Seriously, kids are fishy. Photo: Mike Duffy One of the best parts about being in the fishing lodge business is having the opportunity to host family groups at our lodges. We absolutely love having kids around, and watching the experiences that family groups have together couldn’t be more gratifying. Fathers, daughters, sons, mothers, uncles, grandparents…
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Chile West Destinations Part Three: Cisnes
Scenery on the road to Cisnes Having already hit Palena and La Junta, part three of our four-part series on our destinations at Chile West covers our stay in Cisnes. The drive to Cisnes is spectacular. We head further south on the Carretera, into the Queulat (Kay-oo-lot) national park, passing through the town of Puyuhuapi (Poo-you-hwapee). One…
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5 Ways to Blow a Shot at a Bonefish
Want to not catch me? Read and learn. Don’t want to catch a bonefish? Pick one or more of these simple tips and you’ll be not catching fish in no time! Wear wading boots in the boat. If you’re casting from the boat and you’re wearing shoes of any kind, you won’t know if you’re…
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Andros South Fishing Report – March 2009
The first week of March ushered in another fine group put together by Andy Kurkulis of Chicago Fly Fishing Outfitters. Photo: Andros South Staff This year’s group welcomed back Gordon Grey and Josh Freivogel and Andy K of course. Some of the new blood this year like Sue Mathewson and Mary Gilmore were chasing bonefish…
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South Andros – Easy Access!
Loading up in Fort Lauderdale. One of the great things about visiting Andros South is that it’s really easy to get there. Lynx Air International operates direct flights from Fort Lauderdale to the Congo Town airport on South Andros. The flight takes about an hour, and the Congo Town airport is all of a 20-minute…
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Chile Fly Fishing Tactics
This brown liked Chris’s tactics. Our environment at Chile West is changing day to day as we travel to new fisheries and different climates, so we change the methods we use to fish. We fish it all, from big, wide, deep rivers, to small shallow rivers or creeks, to lakes. We fish from boats or…
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Family Fishing in Alaska Part Six – What We Learned
Spending some quality time. Today we conclude our series from Bryan Whiting on his family’s trips to Alaska West. Bryan has made 3 fishing trips to Alaska with his family, and was gracious enough to write a 6-part series for us on the trips. Thanks so much, Brian! This last chapter is focused on what…
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Family Fishing in Alaska Part Five – What We Learned
Jason Whiting, bombin’ the two-hander. Photo: Cameron Miller Today we hear from Bryan Whiting on what he and his family learned on their trips to Alaska West in 2004, 2006 and 2008. Today’s post is all about strategies for the trip – we’ll have a follow-up post on what they learned about the fishing. As…
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Family Fishing in Alaska Part Four – When and Where to Go
Mom found some nice rainbows… We continue our series from Bryan Whiting on his family’s fishing trips to Alaska West, with his thoughts on making your decision of when and where to go. — When can I go? If your boss, your spouse, your work or circumstance determines when you can go, don’t be concerned because…
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Family Fishing in Alaska Part Two
Good times with the family. Photo: Cameron Miller We continue our series from Bryan Whiting on planning a family fishing trip to Alaska. For 3 of the past 5 years, Bryan has brought various members of his family to Alaska West to fish for silvers and kings. Today we learn about getting ‘over the hump’…
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