August 2010

Dean Chinook – It Doesn’t Take Many

August 31, 2010
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Dana Sturn knows anadromous fish like Linsday Lohan knows rehab. Dana started speypages.com.  He fishes a lot, and he fishes well.  He hosts groups of anglers at BC West when the Dean is all loaded up with Chinook salmon, and that’s no coincidence. Dana wrote up a fine piece of literature that really cuts to [...]

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Simms Shoes

August 30, 2010
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Last week we told you about Simms‘ new dedication to camo.  Today it’s all about shoes. Simms has 5 new shoes coming in early 2011.  They’re all good looking shoes with some fishing-specific features, and several in particular we think are pretty cool. The Harbor Shoe that you see above is one of 3 that [...]

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Condors

August 29, 2010
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The Andean Condor has the largest wingspan of any land living bird, and you just might see some on a trip with Chile West. If you happen to get a glimpse of one, it probably won’t be a close up, but they’re pretty cool just the same. More on Southern Chile Bugs Cantaria Beetle Video Cafe [...]

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Nice Fish, Tyler.

August 28, 2010
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Trevor Covich winds up in a lot of pictures with big trout from Alaska to Chile.  He teamed up with Tyler Cook earlier this month on the Arolik River, and the team won. Nice fish, Tyler. More on the Arolik River Intro to the Arolik 5 Reasons We Love Arolik Rainbows Arolik Silver Fishing is [...]

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Big Flies for Bonefish

August 27, 2010
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“Big fly, big fish”.  It’s a rule of thumb known the world over.  No, it’s not always true, but as a general guideline, why not? Since you’re right in the middle of planning your bonefishing trip for the upcoming winter, you may just be gearing up to do some tying as well.  We thought we’d [...]

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The Lost World of Mr. Hardy

August 26, 2010
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We recently heard from some from folks across the pond who made a documentary about the Hardy Brothers company and other classic British fishing tackle producers.  It’s called The Lost World of Mr. Hardy.  We checked it out and we think you should too. Whether or not you’ve got a study full of Perfects and [...]

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Nice Fish, Tom

August 25, 2010
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Tom Foss and a few friends made their first trip ever to BC West this year to chase the Dean’s famed steelhead. Among other encounters, Tom got this real nice fish and a real nice picture to boot. Nice fish, Tom! More on Steelhead Sage 7136-4 Z-Axis – The Perfect Summer Steelhead Rod Another Nice [...]

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Camo!

August 24, 2010
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We recently got a walk through of the Spring 2011 product line from Simms, and over the next little while we’re going give you some of the highlights from our standpoint. Today we’re starting with a category of product that is maybe not the most technical but we think is pretty cool nonetheless – camo [...]

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Fly Fishing Research

August 23, 2010
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We recently discovered a web site that we thought you’d be interested in if you like fishing for steelhead or salmon.  It’s called Fly Fishing Research,  it’s written by Tom Keelin and Bob Pauli, and they’ve done their homework to say the least. They’ve written a bunch of interesting articles based on research in areas [...]

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