May 2011

Top 7 Alaska Fishing Tips

May 31, 2011
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With our season at Alaska West right around the corner, we figured it was an excellent time to review our most popular posts with Alaska fishing tips on our blog.  7 seemed like a good number, and these have gotten the most visits in the lifetime of our humble little home on the web! Bead [...]

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Lake Fishing with Switch Rods

May 30, 2011
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We’ve got our fourth of four videos today in our mini-series of videos on lake fishing.  After getting an introduction to fly fishing on lakes, some tips on lake fishing with a tough backcast, and a look at fly selection for lake fishing, now we get to learn about using switch rods on lakes. In [...]

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You Could Be Here.

May 29, 2011
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Yeah, we know.  Summer’s just around the corner, right?  You’re thinking about all the fishing you’ve got planned over the next few months – in places like Alaska and Montana and BC and more. That’s cool and we wish you well.  But this is just a friendly reminder that our season on South Andros is [...]

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3 Good Articles

May 28, 2011
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More good articles about fly fishing on the internet! Take Kids Fly Fishing Contest.  We think there’s nothing more important than getting kids out on the water, so we’re glad we found this contest via Compleat Thought. Bonefish Handling Week.  Bonefish on the Brain ran a series of articles about the proper handling of bonefish. [...]

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Loops vs. Coils Demonstration

May 27, 2011
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Hopefully we sort out the ‘loops versus coils’ thing today! We’ve run a couple of posts in the past about holding your running line when you’re spey fishing, and one tip that we’ve mentioned is to hold loops, not coils of running line – two posts that mention the topic are this one with 3 [...]

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More Bonefishing Mythbusting

May 26, 2011
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Michael Gracie is back today, passing on more wisdom gained about his bonefishing trips to Andros South. Thanks Michael! More Bonefishing Mythbusting Last year I conveyed some myths about bonefishing in The Bahamas, and how those tall tales were nothing but. This time around I’m adding to the list, with more myth busting on guides, gear, [...]

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Trout, Man, Woman, Boat.

May 25, 2011
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Guide Whitney presents angler Kevin’s good looking rainbow trout.  Their trusty steed provides the backdrop. More Pictures from Alaska West Big Chrome Slab Little Water, Big Bend Just Another Chrome Silver

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Fly Selection for Lakes

May 24, 2011
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We’re back today with more lake fishing video action featuring George Cook!  George has already given us an introduction to fly fishing in lakes, and some tips on fishing lakes in spots with a tough backcast. Today’s topic is an overview of the flies you should consider when fishing lakes for trout. In the video, [...]

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Share Your Favorite Fishing Tip

May 23, 2011
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If you follow our blog at all, you know that we’ve run a whole bunch of posts focused on fishing tips (182 to date, actually).  We’ve also gotten a whole bunch of great input from our readers on a variety of ‘favorite’ topics. You guys are an incredibly knowledgeable, enthusiastic bunch, so today we’re combining [...]

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