Back in September we ran an introductory post with information about Ross’s new F1 reel – with video straight from the show floor at IFTD. Brad Befus gave us all kinds of detail about the design of the F1, and that was awesome…but last month we got to fish one on the flats of South…
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Gear
Don’t Wear a Red Shirt!
Some lessons you just have to learn yourself. On day 1 of Deneki FIBFest at Andros South last month, your fearless editor decided to sport a nice new red shirt that was really going to look good in hero shots. The problem? You have to catch a fish before you can take a hero shot….
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Classic Flies Work Too
True, at BC West we like fishing big burly modern patterns like the Wombat, Intruder variations and Silvey’s Tube Snake. Don’t forget, though – the fish don’t know that big flies are supposed to be cool now. Classic patterns like the General Practitioner, the Dean River Lantern and the Lady Caroline still deserve a place…
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Tying Flies for Andros Bonefish
Tom Larimer was one of our attendees at Andros FIBFest 2011 a couple of weeks back. Tom’s focused mainly on steelhead as his day job, and today he draws a very interesting parallel between steelhead and bonefish in the realm of fly design. Thanks for the thoughts, Tom! Be Creative One of my favorite elements…
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You’re Cleaning Your Boots, Right?
Aquatic invasive species like didymo and the New Zealand mud snail represent a serious threat to our fisheries. The best way to prevent the spread of these invasive species is to thoroughly clean your boots, waders and boat any time you move from one piece of water to another. Regardless of the material on the…
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Gear Review Roundup
We like fishing gear. We even like trying out new fishing gear and then writing what we think about it. Right now there are 229 posts about gear on our web site, and we often hear from folks that they’d like to see more. Not to worry – we’ve got a bunch in the works…
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Waterproof Backpacks for Wading
If you’re fishing in an environment where you’re on your own for more than a few minutes and deep wading might be involved, a true waterproof backpack is a really good idea. This is definitely the case at BC West on the Dean River. Many runs on the Dean can take an hour or more…
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Idylwilde Flies for Chile
Michael White is back today with another fly lineup. Having spent approximately 300 million days fishing for trout around the Southern Rockies, Whitey is a good guy to listen to when it comes to advice on trout flies. After he joined us on an epic trip to Chile West, we asked him for his top…
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Tube Flies – Advanced Rigging
Today we’ve got the last in our short series about tube flies and how to rig them. It’s a master class in adding weight, combining tubes, preventing leader abrasion and more. You’ve already learned about tube fly basics, the two standard rigging methods, and rigging tandem tubes, right? OK, well tune in as Eric Neufeld…
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Idylwilde Flies for South Andros
Look, we didn’t mean to have two posts in a row about Idylwilde flies. Somehow our Minister of Propaganda and our Triple Director of Alliances got their wires crossed – these things happen! So on with today’s post… Michael White is a friend of ours. He reps Idylwilde flies to finer fly shops in the Southern Rockies….
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