We love it when our guests take the time to write up their experiences at our lodges. Steven Brutger joined us at BC West this year, and apparently he liked it! Thanks for the great account, Steven! The Dean- An Account from a Wyoming Trout Fisherman It’s 11:30am on a Friday and I’m sitting at…
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Tube Flies – Why We Like ‘Em
Any guest of either Alaska West or BC West in recent years has to have seen this one coming: We’re loving tube flies more and more, and we love ‘em for a few key reasons: They’re super easy to cast. Flat out, one of the best reasons to give them a shot. They’re stackable, and…
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Pick Any Color, As Long As It’s Black
Scott Baker-McGarva. Head guide at BC West on the Dean. Black flies. Pick Any Color, As Long As It’s Black! Call me Canadian…since I am, but once I got called out for being a ‘Canuck’, simply because of my choice of steelhead fly color. It took place on the Sauk one fine spring day many moons ago….
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Intermediate Tips and You
Scott Baker-McGarva, our head guide at BC West on the Dean River, checks in today with more tips for your anadromous angling pleasure. Our topic? The Rodney Dangerfield of sinktips – the intermediate. Intermediate Tips and You If there is an unused tip in your sink-tip wallet, my money would say it’s an intermediate one. You…
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Nice Fish, Horatio
Horatio is actually quite excited in this picture – he’s just trying to look cool. More Nice Steelhead Kerry Whitey Dave
See Through Steelhead
Chrome bright. Mint bright. Dime bright. Anglers have come up with all sorts of creative ways to describe steelhead that are fresh from the salt. “So fresh it was practically see through.” That’s a claim that you may have heard, and may not have believed unless you’ve been lucky enough to experience it yourself. At…
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Chrome.
We like chrome steelhead, so we thought today we’d give you a picture of a chrome steelhead. More Steelhead Pictures Nice Fish, Kerry Nice Fish, Whitey Nice Fish, Dave
Jeff Hickman’s Steelhead Rig
Jeff Hickman is back again. You know him as a go-to steelhead guide in Oregon. He is also part of the Ross and SA Professional Advisory teams, Guideline Eyegear pro staff and a Signature tier for Idylwilde. Jeff will be returning to host a group at BC West this summer and he is already counting…
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Top Steelhead Fishing Posts of 2011
It’s time for our last ‘2011 Roundup’ post! By now you’ve probably seen our most popular posts from 2011 on bonefishing, trout fishing and salmon fishing. Our fourth topic out of four is steelhead fishing. Of everything we wrote (or video’ed!) in 2011 about steelhead fishing, these were our most popular posts. Our Most Popular…
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The Modern Day Gong Show
We’ve got another guest post today from Josh Mills on the hilarity that can ensue when you’re fishing with friends and somebody hooks up. Josh has a great blog about Fly Fishing, Bird Hunting and General Life Craziness. We love Josh’s stuff and think you should check it out. One quick note before we get…
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