July 2010

Tundra Sunset

July 31, 2010

Just another pretty sunset over the tundra at Alaska West. More Cool Pictures from Alaska West Underwater Trout and Mouse Fly Silver Salmon Rodeo Future Spey Anglers

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Reason #481 To Visit South Andros This Winter

July 30, 2010

In the middle of winter, sand feels pretty good in your toes. More on South Andros Dominoes Conch Salad Kalik

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We think the Dean River is a pretty darned cool place. Here’s why. The Takes. Crushing, searing, heart-stopping, drag-melting, 15-pound-Maxima-popping, uncontrollable, violent, I-can’t-believe-what-just-happened takes. The way Dean steelhead eat a fly is insane. This is the coolest thing about the Dean. The Scenery. It’s just one of the most beautiful places in the world. Tall [...]

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Lettin’ One Swim

July 28, 2010

Just a picture of a chrome bright Dean River hen steelhead, set free by Greg Thomas last week. That’s all. More Cool Pictures Landing One on the Arolik Cover of Bonefish Magazine Pretty Day in Chile

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Myth Busting, Andros South Style

July 27, 2010

Michael Gracie was one of the participants in our first ever FIBFest (that would be a gathering of fly fishing bloggers), held at Andros South this past May. Today Michael weighs in with a guest post on misconceptions about bonefishing on South Andros. We think he’s dead on. Have a read! Myth Busting, Andros South [...]

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Make It a Meal

July 26, 2010

Today we continue our series of weekly posts straight from The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing – a new collection of 250 nuggets of fly fishing wisdom from Kirk Deeter and the late, great Charlie Meyers. We’re lucky enough to have gotten permission to post some excerpts from the book - read on! Our [...]

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Jim Sirois – Dean River Author

July 25, 2010

We’re really lucky at BC West to have Jim Sirois as our friend and neighbor. Jim grew up in the little town of Ocean Falls, BC and had a very successful career in aerospace and manufacturing product development (!). He’s spent most of the last 20 years in a log cabin on the Dean River, [...]

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Cafe Ricer

July 24, 2010

At the end of a trip with Chile West, one of our favorite places to dine is Café Ricer. Located in the plaza of Coyhaique, this restaurant attracts tourists from around the globe. There is usually a good mix of international fisherman as well as the locals which makes for great ambiance, in addition to the great [...]

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Fatty.

July 23, 2010

Hey, what a surprise! It’s Mike Opitz with a big, fat, chrome king salmon! Hmmm, seems like we’ve seen this somewhere before… More Pictures of Fish Bonefish Hero Shot, Atypical Dean River Steelhead Coolest Hero Shot Ever

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