Did you know that we have a channel on YouTube that’s currently home to 67 videos on fly fishing? Did you know that the vast majority of those videos are focused on tips to help you be a better angler? Here’s a little sample. If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, you’ll…
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Tips
Fresh Steelhead
As in, yards from the mouth of the Dean River. Gotta love it! More on Dean Steelhead Jeff Hickman’s Steelhead Rig Dean Steelhead Fly Roundup Nice Fish, Rob
What Not to Do
In our never-ending quest to provide you with useful fishing tips, we’ve tried a whole bunch of different formats to communicate ways you can fish better and have more fun doing it. Bulleted lists, eloquent prose (ahem), videos, photo illustrations – we’ve tried it all. We’ve also told you what to do by telling you…
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Fighting Fish from a Boat
Alaska West guide Spencer Dixon is back today with some more tips based on his time guiding in Alaska. If you ever fish from a boat, today’s post is for you. Fighting Fish from a Boat Our guides at Alaska West are known for their ability to adapt to every fishing situation, keeping our anglers…
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Twitching Skaters
Fishing a dryline and skater for steelhead rules. Hitched muddlers. Bombers. Big foam creations—whatever. Love it all. There’s just something magic about the way our big, hot, Dean steelhead respond to the dry and the fact they tend to absolutely crush them makes the whole business of surface fishing even better! For those who agree,…
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A Fly in the Air Catches No Fish.
Three years ago we ran a post in which some expert anglers weighed in on the most common casting mistake made by novice anglers. One of the experts offered such a gem that we figured it deserved its own post. Besides, three years ago our readership pretty much consisted of your editor’s mom and a…
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Roll Cast – 5 Reasons We Love You
Oh, Mr. Roll Cast! You’re always there for us. You might not be as glamorous as your cousin Mrs. Ninety-Feet-Onto-a-Dinner-Plate, but we still love you. Here’s why. 5 Reasons We Love the Roll Cast Less time false casting. You don’t distract us with supposedly sexy loops flying back and forth through the air, burning valuable…
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More Random Bonefishing Tips
In honor of the upcoming start of our season at Andros South (this weekend!), we present you with three more random bonefishing tips. Keep the leash and your rod tip on the same side of the boat at all times. From our friend Bruce Chard comes this new way to look at the ready position…
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3 Ways to Catch More Bonefish
We have a whole bunch of bonefishing tips here on our blog. Today we thought we’d give you 3 random ones – some new, some old, all with the potential to make a difference. Don’t hold your fly by the wing or the body. When you’re in the ready position, whether on foot or on…
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Quick Nipper Lanyards
Nippers on any fishing trip are key, no two ways about it, and if you think our recommendation of the Abel nippers and lanyard is totally ridiculous, you might enjoy a little tried-and-true guide tip for making your own system. Its pretty simple, really. First, go to your local supermarket or Walgreens and buy as…
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