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Rotate Your Rod – Shooting Line

Really Rad Rod Rotation
Last week we passed on a tip related to making longer spey casts with shooting heads - holding your loops in your...

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Pinch Loops in Your Top Hand

Might look like a mess, but it helps.
Your fearless editor spent last week fishing two-handed rods for steelhead and chinook salmon at BC West on...

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Cast, Step, Swing

Trying to be like Jerry.
We're back with more steelhead fishing nuggets from Scott Baker-McGarva at BC West. This post contains the words "Jerry Wintle" and...

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Leaders for Steelhead and Salmon

Thick leader territory. Photo: Cameron Miller
We've got some more insight today from the banks of the Dean River.  Scott Baker-McGarva, head guide at BC West,...

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You’ve Hooked a Train…Now What?

Dana stops one at the station.
We think today's post is pretty timely - a lot of our guests at BC West have been getting spooled...

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Rub Your Fly in the Sand

The last step. Photo: Louis Cahill
So you're out on some beautiful bonefish flat.  You've thrown on a new leader designed perfectly for the flats.  You've...

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Try Some Rubber Tape!

Pleasant pinching place. At Alaska West and BC West, lots of our anglers fish spey rods.  Most of the time we're spey casting, we're using Skagit-style...

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Leader Length and Bonefishing

Hey, these aren't steelhead flies! Photo: Cameron Miller
One of the cool things about running fishing lodges is that we get to fish in some amazing...

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