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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Steelhead
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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Down and Dirty
When you’re fighting big steelhead and salmon, sometimes you need to get down and dirty. Whitey gives an excellent demonstration above. And isn’t it nice when you’re efforts pay off? You’ve seen this fish before, but another look never hurts… More on Fighting Fish Pull Hard. Top 5 Mistakes Fighting Big Fish Fighting Bonefish –…
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Nice Fish, Dave
Dave Baca got this beautiful chrome steelhead at BC West on the Dean this summer. Tom Larimer got to watch the action and jump in for the hero shot. Adam Tavender was there to capture the moment. More on Dean Steelhead Care to Join Us? Sage Rods With Which to Chase Them Where You Can…
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What’s Your Favorite Trailer Hook?
Look, we know you steelhead and salmon types are a bunch of opinionated…well, we know you’re opinionated. That’s OK – we are too. We want to hear your opinions on a topic that’s near and dear to the hearts of those of us who swing articulated and/or tube flies – what’s your favorite trailer hook?…
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