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West to West Rainbows
Alaska West Lodge veteran guide and all-around good guy Ben "Big Country" West is big on fly fishing. He works hard and fishes even harder. Ben truly appreciates trout, and...

Veteran’s Day
Thank you, Veterans. Thank you to all our Veterans, present, past, and future. It is through your most selfless act of taking the oath to serve that our great country...

Fly Tying: Sculpin Munker
Sculpin Munker Today's fly instruction comes to us from Alex Belonga with Straits On the Fly, Custom Flies. A proud Yooper from St. Ignace, Michigan, a beautiful harbor town on...

Gear Review: Simms ExStream Hooded Jacket
Simms ExStream Hooded Jacket. Photo: simmsfishing.com For many of us in the Northern Hemisphere, we're entering a punishing stretch of cold and darkness. For the diehard fly anglers, you're dying...

Andros South Lodge: Week One
There’s not much better than a lodge full of friends. We had a great opening week at Andros South with nearly impeccable weather. The light west winds & minimal clouds...

Hot Topic: Fish Handling
www.keepfishwet.org When it comes to fishing, particularly fly fishing, one of the biggest issues is fish handling. Fish mortality is a sensitive topic. We didn't use the word "controversial" intentionally...

Fly Tying: Metal Detector
Hello! It's November, and you know what that means... It's the holiday season. Lights are going up, Christmas shopping, and the Hallmark Channel Movie Marathons have begun. All That said,...

Andros South Lodge: Opening Week
For a lot of us, it's Halloween this weekend. For a fortunate few, instead of seeing bones on skeletons, ghosts, and goblins, the only bones they'll be seeing are the...