Whether on the Kanektoke River at Alaska West Lodge or the Nushagak River at Rapids Camp Lodge, swinging flies is the most popular ways to catch King Salmon. The shear power these regal game fish possess puts you in awe and you can’t help but get exhuberant when you hook one. There are quiet a…
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Fly Tying: Trailer Trash
Last week we featured some King (Chinook) Flies from RIO Products. This week, we show you how to tie one of them, the Trailer Trash. Not only is this fly simple to tie and cast, but its true beauty is in the use of marabou and the variety of colors you can tie it in….
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Fly Tying: Double Barrel Popper
Super aggressive, tremendous fighting force, and acrobatic, Silver Salmon (Coho Salmon) is a favorite among fly anglers. With an average range in weight between 8 to 12 pounds and lengths that can exceed 30 inches, many anglers consider the Silver Salmon the pound-for-pound best fighting game fish. On the swing, stripping streamers, or popping a…
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Fly Tying: Willie Nelson
Music and Fly Tying. Call it what you will…synonymous, compatible, or tantamount, music and fly fishing complement each other like gin and juice. Originally composed by Wally Adams, the Wille Nelson leech pattern was conceived while guiding in Bristol Bay, Alaska, and really gained tempo in the nineties, especially among Spey rod users. Wally understood…
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Fly Tying: Prom Dress
King (Chinook) Salmon are, without a doubt, a favorite game fish among fly anglers. The sheer power and might of these anadromous fish make it a very desirable fish to catch. There are a lot of fly patterns, styles, and colors that will work for Kings. One of the more popular and effective colors in…
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Production Tying by Stuart Foxall
We all love to see a tidy fly box full of beautifully tied flies. The mark of a decent fly tier is how “identical” their flies look when placed together. There are a few tricks we can use to accomplish this, but here’s something that I do that certainly helps with tying flies in a quick…
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Fly Tying: Composite Loop Intruder
Ah…King Salmon season. We love King Salmon season. The might King or Chinook Salmon is one of the most sought-after game fish across the world. When it comes to King flies, materials, colors, profile, and movement are the most attributes in a productive King Salmon fly. Does size matter? Sure, depending on conditions. Just because…
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Rapids Camp Lodge: Fly, Float, Fish.
One of the best things about the fishing experience at Rapids Camp Lodge is not only the variety of fish you can catch but also how you fish. You can jet upstream the Naknek River, fly over, and fish the Nushagak River, a swinger’s paradise. Or you can fly out to the many hike-in locations…
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Gear Review: A Vise for a Vice
Talking about fly tying vises in the fly tying world can be polarizing as well…almost anything else in the fly fishing world. Everyone has a favorite, and no one will convince them otherwise, and we’re not going to do that today. Today, we’re going to go over the features and benefits of a vise we…
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Fly Tying: Fox Alevin
Well, it’s springtime. Streams and rivers are starting to open up, and water is beginning to flow. (Channel your best David Attenborough while reading this next part) During this time, a beautiful natural phenomenon occurs; salmon alevin starts to arise from the bottoms of the river. Alevin is the second stage of a salmon’s life…
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