Fisheries

Mouse Water

December 15, 2010
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Any time you’re using your fly to imitate a food source, step #1 is to understand what type of food source lives in the water that you’re fishing and try to imitate it.  Stonefly nymphs are most often found in quick, rocky water, so if you’re  in quick, rocky water you should think about fishing [...]

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Fishing Lodges – How to Choose One

December 9, 2010
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We run fly fishing lodges, so we talk to lots of people who are trying to decide where to take their next fishing trip. Some folks seem to do a great job with their research.  They may or may not decide to fish with us, but we’re pretty sure they’re going to have a good [...]

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Estamos Listos

November 30, 2010
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For those of you who don’t speak Spanish, ‘Estamos Listos’ is our very rough translation of ‘Game On’, because today the first guests of our season are arriving at Chile West.  It’s our third season operating in Chile, and we’re really happy to be back at it. From now through the end of April, we’ll [...]

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Eagle’s Nest

November 27, 2010
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On the Lower Dean River below the canyon, many of the runs that we fish for steelhead and chinooks are rippin’ fast.  Dean fish are strong, so they hold in water where a lot of other critters can’t. Just below the mouth of the canyon, however, is Eagle’s Nest – a giant bouldery glide that [...]

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6 Reasons to Go Trout Fishing in Chile

October 18, 2010
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Why go all the way to Chile for trout when you can fish your home river? Yeah, it’s in another hemisphere for most of you, but the payoff is huge. The Carretera Austral. The ‘Southern Highway’ that we follow through Chilean Patagonia takes us through another world.  Scenery and isolation combine with fabulous fishing and fun [...]

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Bonefish House

October 2, 2010
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Just like us humans, bonefish can live in lots of different places.  This spot, however, is prime real estate. Why? Sparse mangroves.  Deep water close by.  Point to collect food.  Good sun.  And it just looks really fishy. More on Bonefish Catching Your First Bonefish How to Catch Bonefish How Many Can You Count?

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5 Cool Things About The Dean

July 29, 2010
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We think the Dean River is a pretty darned cool place.  Here’s why. The Takes. Crushing, searing, heart-stopping, drag-melting, 15-pound-Maxima-popping, uncontrollable, violent, I-can’t-believe-what-just-happened takes.  The way Dean steelhead eat a fly is insane.  This is the coolest thing about the Dean. The Scenery. It’s just one of the most beautiful places in the world.  Tall [...]

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June’s Best Kept Secret – Trout!

July 6, 2010
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During June at Alaska West, most of our guests are really, really fired up about catching king salmon on swung flies.  That’s with good reason – our king fishery is a pretty darned unique resource. But in all that excitement about catching kings, it’s easy to forget that the trout fishing this time of year [...]

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Seams and Backeddies

May 18, 2010
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In a typical river float with Chile West, anglers have the opportunity to fish lots of different types of water using many methods. Occasionally there will be an area where the river dumps into a rock wall and makes a 90 degree turn creating a big backeddy.  Here the current swirls around creating seams that [...]

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