February 2010

Streamer Fishing with Bass Weights

February 19, 2010
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If you’re fishing streamers with the goal of specifically targeting bigger trout, you know that getting your fly to sink is a really important part of the equation. Weighted flies, split shot and sinktips are all popular options for getting your fly down, but they’ve each got drawbacks. Weighted flies don’t provide options for adjusting [...]

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Fishing Knots You Need

February 18, 2010
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Ask 5 angling professionals which 5 knots are most important, and you may very well get 25 answers. In our humble opinion, here are the 5 knots you need to know for fly fishing, in priority order. Non-Slip Mono Loop.  For attaching any sub-surface fly to your leader, this is our go-to knot.  It’s extremely [...]

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Cool Rivers in Chile

February 17, 2010
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We like fishing in Southern Chile for a whole bunch of reasons, and this picture taken earlier this month helps tell the story. The fish themselves are unbelievable, but we also love the fact that we fish in some pretty amazing settings down there. More on Chile West The Rio Rosselot Escudo Beer Your Quiver [...]

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Another Dean River Target

February 16, 2010
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If you’ve heard of the Dean River, you probably know that lots of people like catching its steelhead.  If you’ve read our blog much at all, you know that the Dean’s Chinook and Coho salmon are also incredible fish more than worthy of your pursuit.  But the Dean’s still got more to offer… We always [...]

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A Fish Story from Chile

February 15, 2010
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You might have heard that your fearless editor has just returned from a real good trip to Chile West.  Today’s post is one of a bunch that we’ll run as a result of that trip, and it’s a fish story, plain and simple. The second-to-last day of our trip we did some walk and wade [...]

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Skiffs in Action

February 14, 2010
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When Louis Cahill visited Andros South last months, he got a whole bunch of great photos fish and anglers, but he also managed some cool shots of our skiffs in action. More Cool Photos Trout Snack Cool Chilean Landscape Big Sky in the Bahamas

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Dry Out Your Gear: Universal Fly Fishing Tips

February 13, 2010
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Today’s Universal Fly Fishing Tip is one that most anglers know, but few actually follow through on.  After a day or a week or fishing, make sure you dry out your gear well. Gear that gets stored wet gets nasty.  Waders stink, rod socks mildew, flies rust and backing turns black.  When you’re done with [...]

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Silver Salmon Fly Selection

February 12, 2010
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We’ve written in the past about some silver salmon flies that we like to use at Alaska West on the Kanektok River, but that was in boring old words-and-pictures blog format. Today we’ve got a video featuring George Cook, Northwest angling mainstay and Sage/Redington/Rio rep, telling us about his approach to selecting flies for silvers [...]

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Sage Click Reels

February 11, 2010
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In lots of trout fishing situations, you don’t need a drag system that’s capable of stopping a locomotive.  There, we said it! Slapping a mega-reel on a lightweight trout rod isn’t going to result in an outfit that’s well-balanced.  And really, you don’t need all that technology most of the time. If you’re targeting trout [...]

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