As we mentioned on Friday, it’s trout time at Alaska West. Late July trout fishing rocks! If you’re headed to Alaska West to chase our legendary leopard rainbows, here are 5 flies that we think you should bring along. Idylwilde makes some pretty awesome trout flies – these are all available from your local Idylwilde…
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Gear
Sage Rods for the Dean
Earlier this week we heard from a guest who’s booked to chase steelhead with us at BC West on the Dean this summer. He said he’s got a bunch of Sage spey rods, and he wanted to know which he should bring along. In the course of that conversation, we realized that we’ve written reviews…
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The Agony of Deceit
We’re right in the middle of our summer seasons at Alaska West and BC West, and the guest posts from our friends are pouring in! Charles St. Pierre delivered our spey instruction program during our second week at Alaska West. He knows more about casting though – he’s one heck of an angler overall. Today…
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Sage TCX Switch Rod Review
Last year at IFTD we told you about Sage’s new line of TCX switch rods. We’ve finally gotten enough time in fishing one that we feel competent to write up a review. The past few weeks we fished the 8119-4 TCX a whole bunch at Alaska West, and guess what – we’re in love. About…
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How to Stop a Train
Brian Niska is just back from hosting a week of chinook salmon fishing at BC West. While on site at the lodge, he sent over a summary of the rig he uses to (attempt to) subdue the chrome sea monsters otherwise known as Dean River Chinooks. How to Stop a Train While the comparison of…
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Chinook Flies for the Dean
Brian Niska is on site at BC West this week, chasing chinooks with an intrepid group of anglers. They arrived on Saturday, and Brian immediately sat down and sent us a write up on the flies he’ll be fishing during his trip. Thanks, Brian! Chinook Flies for the Dean River It’s 10:30 pm here on…
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Sage VXP Review
Last month we spent some time fishing a Sage 790-4 VXP at Andros South. Guess what – we liked it! We generally don’t publish reviews of products we don’t like – you can read more about how we review products in our Product Review Policy and FTC Disclosure. Background – Rods for South Andros Our…
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Loaded Up
Somebody did a darned fine job tying flies in preparation for their trip to Andros South. Nice work, Bjorn! More on Bonefish Flies Veverka’s Mantis Shrimp – Bob Veverka Tells Us About It! Big Flies and Rubber Legs Tom Larimer on Tying for South Andros
Aquapac Phone Case Review
Over the past couple of weeks came across a nifty piece of gear that we think you should own if you ever take your cell phone near water. It’s a simple, well-designed waterproof case made by Aquapac. It’s easy to carry around, and using your phone while it’s in the case – especially with a…
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Lake Fishing with Switch Rods
We’ve got our fourth of four videos today in our mini-series of videos on lake fishing. After getting an introduction to fly fishing on lakes, some tips on lake fishing with a tough backcast, and a look at fly selection for lake fishing, now we get to learn about using switch rods on lakes. In…
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