Yeah, we’re right in the middle of our Bruce Chard permit fly presentation series, but that’s not going to keep us from running a great little nugget of a bonefishing tip from Bruce. Dive Like a Shrimp If you’re a little shrimp on a white sandy flat and you see a bonefish coming along, you…
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Guest Posts
Permit Fly Presentation – Feeding Fish
Last week we started a short series of posts featuring Bruce Chard’s incredible knowledge of how to present flies to permit. Today we’re diving deep, and the topic is presenting a fly to a feeding permit. Feeding Permit – Presenting Flies If you come across a feeding permit, recognize that right away. Usually that calls…
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Permit Fly Presentation – Introduction
We’re starting a little series of posts today on presenting flies to permit! Here’s the background. Your fearless editor said to Bruce Chard, Permit Whisperer, the other day, “Hey Bruce, we should do a post on the difference between presenting flies to bonefish and presenting flies to permit.” 45 minutes later the graduate level lecture…
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Bonefishing and Stream Fishing Wrap Up
Today we’re wrapping up Michael Gracie’s 3-part mini-series on bonefishing and trout fishing. Need to catch up? Here’s part 1 and here’s part 2. Thanks for the great insights, Michael! It’s All About the Presentation…I Mean Casting…No, Presentation. Just Cast! “Fly fishing is all about presentation.” – Anonymous, Omnipresent Fly Angler Unfortunately, that wisdom doesn’t…
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More on Bonefishing and Stream Fishing
Last week we started a 3-part series of guest posts by Michael Gracie. The topic is how bonefishing improves your stream fishing, and part one was all about situational awareness. Today the fun continues – read on! Reading is Fundamental – We’re Talking Water, not Penguin Classics You are marching down this creek flat, when…
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How Bonefishing Can Improve Your Day on the Stream
Today we’re kicking off a 3-part series of guest posts from our friend Michael Gracie. He’s the man behind michaelgracie.com, a veteran of FIBFest at Andros South, and a guy who thinks about angling more than your average bear. Like he’s thought about how bonefishing improves your other fishing, and that’s what this series is…
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Louis Cahill’s Camera Rig
We’ve posted a lot of expert rigs on our blog – detailed descriptions of how some of the best anglers in the world set themselves up to chase fish in different parts of the world. In fact, two of the most popular pages on our site are our steelhead rig roundup and our king rig…
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Traveling with Spey Rods
Tom Larimer just got back from hosting a week at BC West on the Dean River. Since spey rods and travel were at the top of his mind, he put together some tips for us those two topics. Thanks Tom. Spey Rods and Bazuka Tubes Traveling with two-handed rods and fishing gear from the “Lower…
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Ode to Mr. Chum
Tom Larimer hosted one of our spey instruction weeks at Alaska West this summer, and on his way home he wrote up a couple of guest posts for us. Today’s is all about the awesome chum salmon. Thanks Tom! Ode to the Chum Salmon While Mr. King, Mr. Rainbow and Mr. Silver are the reasons…
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The Agony of Deceit
We’re right in the middle of our summer seasons at Alaska West and BC West, and the guest posts from our friends are pouring in! Charles St. Pierre delivered our spey instruction program during our second week at Alaska West. He knows more about casting though – he’s one heck of an angler overall. Today…
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