Dean River

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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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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Nice Fish, Whitey

November 30, 2011
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Michael White has caught some beautiful steelhead on the Dean River over the years.  This year he landed a toad on Ross Island, and he was particularly pleased. Nice fish, Whitey. More on Dean Steelhead 5 Cool Things About the Dean Steelhead on Dry Flies How Not to Land One

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Blast Off

November 23, 2011
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A Dean steelhead blasts off once again. More on the Dean River Chinooks – Probably Too Much For You Coho – Mega Silvers Oh Yeah – Steelhead

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Nice Fish, Cam

November 11, 2011
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Cam Groner fished with Tom Larimer and the gang at BC West this past summer.  As you can see, he got in on the fun. Beautiful fish, Cam. More on Chrome Steelhead Our Head Guide’s Rig You Need to Use Your Drag Tom Catches Too

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Back Home

September 28, 2011
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Pete Laskier arrives back at our Home Sweet Home on the Dean River. More on the Dean Speypages Dean Video The Dean River Fishery Our Facility

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Another Great Year on the Dean

September 15, 2011
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Right about this time last year, we ran an article called The Dean is Back.  After several years at BC West that were solid by normal standards but slow by Dean standards, 2010 marked a return to ‘typical’ fishing for the Dean – that is, large numbers of insane steelhead and king salmon. Today we’re [...]

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Three Good Articles

August 13, 2011
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If you like our web site, we think you’ll like these articles on other people’s web sites. A Flats Boat Has Two Ends.  Aaron Adams gives tips and insight on fishing from both ends of a skiff. There’s Something Special About the Dean.  Tom Larimer drops in a report from his steelheading trip to BC [...]

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The Proper Reaction

August 11, 2011
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Captain Josh Temple demonstrates the appropriate feelings that follow the landing of a 35″ Dean steelhead on a dry fly. Nice work, Josh. More on Dean Steelhead All About Steelhead on the Dean The Dean is Back (It’s Really Back This Year) Big Flies, Leaders and More

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