Michael White

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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Deneki Video Roundup

August 4, 2011
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We start today with a special note to the more than 4,000 of you who read our posts in newsletter format. First – thanks for subscribing!  Second – today you’re going to want to click here to view this post on our web site.  It’s mainly made up of embedded videos that you won’t see [...]

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Pinch Loops in Your Top Hand

July 25, 2011
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Your fearless editor spent last week fishing two-handed rods for steelhead and chinook salmon at BC West on the Dean River.  We had a stellar group of folks at the lodge, including Michael White, Simms and Idylwilde rep for the Southern Rockies.  Whitey gave up another nice spey casting tip during the week, and we [...]

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Idylwilde Flies for South Andros

March 10, 2011
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Look, we didn’t mean to have two posts in a row about Idylwilde flies.  Somehow our Minister of Propaganda and our Triple Director of Alliances got their wires crossed – these things happen!  So on with today’s post… Michael White is a friend of ours.  He reps Idylwilde flies to finer fly shops in the Southern Rockies. [...]

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Ready for the Day

February 12, 2011
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Some very unsavory characters, telling stories at Andros South before the day’s even begun. More on Andros South Good Drinks Good Tunes Good Livin’

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Do You Have Any Chubby Chernobyls?

January 9, 2011
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Here’s Michael White, realizing that he’s happy to be traveling in good hands in Southern Chile. More on Culture at Chile West Rodeo! All Terrain, Chile Edition 10 Cool Things About Fishing in Chile

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Michael White’s Chile Trout Rig

November 15, 2010
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Today we’ve got another in our long line of ‘Expert Rig’ posts – giving you a detailed look at how various career anglers set up their stuff when they go fishing. Michael White – Simms/Ross/Idylwilde rep, former Alaska guide, music trivia boy genius – likes fishing with us at Chile West.  Here’s his rig for [...]

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Michael White’s Bonefish Rig

October 25, 2010
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Michael White fishes lots of different places around the world as a manufacturer’s rep for Simms, Ross and Idylwilde.  One of the places he visits every year happens to be Andros South. On any given day at Andros South, here’s the rig that you’re likely to find Whitey using to chase bonefish. The Summary Ross [...]

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Running Line – Holding Loops

August 20, 2010
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If you’re making long casts with a spey rod and a Skagit-style line system, you need to deal with loops of running line.  Skagit heads are short but casts can be long, and shooting 50 feet or more of running line happens all the time.  Unfortunately you can’t just strip all that line in and [...]

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