swinging flies
It’s How Your Fly Swims That Matters
Be the fly, Billy. Photo: Louis Cahill For anglers learning the basics of swinging flies for steelhead and salmon, the simplest way to think about presentation...
Hang Your Fly on the Stripping Guide
Keep it tidy. Here's a handy little tip for those of you who like swinging flies with shooting heads - using single or double-handed rods. The...
Swinging Flies for Dolly Varden
Target the thick ones. Photo: Kyle Shea If you have spent much time fishing in Alaska, odds are you have seen your share of Dolly flats....
How to Unstick a Snagged Swung Fly
...and then you're free to cast again! Photo: Louis Cahill If you're swinging wet flies in a rocky river like the Dean, your fly is occasionally...
Leader Length and Fly Weight
This guy got it right. Photo: Ric Fogel/Sportfolio Today we continue our Alaska Guide Secrets series, in which you get the inside scoop direct from our...
Bullet Weights, Part 2: Still Crittery
Use a bullet on your target species. Last week we gave you a glimpse into the very non-traditional world of using bullet weights with your steelhead...
Bullet Weights, Part 1: The Ultimate in ‘Crittery’
Serious Weaponry. Cri’tter’y – Western Alaskan adj. Shaky, unsure. Often enlightening. Always effective. Now that Skagitmaster 2’s Scott Howell virtually gave the anadromous world ‘permission’ to get...
