Bella Coola airport…
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Ask The Experts
Don’t worry these guys aren’t our experts. Wait, actually one of them is. Photo: Tyler Covich Many of the most popular posts on our blog are those in which the best of the best in fly fishing give input and advice to the rest of us. We’re a little slow sometimes, but we noticed a…
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