Congratulations to our own Kara Knight for placing second in the women’s division of this year’s Spey-O-Rama World Spey Casting Championship. Kara also boosted this year’s longest cast among the women’s division, a left handed single spey measuring out at 133 feet. Wow. Good work Kara, we’re proud of you. More on Spey Casting 9…
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Spey TV
If you’ve been following our blog for some time, you’re well aware that we really enjoy spey fishing at our lodges in Alaska and British Columbia. That’s why we were really excited when we heard that our good buddy George Cook and Erik Johnson were going to be launching SPEY TV, a web series of…
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Pebble Mine Update
The effort to save Bristol Bay from the threat of the proposed Pebble Mine has certainly made some huge progress over the past year. However, many anglers might be surprised to learn that the fight is not over. So, today we present you with a write up from our buddy Scott Hed, Director of the…
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We Got a Facelift!
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already noticed that our site looks a little different today. That’s because today we’re launching our new website! Our team has been working hard this winter to put together a more modern and user friendly site that we think you’ll appreciate. Don’t worry, we’ll still be pumping out the…
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Three Good Articles
We write a lot of articles about fly fishing, but we also read a lot of articles about fly fishing too. That’s why every once in a while we like to take a day to share a few articles, from other websites, that we really enjoyed. Today is one of those days. Enjoy! Three Good…
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Bonefish and Tarpon Trust Calls for Petition Signatures
The good folks at the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust (BTT) have been working diligently to protect bonefish habitat throughout the Bahamas, but they need your help! Proposals to create two National Parks covering prime bonefish habitat for Grand Bahama Island and Abaco have been issued and BTT is asking for your help by signing petitions in…
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Simms at Alaska West – Video
Last season, Beattie Outdoor Productions‘ Steven Yochum and Simms ambassador, Tom Larimer, joined us at Alaska West during the first week of our season. Along with our good friends at Simms, they put together a pretty killer video, that we think explains what makes the early season on our river so special, and today we share…
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Are You Releasing Fish Correctly?
We know, we know, you’ve heard it before. Limit air exposure, use barbless hooks, reduce fighting time and so on. Odds are, you’ve heard the same guidelines for releasing fish, and hopefully practice them as well. However, did you know that water moving backwards over a fish’s gills can actually cause harm to a fish? In…
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ADF&G Issues King Salmon Closure
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has recently issued a sport fishing closure for king salmon in the Kuskokwim River drainage and Kuskokwim Bay tributaries for the 2015 season. According to ADF&G, western Alaska king salmon stocks are experiencing a period of low productivity, and a sport fishing closure for king salmon is needed to…
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The Flyfish Journal at Andros South – Video
We were fortunate recently to host our good friends at the Flyfish Journal for their annual ‘BahamaCon’ pilgrimage to Andros South. They put a video together highlighting their trip, and today we share that video with you. Enjoy! They also put together a fantastic photo essay on their website as well. Be sure to check…
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