If you’ve spent much time on the water with serious photographers, chances are you’ve seen Pelican cases at work. Pelican cases are bombproof, and they’re simply the safest way to take electronics like cameras along on fishing trips. Here’s why. They’re waterproof 100% of the time. They’re dustproof 100% of the time. They protect your…
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Gear
Cotton Candy – The Old Standby
At Alaska West our guides are constantly pushing the envelope as it relates to fly design. Big, beautiful composite hackle king flies, innovative new mouse designs, dangerously articulated flesh flies and more are routinely born in our staff quarters next to the Kanektok River. On the other hand, there are some patterns that have produced…
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20 Incher by Idylwilde
During a trip with Chile West, our guests fish a whole bunch of different fly patterns that pretty much cover the world of trout fishing. From giant streamers to tiny dries, blunt terrestrials to imitative nymphs, we fish a lot in a typical trip and our fly boxes are evidence – they’re loaded! We’ve definitely…
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Reason #481 To Visit South Andros This Winter
In the middle of winter, sand feels pretty good in your toes. More on South Andros Dominoes Conch Salad Kalik
Try Fishing Smaller Hooks
For years the ‘standard’ hook sizes used in the pursuit of anadromous fish on swung flies were pretty darned big. 2/0 and 3/0 were ‘king hooks’ and 1/0 and 1 were ‘steelhead hooks’. In recent years many anglers we respect have been fishing hooks that are quite a bit smaller – 1 and 2 for…
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Get the Right Line for Your Spey Rod!
At Alaska West and BC West, we spend a lot of time chasing anadromous fish with two-handed rods. We see this situation all the time: Angler arrives in camp with new spey rod. Angler sets it up with the line that his or her buddy/mentor/favorite author/shop guy/rep/mother-in-law said would work well. Angler fishes it for…
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Simms Wading Staff Recall
Today we’re helping our friends at Simms Fishing Products get the word out on a voluntary recall of some of their wading staffs. If you’ve purchased a Simms wading staff this year, have a read below for more details. Simms Fishing Products 61 Evergreen Drive Bozeman, MT 59715 877-789-6555 SIMMS FISHING PRODUCTS RECALLS WADING STAFFS…
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Sage Xi3 Setup Winner
Congratulations to Rolf Wikén from Stockholm, Sweden! Rolf won our drawing for a Sage 890-4 Xi3 rod, a Sage 6080 reel and a Rio Tropical Clouser line, and the outfit is headed his way. Thanks to everyone who subscribed to our newsletter during the drawing. If your name’s not Rolf, don’t worry – we’ll continue…
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Scott Baker-McGarva’s Steelhead Rig
Scott Baker-McGarva is our head guide at BC West. He’s got a whole bunch of years under his belt chasing steelhead with two-handed rods. He’s an incredible caster and one fishy dude. Wouldn’t it be cool to see what gear he uses and how he rigs it when he fishes for steelhead on the Dean…
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Rio Tropical Clouser – Sage and Rio Drawing
OK, this is your last warning. One week from today, we’re doing a drawing from the list of folks who are signed up for our weekly newsletter. The lucky angler whose name we draw is going to get sent, at no charge – not even postage, a $1375 super-high-end bonefishing setup – a Sage 890-4…
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