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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Dry Fly Fishing on the Dean
Dries for the Dean. Photo: David Lambroughton Our manager at BC West on the Dean River weighs in today on the wonders of fishing dries for Dean River steelhead. Dry Flies on the Dean As July turns to August, the waters of the Dean start to fall and the numbers of steelhead holding in the…
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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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Dominoes – National Sport of the Bahamas
This is the real deal. OK, maybe it’s not the official national sport, but if you spend some time in the Bahamas, you’re going to see a lot of dominoes being played. Walk into any local bar and you’re likely to find a well-worn table surrounded by some folks deep into a game of dominoes….
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John Toker’s Steelhead Rig
John Toker, livin’ the life on the Dean. John Toker is a long-time fanatical steelheader who used to manage BC West, our lodge on the Dean River. John likes using a lot of different two-handed rigs when he’s chasing steelhead, but if you encountered him on the Dean on any given day, he might just…
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Andros South Fishing Report – February 2009
The first week of February started out like many in the past – consistent fishing for great guests. Photo: Andros South Guests This week we were joined again by Bill Cox and his son David. Bill has been with us for a while and he spends two weeks with us splitting the weeks with his…
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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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Bruce Chard on Casting in the Wind
It’s not always this calm. Bruce Chard, FFF Master Casting Instructor, veteran Florida Keys guide and instructor of bonefishing schools at Andros South, offers some tips today for casting in heavy winds. “Casting in a heavy wind always presents fly line management issues, accuracy challenges and distance limitations for even the best casters in the…
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