June 2011

Things To Look Forward To

June 30, 2011
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Dana Sturn is hosting a group of anglers at BC West next week.  He’s looking forward to the trip, and he put together some reasons that…he’s looking forward to the trip. Things To Look Forward To Each year at this time I’m running around like crazy doing all the last minute things I always plan [...]

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Sage TCX Switch Rod Review

June 29, 2011
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Last year at IFTD we told you about Sage’s new line of TCX switch rods.  We’ve finally gotten enough time in fishing one that we feel competent to write up a review.  The past few weeks we fished the 8119-4 TCX a whole bunch at Alaska West, and guess what – we’re in love. About [...]

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Very Important Things

June 28, 2011
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More Pictures from Andros South The Real Deal Bonefish House Good Livin’

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How to Stop a Train

June 27, 2011
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Brian Niska is just back from hosting a week of chinook salmon fishing at BC West.  While on site at the lodge, he sent over a summary of the rig he uses to (attempt to) subdue the chrome sea monsters otherwise known as Dean River Chinooks. How to Stop a Train While the comparison of [...]

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Nice Fish, Dave.

June 25, 2011
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Yeah, we’ve posted a few ‘nice fish’ pictures lately, but you’ve gotta agree – this one deserves some airtime. Dave Victor got this dandy of a king salmon at Alaska West this past week.  As we usually do, he was swinging flies with his spey rod, and the measurements told us the fish was just [...]

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Rub Your Fly in the Sand

June 24, 2011
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So you’re out on some beautiful bonefish flat.  You’ve thrown on a new leader designed perfectly for the flats.  You’ve picked a fabulous bonefish fly.  You’ve tied it on with a non-slip mono loop.  You’re not done yet! Reach down onto the flat, grab a little handful of sand from the bottom, and rub your [...]

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Try Some Rubber Tape!

June 23, 2011
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At Alaska West and BC West, lots of our anglers fish spey rods.  Most of the time we’re spey casting, we’re using Skagit-style heads.  Skagit heads require running line between the head and the backing, and for easy casting and line handling, lots of folks prefer using mono running lines. One problem with mono running [...]

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Nice Fish, Chad.

June 22, 2011
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Yep, it’s two nice photos in a row.  Chad Foster caught a beautiful king salmon during the first week of our season at Alaska West this year, and we just wanted to congratulate him. Nice fish, Chad! More on King Salmon at Alaska West Big Chrome Slab 5 Ways to Catch More Jeff Hickman on [...]

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Nice Shot, Louis.

June 21, 2011
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Louis Cahill takes cooler pictures on the flats than you do.  Today we present just another example. Want to learn some tips on flats photography from Louis?  Check out this post. More Cool Pictures Moon Walk Focal Fish Spey Casting Looks Cool

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