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Jeff Hickman’s Steelhead Rig

February 2, 2012
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Jeff Hickman is back again.  You know him as a go-to steelhead guide in Oregon. He is also part of the Ross and SA Professional Advisory teams, Guideline Eyegear pro staff and a Signature tier for Idylwilde. Jeff will be returning to host a group at BC West this summer and he is already counting [...]

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Dean River – One Spot Left

February 1, 2012
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We now have one spot left during our entire 2012 steelhead season at BC West on the Dean River – from August 25 to September 2. Want to be the lucky last one to get in on the fun?  Drop us a line. P.S. We also have a few spots available in June to chase [...]

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Top Steelhead Fishing Posts of 2011

January 10, 2012
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It’s time for our last ’2011 Roundup’ post!  By now you’ve probably seen our most popular posts from 2011 on bonefishing, trout fishing and salmon fishing.  Our fourth topic out of four is steelhead fishing.  Of everything we wrote (or video’ed!) in 2011 about steelhead fishing, these were our most popular posts. Our Most Popular [...]

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Down and Dirty

January 6, 2012
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When you’re fighting big steelhead and salmon, sometimes you need to get down and dirty.  Whitey gives an excellent demonstration above. And isn’t it nice when you’re efforts pay off?  You’ve seen this fish before, but another look never hurts… More on Fighting Fish Pull Hard. Top 5 Mistakes Fighting Big Fish Fighting Bonefish – [...]

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Top Salmon Fishing Posts of 2011

January 3, 2012
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Our end-of-the-year ‘top posts’ series marches on.  We’ve already given you our top bonefishing posts and our top trout fishing posts, and today it’s all about salmon. Our Most Popular Salmon Fishing Posts of 2011 Jeff Hickman’s King Rig.  All the detail on how Jeff rigs up to chase king salmon on two handed rods. [...]

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Nice Fish, Dave

December 30, 2011
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Dave Baca got this beautiful chrome steelhead at BC West on the Dean this summer. Tom Larimer got to watch the action and jump in for the hero shot. Adam Tavender was there to capture the moment. More on Dean Steelhead Care to Join Us? Sage Rods With Which to Chase Them Where You Can [...]

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Airflo Rage Compact Head

December 23, 2011
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Many of us who learned to spey cast using Skagit-style systems have never felt that comfortable casting floating lines.  There, I said it!  Your fearless editor was raised on T-14; I’m really bad at casting even Scandi heads. These days in the Pacific Northwest, lots of us fish Skagit heads and sinktips most of the [...]

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Alaska West and BC West 2012 Availability

December 15, 2011
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Well, it looks like a lot of you are planning ahead for 2012! We’re way ahead of our typical bookings at this time of year, so we thought we’d give you a quick update on which weeks have available space at Alaska West and BC West during the summer of 2012.  As you can see, [...]

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Another Beautiful Day on the Dean

December 14, 2011
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For those of us from the Pacific Northwest, it can be a little strange at first – you’re catching steelhead, only it’s summer! Prime time for steelhead on the lower part of the Dean River is the months of July and August, and we get a lot of awfully beautiful days at that time of [...]

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