This fatty was banged on the bank. Photo: Jared Moore At Chile West, we use a bunch of different techniques to catch fish. The method we use most often is something called “bangin’ the banks”. This method is used while floating rivers where dense forest grows right to the water’s edge, or where steep rock…
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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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Chris Price’s Dry Fly Rig
Chile is not ugly. Chris Price is the manager of Chile West, our mobile fishing operation in Chile. In addition to working with us at Alaska West, Chris has been guiding and managing lodges in Southern Chile for years. He spends summers on the Kanektok and lives with his family in Coyhaique when he’s not…
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