May was wonderful this season compared to last with much clearer skies and only a handful of days with thunder and lightning. Only one or two days of the month were bad enough to sit them out. Our guests did fish on those days, just a bit closer to home than usual. Overall the temps were steady…
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5 Non-Fishing Items to Bring on Your Trip
In the run-up to any destination angling trip, lots of attention gets paid to which fishing gear to bring along. Rods, reels, lines, waders, raincoats, pliers…all that stuff is really important of course, but bringing along a few key non-fishing items can make your trip just a little more enjoyable. Here’s our top 5. Disposable…
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Fishing Report from Andros South by Rick Grassett
Captain Rick Grassett has a long-standing hosted trip to Andros South in early May. He wrote up a great report from his trip this year – thanks Rick! Rick’s Report A group of 4 other anglers and I traveled to Andros South bonefish lodge on South Andros in the Bahamas on Saturday, May 1st for…
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Sage DXL Typhoon Boat Bag Review
Sage has recently released a new line of bags and packs they call their ‘DXL Typhoon’ series. We’ve written up their large waist pack in the past – we liked it. The past couple of weeks we’ve gotten a chance to play with the DXL Typhoon Boat Bag, and we think it’s pretty darned cool….
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get to BC West? You travel however you like to Vancouver, British Columbia. There you connect to a Pacific Coastal Airlines flight to Bella Coola, BC. You travel from Bella Coola to our lodge on the Dean using a chartered helicopter. The helicopter flight is included in the price of your trip…
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Bananas in the Boat
Anyone who’s been around fishing for a while knows that many, many anglers believe that having a banana along on a fishing trip represents some seriously bad juju. A story we recently heard about a day of steelhead fishing is a classic example. Two friends were fishing and one of them caught a fish and…
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Our Season in Chile
Since Chile West is our newest operation, we get a lot of questions from people asking how things are going down there. We just wrapped up our 2009-2010 season, so we figured we’d give you a little rundown on how things went, and tell you where you can go for more info…and lots of pictures,…
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Chile Fishing Report: March 2010
Despite the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in central Chile on February 27th, our trip in early March was business as usual for Chile West. Photos: Chile West Guests, Chile West Team We had three guests scheduled to fish just one week after the quake, two of which were already to be fishing in Chile. Carlos arrived…
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get to Andros South Lodge? By making an easy connection through Fort Lauderdale, FL or Nassau in The Bahamas … there are several flights each day to our island. For more details on flight options, check out our Travel page here. What do you fish for? Mostly bonefish. Lots of barracudas too….
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get to Alaska West? Travel to Alaska West includes 4 main steps. Flying to Anchorage, Alaska on any major carrier. Flying from Anchorage to Bethel on Ravn Dash-8. Flying from Bethel to Quinhagak on Ravn C-208 Caravans. Traveling by boat from Quinhagak to Alaska West camp location 30 minutes upriver. For more details…
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