Anyone carry one of these? A couple of weeks ago one of our readers, Bill Lenehan, sent in a great idea for a discussion on our blog. He wants to know what cool pieces of gear you bring along on fishing trips! Here’s Bill’s background on the idea. “The post from your experts on the…
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Tips
Fighting Bonefish – 5 Tips
Muddy bottom – rod tip high, but bent to the butt. In the past we’ve covered how to spot bonefish, and how to set the hook on a bonefish. Great, you’ve done it all right and you’ve got one hooked up. Now what? Here’s what. Let him run. As soon as you’re confident that you’ve…
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Chile Fly Fishing Roundup
It’s not an ugly place to fish. We’ve got a whole bunch of posts on our blog about fly fishing in Chile, and we decided it was about time to round ’em up for you! In honor of the beginning of our second season at Chile West late this year, we present to you our…
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Ask The Experts – Most Common Casting Mistake
Andy Kurkulis is not a novice caster. We’re lucky to have a panel of expert anglers from around the world who have agreed to answer our questions every now and again. In today’s edition of “Ask The Experts”, we focused on casting. Here’s the question we posed to our panel. “What’s the casting mistake that…
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Casting Practice
Good casts are pretty too. Photo: Garrett Sullivan This post may seem like it’s about golf, but read on…trust us. You’re standing on the first tee at Pebble Beach with a buddy. You’ve been looking forward to this trip for a year. Your buddy mentions the time he’s spent at the driving range over the…
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How To Break Your Fly Rod – 10 Simple Options
They’re so pretty when they’re not broken. Photo: Cameron Miller Most fly rod manufacturers these days offer lifetime warranties, and we say you should do whatever you can to take advantage of such generous offers. Paying repair fees is awesome, ruining your fishing day is super cool, and having to wait for your rod to…
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Switch Rods – Why You Should Try One
Little Water + Little Rod = Big Fun. Photo: Cameron Miller We’re pretty shameless about the fact that we love spey fishing for steelhead, and spey fishing for king salmon, and more recently, spey fishing for trout. We fish in some places that are perfect for the two-hander…and two handed rods are fun! There’s been…
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Steelhead In Low Water – 5 Tips
John Martin and some low-water Dean chrome. Unlike the ‘throw out the rules’ Lower Dean below the Canyon, the section of the Dean at BC West that we call the Upper River fishes like most classic steelhead holding water. In the late summer of 2009 we had very low water conditions on the Dean, which…
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Rainbow Trout Rigs – Steak and Eggs
Did this fish like steak or eggs? The world will never know. Photo: Cameron Miller One of our favorite ways to target the Kanektok River’s rainbows in the late season at Alaska West is to fish a type of rig that we call ‘Steak and Eggs’ – a bead with a small flesh fly for…
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How To Buy A Fly Rod – 5 Tips
Lots and lots and lots of choices. Photo: Cameron Miller So you’re in the market for a fly rod. Here are 5 tips to help you make the right choice. Decide what you’re after. You need to narrow things down a little bit more than ‘I need a 6 weight’. The right 6 weight for…
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