Most premium fishing pliers these days are built to withstand a lifetime of abuse (such as these, or these). However, it seems like we’re always scrounging around for replacement lanyard bungees to keep our pliers from falling into the drink. So, today we present you with a super clever way to make your own lanyard bungees,…
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Gear
Olympus TG-3 – A Great Camera for Anglers
Warning: This is not a super-technical review. Photography has become a big part of the fly fishing culture. Heck, there’s a lot of cool things to capture! Surprisingly enough, a question we get asked all the time at our lodges is ‘what camera would you recommend for fishing?’ While we love our big fancy DSLRs,…
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Stinger Mice
One of our favorite ways to fish for rainbow trout in our neck of the woods is with mouse patterns. What’s our favorite pattern? Basically anything with an up-riding stinger hook. Why? We’ll tell you. Many commercial mouse patterns available are tied on large, wide-gapped hooks designed for staying put in tough-mouthed critters like bass,…
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Airflo Releases Streamer Switch Lines
If you’re like us, and enjoy spey fishing for trout, you may have found it difficult to find the right spey line to match today’s trout-worthy switch and small spey rods. The development of shorter skagit-style heads such as the Airflo Skagit Switch or Rio Max Short have made loading modern switch and short spey rods…
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Simms Bone Flip – Why We Like Them
This spring, Simms released a new line of high-end flip flops called the Bone Flips. We picked up a pair and really liked them, and today we’re going to tell you why. South Andros is where flip flops go to die. Seriously, when our feet aren’t stuffed into flats boots, we generally wear flip flops during…
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The Hoh Bo Spey – Tying Instructions
Today we present you with tying instructions for a pattern that has become a staple wherever steelhead are found, the Hoh Bo Spey, designed by long time Deneki pal and spey casting extraordinaire, Charles St. Pierre. Charles has been stomping around the Pacific Northwest for a long time and lets just say, he knows what…
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Airflo Ridge Clear Tip Tropical Fly Line
This past season at Andros South, we spent a lot of time with Airflo’s latest clear tip fly line, the Ridge Clear Tip Tropical line. We really liked it, and today we’re going to tell you why. A Clear Tip That Actually Floats Appropriately named, the Ridge Clear Tip Tropical line is a fully floating fly…
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Kyle Shea’s Trout Swinging Rig
Today we’re back with another edition of our ‘Expert Rig‘ series of posts, where we highlight all the details (right down to the knot) on how the experts rig up. As a guide at Alaska West, Kyle Shea gets to fish for big leopard rainbows during his down time. His method of choice? Swinging flies with…
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Airflo Chard Tropical Punch Fly Line
In 2013 our buddy Bruce Chard took the flats fishing world by storm when he teemed up with the folks at Scientific Anglers to develop his Grand Slam fly line. In fact, it won Best in Show at the 2013 International Fly Tackle Dealer Show. We found the line’s ability to turn over big flies…
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Reel Weight – It’s All About Balance
When selecting the right reel for your rod, contrary to popular belief, lighter is not always better. Today’s rods and reels are lighter than ever, and many anglers fall into the trap of matching up the lightest rods and reels they can find in hopes that the rod will feel as light in the hand…
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