February 2010

Another Reason to Fish in the Bahamas

February 28, 2010
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There’s some incredible fishing offshore, and when it’s calm in the blue water there’s nothing like it. Just so you know, this picture was taken 45 minutes offshore in 6,000 feet of water.  Yup, really. More On Offshore Fishing at Andros South Offshore Fly Fishing Gear Our Boat is Really Nice Top 7 Tips – [...]

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Fatty.

February 27, 2010
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Mike Mercer knows where the big fish live, and he also knows that you need to get ‘em when the gettin’s good. Alaska West, lower river, August. More on Alaska West Rainbows Another Good One Bead Fishing Mousing!

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Dean River Steelhead Fly Selection

February 26, 2010
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Dean River.  Steelhead.  Fly Selection.  George Cook – Northwest Angling Luminary.  Video. If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on YouTube. More Gear for BC West Tom Larimer’s Steelhead Rig Sage 7126-4 TCX – The Death Star Polyleaders

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What Is This Fish?

February 25, 2010
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Early in our Research and Development program in Southern Chile, one of our guides, Garrett Sullivan, caught this exceptional fish. We took some shots and released it, thinking “man, that was an awesome brown”. When we got home, we sent some pictures around to a bunch of folks, and maybe half of them responded saying [...]

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Chubby Chernobyl

February 24, 2010
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One of our go-to flies at Chile West is the Chubby Chernobyl by Idylwilde. Depending on the color and size that you’re fishing, this giant dry fly might imitate an ant or a Cantaria beetle or a stonefly.  We catch a lot of trout on Chubby Chernobyls, but we also love them as the dry [...]

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Airflo Skagit Compact – From The Source

February 23, 2010
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Tom Larimer is more than a good buddy of ours – he’s one of the top handful of guides in the Northwest, and he also hosts a couple of trips each year to Alaska West and BC West. Tom also happens to have worked directly with Tim Rajeff at Airflo on the design of their [...]

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Facebook Photo Contest – Win a Simms Jacket

February 22, 2010
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A lot of great pictures get taken at our lodges, but half the time we never get to see them!  We’re trying hard to change that. If you’ve visited one or more of our lodges, head over to our Facebook page,  become a Fan and post some photos from your trip.  On Monday, March 8th [...]

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Landing One on the Arolik

February 21, 2010
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Just a cool picture from a guy who can fish pretty good too. More Cool Pictures From Alaska Kanektok Wildlife Rainbow Trout and Giant Flies Salmon Egg

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Why You Should Be in the Bahamas Right Now

February 20, 2010
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Beach.  Beer.  Friends.  Fun. More Reasons Bonefish Critters Great People

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