Bjorn Stromsness is the angler behind Bonefish on the Brain, and he also got in on the fun at Andros FIBFest 2011 last month. Bjorn’s been a big supporter of Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, and at Andros South he ‘took one for the team’ and helped out with bonefish research. He’s here today to tell…
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Bottom Hand vs. Top Hand
Tom Larimer is back today, with some graduate-level comments on spey casting. If you’re new to spey casting, you might want to start with his fundamentals on anchor placement. If you’ve been at it for a while…read on! Bottom Hand vs. Top Hand The first time I watched Dec Hogan cast my jaw dropped… It…
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Chile Fishing Report: March 2011
In early March of 2011 we ran a trip with some international flavor – Johan Kuhn from Capetown, South Africa and Pat Beahen from Whistler, British Columbia joined us in Southern Chile for some fun on the water! The weather for the drive from Coyhaique to Palena was not conducive to mountaintop viewing, but the waterfalls…
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Great Trout
This is just a picture of a great fishing guide with a great looking trout. More on Alaska West Rainbow Trout Mike Mercer Fatty Looks Like a Steelhead, But It’s a Trout Get It Down!
Using Drag – Steelhead and Chinooks
Scott Baker-McGarva, the man who runs our fishing program at BC West, has some thoughts for us today on actually making use of that amazing drag system that came with your big game reel. Drag? Drag from the Reel? Today’s big game reels are amazing, what with cork disc drags, Teflon, Rulon and sealed, multi-ball…
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It’s All About the Sweep
Brian Niska continues his series of spey fishing tips, taking us step-by-step through the elements of a spey cast. The topic of the day is the sweep, and in spey casting there is no topic more important. It’s All About the Sweep The sweep is the part of the speycast where rod load is generated,…
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Setting Up for the Sweep
It’s time for the next in our series of spey casting tips from Brian Niska. Any time we need to run something about spey casting, we call Brian and he just rattles this stuff off – just think how much you could learn if you joined him for a week of instruction at Alaska West….
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To Mend or Not to Mend?
Today we’ve got a bit of a conversation-starter for those of you out there who like swinging flies for steelhead. Scott Baker-McGarva, head guide at BC West, gives us some thoughts on mending line. Have a read and let us know what you think. To Mend or Not to Mend? Many years ago I wouldn’t have…
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Nice Fish, Jim.
Jim Reinertsen has been chasing bonefish on South Andros Island for years. He’s learned some tricks of the trade during that time, including this little secret: more big fish get caught during the winter. Jim brought his daughter Emily to Andros South this past November for her first bonefishing trip. They each encountered some very…
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Sculpin Fishing from Alaska to Chile
Trevor Covich is one of our senior guides in Alaska and Chile. He loves tying and fishing sculpin patterns and he’s darned good at both. He put together a great piece for us on sculpin fishing. Sculpin fishing is an extremely versatile way to fish, and oh by the way, a great way to select…
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