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Fly-out Fly Fishing: A Target Rich Environment
The Rapids Camp Fleet. If you're asking yourself, "where have I heard the phrase A Target Rich Environment?" It's from Top Gun. The 1986 cult classic movie finally has a...

Guide’s Corner: Rapids Camp Lodge Guide -Mike Petersen
Born in Minnesota, then raised in Montana, Mike Petersen made a home in Alaska thirteen years ago. Mike got into the outdoor industry as an avid angler and hunter by...

Fly Tying: Blue Suede Shoe
Tie, Instructions, Photos, and Write-up By Kevin Foley. The Blue Suede Shoe came about in early June 2015 after a day of fishing tributaries of the Susitna River in search...

Andros South Lodge: We have Lean Bars
Andros Sout Lodge Hells Bay Professional with a Lean Bar. We've been getting a lot of questions about our boats. We got new boats last year, and people have been...

Gear Review: First Cast, Sage R8 Core & Scott Centric
First Cast- Sage R8 Core and Scott Centric We had the pleasure of casting two newly released six-weight fly rods from two premiere fly rod companies, the Sage R8 Core...

Fly Tying: Tyler’s Big Pheasant Tail
Every fly angler has tied on a pheasant tail nymph at one time or another. If you have not, you should. The pheasant tail nymph is a fly that has...

Andros South Lodge: The Best of The Bahamas
On South Andros Island, land and water interlace with a vast network of mangrove cays, endless sandy flats, and winding creeks and channels that flow throughout the island, like the...

You’re Running Out of Prime Time at Alaska West Loge 2022
A King Salmon during a July Prime Week. Nope, it's not about Deion Sanders, but if he had to pick a week at Alaska West Lodge, this week would be...