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The Foxy Leech – Tying Instructions
Tie this, catch fish. Photos: Stuart Foxall. Contrary to popular belief, flies don't have to be incredibly complex to catch fish. In fact, often times the most...
Stu’s Tube Mouse – Tying Instructions
Squeek, squeek. Photos: Stuart Foxall. We dig tube flies, and we really love catching big Alaskan trout on mouse patterns. So, naturally we think mouse patterns...
Dry Flies
Our idea of a dry fly box. Photo: Ian Gough. At Alaska West, our trout tend to key in on rodents, not mayflies, and we're really...
The Rubber Legged Gotcha – Tying Instructions
The Rubber Legged Gotcha. Photos: Kyle Shea. It's no secret that the Gotcha is one of the greatest bonefish flies of all time. We'd go out...
Dry Out Your Flies
Bummer.. Photo: Kyle Shea. Today, you're humble editor is throwing away not one, not two, but roughly ten dozen marabou tube flies. Why exactly? Because he...
Tying The Spawning Mantis Shrimp
Mmm, shrimpy.. Photos: Kyle Shea. A little over a week ago, we ran a post unveiling one of our most productive bonefish patterns at Andros South,...
The Spawning Mantis Shrimp
The Spawning Mantis Shrimp.. Photo: Kyle Shea. A great thing about our fishery at Andros South is that the bonefish aren't overly picky. It's a great...
Intruders on the Cheap – Part 2: Tying Intruders with Rubber Legs
Cheaper, tougher, and just as fishy.. Photos: Stuart Foxall. Last week we ran part 1 of our two part 'Intruders on the Cheap' series, where Stuart...
