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Fishing Dropper Rigs

A hopper looking for a dropper.
What's a "Dropper Rig"?  Maybe you know and fish them all the time, but just in case you don't... “Dropper”...

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Cold Water Dry Line Steelhead Fishing

It's OK if it's cold...sometimes.
Tom Larimer, as you may know, is one of the top-shelf guides in the Northwest, spending a whole boatload of quality...

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Reading Trout Water

It's a lot like a book, really. Photo: Ronny Hillman
One of the most-requested topics on our blog is information about reading water - especially water...

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Top Bonefishing Tips

Another tip - don't panic when you see this.
This is the time of year that lots of fly anglers are getting ready for their winter...

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Spey Casting – Snap T / Circle Spey Basics

Hmmm, apparently she knows where the fish live too. It's spey casting video time.  Whitney Gould makes an appearance today to walk us through the basic...

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Top 5 Mistakes Fighting Big Fish

Rod tip low - nice work, George. Photo: Cameron Miller
At Alaska West and BC West we see a lot of big fish fought by our...

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Get It Down!

Big, deep and meaty
We've been beating the drum lately about the fact that flies that imitate salmon parts work really well when targeting rainbow trout...

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Steelhead Hangdown Eats

This fish ate on the hangdown. Nice rod, John.
It's one of the toughest situations in steelheading, but it happens quite a lot. Most often it's...

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