Cutting edge flies for silver salmon – possibly on display at FFR. Maybe. Photo: Cameron Miller A week from today we’ll be headed to Fly Fishing Retailer, our industry’s one big annual tradeshow. Fly tackle manufacturers, their equipment reps, fly shop owners and the whole cast of characters in the fly fishing industry will all…
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BC West Fishing Report: August 15 – 22
The biggest heat wave the BC Coast had ever seen was behind us and the forest fires in Bella Coola were under control. Photos: Paul Reid Finally we could concentrate on fishing and fishing alone! Scott Hagen and Jim McRoberts returned for another dance with the Dean and brought their friend Jay Deeds to experience…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: August 14 – 21
This week we welcomed back quite a few long-time guests of Alaska West. Photo: Cameron Miller Guys like Mac and Greg Miller, John Amiro, John Carbone, Pete and Craig Durno and Family, Ken Plank, Jeb Curelop, Bud Fogel, Jim Coleman and Bob Carr have been with us many times and hopefully many more to come….
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April Vokey Women’s Bonefishing
April catches bonefish too. Photo: Adam Maris We’re pleased to announce a women’s bonefishing trip to Andros South this spring, hosted by April Vokey. April is a certified casting instructor and fly-fishing columnist, and the West Coast field editor for the Canadian Fly Fisher magazine. She is a lead angler for Fly Max Films where…
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Poling for Bonefish – 6 Tips
Rick stands quietly, and listens to his guide, and has a ‘cuda rod ready, and… So you’re in a fishery like ours on South Andros that’s loaded with bonefish, and you’re fishing from the boat, with your guide on the push pole. What should you do to make sure you’re successful? Here’s what. Be quiet….
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BC West Fishing Report: August 1 – 8
Everything took a turn for the better as we came out of the biggest heat wave ever to hit Canada. Photos: Gary Berenson, Paul Reid The river began to cool and the steelhead resumed their migration up the Dean. We may be able to attribute this to the steelhead karma of David and Dan Higman…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 31 – August 7
August arrived along with our week 8 guests and more silvers than most people know what to do with. Photo: Cameron Miller Guys like Keith Blue, George Latuda, Steve Welk and his sons Cy and Joe, Ross Beatty, Mac Beatty and Bruce Chard all know how good the fishing can be this week and once…
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Poling for Bonefish
Poling in the West Side mangroves. Photo: rustychinnisimages.com Last week we covered wading for bonefish. Today we’re here to chat about poling. Compared to wading, poling is much more of a team effort. With an angler standing at the ready on the bow of the boat, the guide stands on the stern (hopefully on a…
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Reels For Bonefishing – 5 Things To Look For
Your most important piece of gear on the flats. Photo: Ric Fogel/Sportfolio Let’s face it – in an awful lot of angling situations, your reel is just a line holder. We love freshwater fish like fat rainbow trout, but the fact is that most (not all!) freshwater fish can be controlled just fine with a…
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Trout Fishing: Swinging Flies
Trevor, fixin’ to swing. Photo: Chris Price When trout fishing, the environment is an ever-changing world and versatility in fishing methods is advantageous to the success of an angler. One of the many techniques that we use to target trout at Chile West is to swing flies. When wade fishing is available, this method can…
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