We’ve written in the past about some silver salmon flies that we like to use at Alaska West on the Kanektok River, but that was in boring old words-and-pictures blog format. Today we’ve got a video featuring George Cook, Northwest angling mainstay and Sage/Redington/Rio rep, telling us about his approach to selecting flies for silvers…
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Simms Guide Windstopper Jacket Review
We like softshells because we think they’re a great compromise between warmth, comfort and breathability. The fact is, most of the time you’re on the water, a true hard shell like Gore-Tex is more waterproof, but less breathable and comfortable than it needs to be. We like hoods because they keep rain, cold air,…
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Tom Larimer’s Steelhead Rig
Tom likes steelhead. Photo: SteelheadBum.com Tom Larimer has guided for more than a decade in the Great Lakes, Alaska and Oregon. He currently owns and operates Larimer Outfitters, one of the premier guide services in the Northwest. He also happens to like fishing on the Kanektok and the Dean. In addition to his hosted week…
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Fly Fishing Retailer Day 1 – More Cool Gear
This is a new piece of gear that you’ll hear more about soon. This morning we continue our coverage of the Fly Fishing Retailer show with a couple more new product updates for our first day. Titan Rod Vault We spent some time this afternoon checking out the Titan Rod Vault. This product falls into…
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Tom Larimer’s King Rig
Tom loads up yet another laser loop. Photo: Cameron Miller Tom Larimer runs one of the premier guide services in the Northwest. He’s a super dude, an incredible angler and teacher, and…you guessed it, he’s one of our spey hosts during our king season at Alaska West. If you saw Tom headed out on the…
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Jason Koertge on Talking Salmon to a Steelheader
Jason found a nice one on the Dean. Photo: Alfie King Jason Koertge has caught a lot of fish on swung flies. Besides having landed 52% of the kings and steelhead that have swum into Oregon since 2003, Jason has chased kings with us on the Kanektok and the Dean for the past few years….
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Non-Slip Mono Loop
Learn this knot if you don’t know it already. The Non-Slip Mono Loop is one of the most versatile knots we know. We use it all over the world when we’re looking for a strong loop knot. After many days of use on the water, and some semi-scientific testing like guide knot tying contests, we’re…
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Dana Sturn’s Steelhead Rig
What Dana Sturn will be doing on July 4, 2009. Dana Sturn and his partner Sean Ransom run Speypages.com – the internet’s premier resource for information related to spey casting and spey fishing. Dana started Speypages in 2000 and is an active spey instructor and destination travel host.Dana started fishing the Dean in the late…
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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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