In my home state of Colorado, the month of May is one I get excited for as that is when the bass fishing starts to turn on. That is right, in a state filled with trout water, I get excited to fly fish for bass. Largemouth and smallmouth are some of the most popular gamefish…
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Tips
Mouse Fishing In Katmai
Every Bristol Bay season, I am inadvertently asked the question that so many Alaskan guides are asked, “Exactly which bugs are hatching right now?” All of us answer it a little differently but give basically the same answer. My standard reply is, “Our hatches here are salmon eggs, salmon flesh, salmon smolt, sculpins, leeches and…
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Benefits Of Wading A Large River
When people think of iconic Western trout streams like the Madison or the Big Horn, they think of floating down the river in a drift boat, casting towards the banks. More often than not, this is the best way to catch the most numbers of fish. You cover large amounts of water and find the…
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Fly Fishing with Rapids Camp Lodge
None of us need and excuse to buy more fishing gear. None of us. However, there is always that special reason to indulge yourself or to let someone else indulge on you. At Rapids Camp Lodge, our fishing program is fairly diverse. As a Bristol Bay fly out lodge, we fly out to a variety…
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Pegging Your Squirmy Worms
If you are a purist you can stop reading now. I do not want to offend anyone with this post, just want to share a rigging technique that some trout anglers might find useful this runoff. Anglers peg their trout beads and anglers also fish san juan worms, why not combine them both? I find…
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Fishing During Runoff
Runoff can be a four letter word to some trout fishermen. That muddy water period between spring and summer that many deem “unfishable” is actually extremely important to the overall health of the fishery. Runoff is when the river gets its annual cleaning, and despite the increase in river flow and color, fish can still…
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4 Tips On Spring Trout Fishing
Depending on what part of the country you live in, spring offers some of the best fishing opportunities of the year. Trout are cold blooded so as the water temps warm, their metabolism gets going and they need to pack on some weight after a long winter. This is a great time for fishermen to…
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How to Pack and Plan for your Rapids Camp Lodge Vacation
Fly out fishing in Bristol Bay is the epitome of fly fishing adventure. My incurable addiction to it started many years ago. It starts with the sound of DeHavilland radial engines warming up in the morning and the romance of not really knowing exactly where you are flying too. All you know is that no…
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Timeless Tips// Benefits Of Short Tag Ends
When tying flies, start with a short tag end so that you do not need to go back and trim the excess thread. This won’t save you a ton of time at first but think of all the flies you have tied in your life and the extra couple of seconds you have taken on…
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Spring Cleaning // Fly Fishing Edition
With the COVID-19 crisis causing many of us to be stuck at home, we figured we would go over some prep work you can do to allow you to spend as much time as possible on the water once the various stay at home orders are no longer in effect. Spring cleaning is not just…
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