What’s the worst fishing tip you’ve ever received? Leave us a comment and let us know – this should be fun! You could win yourself a free pair of Abel nippers too. We’ll start with an example. Your humble editor decided to leave the wife’s first casting lesson to a neutral third party. That was…
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Alaska Fishing Guide Secrets
Today we’re starting up a series of posts on Alaska Guide Secrets. Various members of our guide crew at Alaska West will pass on some tricks of their trade, and you’ll be the ones the benefit. Our first post comes from Adam Kryder. Take it all in! Don’t guess the depth of the run –…
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Pre-Heat Your Thermos
Yes, we’re fishing people, but being fishing people we spend a lot of time outside, and that means that we sometimes have some random tips for you that have more to do with being outside than they have to do with fishing. This is one of those tips. Pre-Heat Your Thermos Before you fill your…
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5 Ways to Simplify Your Fishing Gear
If you’re a fly fishing gearhead like us, you know that no matter what you’re fishing for, you can make your gear just about as complicated as you like. Sometimes playing with gear is fun and adds to the experience. Other times, it’s nice to simplify. We’ll just throw out a few ideas – we’d…
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Missed the Set? Cast Again!
Today we’ve got another friendly reminder that you shouldn’t give up when you’re presenting your fly to bonefish in a place like South Andros. Adam Kryder‘s on site at Andros South, and the words today are his. Cast Again There is one incredibly important aspect of bonefishing that is often overlooked. What do you do…
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Casting Practice Fun
We’ve told you a few times that we think it makes a lot of sense to do some casting practice before your next fishing trip – especially if you’re headed to a spot where you’ll be casting on the flats. Today Adam Kryder checks back in with a short video covering some ways you can…
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Top Fishing Tip Posts of 2012
OK, today’s the last day on which we look back at our best posts of 2012. We’ve already covered our best posts about trout fishing, steelhead fishing, bonefishing, and fly fishing gear. Our final topic? Fly fishing tips! Best Fly Fishing Tips of 2012 6 Things Never to Say to Your Fishing Partner. Keep the…
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3 Random Bonefishing Tips
After a short break for the holidays we’re back in action at Andros South, our bonefishing lodge on Andros Island in the Bahamas. The lodge has a fresh coat of paint, Bruce Chard is back hosting another bonefishing school, and all is pretty much right with the world. To celebrate we’re passing on 3 random…
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5 Things Your Guide Wishes You Would Do
Today’s post comes from a conversation with a relatively new guest at one of our lodges. He’s a super guy, and he wanted to be a ‘great dude’ – someone our guides would really enjoy spending the day with. His quote to your humble editor was something along the lines of “I just wish I…
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3 Things Bonefish Hate
Sometimes catching bonefish is more about not doing anything wrong than it is about doing anything incredibly well. Don’t do things bonefish hate! Bonefish Hate… Seeing a fly moving towards them. Almost all predatory fish hate it when flies come towards them. Just like sculpins don’t attack big rainbow trout, shrimp don’t attack bonefish –…
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