rigging

Rigging Tube Flies – Leave Your Tag Long
Better safe than sorry. Photo: Kyle Shea. If you've spent any time with us in recent years at our lodges in Alaska or British Columbia, you're...

Repairing a Broken Fly Line Loop
Uh oh, now what? Photos: Kyle Shea. For many anglers, nail knots are a thing of the past. Most fly lines available today come with a welded...

The Double Bimini Twist
Like a bimini twist, but better.. Photo: Kyle Shea. When it comes to connecting backing to fly line via loop to loop connections, there's no doubt...

Quick Change Sink Tips
Bigger loop, quicker change. Photo: Jason Whiting. We're a big advocate for the more time your fly spends in the water, the more fish you're going...

Rigging Tip: Bunny Tails and Stinger Hooks
Rigged and ready to fish. Photos: Kyle Shea. We fish a lot of articulated 'leech' style flies at our lodges. Why? Because they work really well!...

Spooling Fly Line Correctly
Bottom to bottom. Photos: Jordan Sly. One of the more frustrating things in fly fishing is a twisted fly line or running line. There are many ways...

Rigging Beads for Trout – 3 Methods
Okay, now what? Photo: Tosh Brown. It's that time of year again. Our early run salmon (namely king, chum, and sockeye) are in full spawning mode,...

Get Your Swivel On
This fish hates swivels. Photo: Larry McKurtis. Today we're coming at you with a great trout rigging tip courtesy of Alaska West guide, Larry McKurtis. If...