storing gear

Rod Gloves – Great for Flats Skiffs
Protect your rod, use a rod glove. Photo: Kyle Shea. A while back we told you about Rod Gloves - woven plastic sheaths designed to protect...

Rinse Off Your Flats Boots
Do yourself a favor.. Photo: Kyle Shea. Even if designed particularly for the salt, saltwater can be brutal on fishing gear. Rods, reels, fly lines, flies, sunglasses,...

Rod Gloves – Why We Like Them
Bryan Whiting, Rod Glove enthusiast. Photo: Kathy Whiting. Years ago, our good friend and long time Alaska West guest, Bryan Whiting, first introduced us to a...

Angler’s Image Magnetic Hook Boxes
Not all good gear is expensive. We fish a lot of tube flies for everything from salmon to trout. We think they offer a number of advantages...

Tube Fly Organization
Nice and organized.. Photos: Kyle Shea. At our lodges in Alaska and British Columbia, we really like fishing tube flies for a whole bunch of reasons....

Don’t Fish This Fly
Heartbreaker. Photo: Kyle Shea. No, we're not talking about a Gotcha, they work great on South Andros! We're talking about that subtle brownish discoloration at the back...
Taking Care of Your Waders – 8 Tips
Wader funk. Photo: Jason Whiting. A dependable pair of waders is one of the most important pieces of gear to the cold water angler. Make no...
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...