This is not the first time we’ve run a post about why and how to practice casting before your trip. That’s because we think it’s a great idea to … practice your casting before your trip. Today’s guest post comes from the Steve and the folks at Fly Fishing Lessons tv. Thanks, gentlemen. Make sure…
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Guest Posts
Friends and Family
The best part of being in the fishing lodge business is, without a doubt, the ‘people’ experiences that we get to share with our guests. Long time Andros South guest Andy Dober wrote today’s amazing people story from Andros South. It’s a good one – read on. Thank you, Andy! Friends and Family It’s January…
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South Andros Bonefishing Getting Even Better
We’ve always said that our business is built, first and foremost, on the finest fisheries in the world. Really remote, really productive fisheries are hard to come by, and we are incredibly fortunate to spend our lives on three of the best. Bruce Chard is one of a bunch of long-time guests at Andros South…
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Want to Write a Guest Post for Us?
We love running quality guest posts on our blog – we’ve run 126 of them so far. They’re a great way for us to share great content with our readers, and also a great way for you to get your content in front of our readers. If you’d like to submit a guest post for…
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Baker’s Dozen to Bring on Your Trip
We’re in the business of hosting anglers in remote places, and the more prepared our guests can be, the better! That’s why we were thrilled when Alaska West angler and blog contributor Bill Lenehan sent us this very well thought out list of 13 things you should bring on your trip, none of which are…
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ECHO Gecko Rod Review
Bill Lenehan is a long term friend of our blog as both a reader and a contributor. We’re happy to say that he’s now also a guests of ours, having joined us at Alaska West for some king fishing this summer. After seeing our post last week asking (more like telling) you to take a…
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Pacific Salmon Feeding in Fresh Water?
Pacific salmon don’t feed in fresh water – everybody knows that, right? Wrong. Brian Morrison, fisheries biologist and author of several recent posts on fish lifecycles in Western Alaska, is back today to tell us about some recent research findings that prove conventional wisdom wrong. Read on. Salmon Feeding in Fresh Water? Many anglers have…
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Coho Salmon Lifecycles
Over the last couple of months we’ve run a couple of really well-received posts from Alaska West guest and fisheries biologist Brian Morrison – on the lifecycles of rainbow trout in Western Alaska, and chinook salmon everywhere. Today we wrap up the mini-series with some facts from Brian on another favorite of ours, the coho…
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BC West Report from Steven Brutger
We love it when our guests take the time to write up their experiences at our lodges. Steven Brutger joined us at BC West this year, and apparently he liked it! Thanks for the great account, Steven! The Dean- An Account from a Wyoming Trout Fisherman It’s 11:30am on a Friday and I’m sitting at…
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Western Alaska Trout Lifecycles
We were thrilled when Brian Morrison – Alaska West guest and fisheries biologist – volunteered to put together a series of articles for us about the science behind some of the fish we’re so lucky to chase in Alaska. We think Brian’s insights are really interesting and hope you will too. Thanks, Brian! Western Alaska…
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