Michael White

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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Good Luck Charms

August 17, 2010
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On his trip to Andros South this past May, Michael White brought along his trusty hyena – a good luck charm that always seems to bring him good fishing.  Have a look at the writeup Whitey sent us on his hyena, and then let us know what brings you good luck! Whitey’s Hyena Amulet/Talisman: Any [...]

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Swinging Flies – Cast, Then Step.

August 6, 2010
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Cast, mend, swing fly, take a few steps downriver, repeat.  That’s how you fish for steelhead, right? Not necessarily.  Michael White stops by in video form today, straight from the Dean River, to tell us a bit about how he likes to present flies to steelhead. The basic idea – rather than stepping downriver after [...]

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Pretty Day in Chile

July 3, 2010
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Michael White scopes out yet another pretty spot in Chile. More on Whitey! With a Spey-Caught Chilean King Salmon His Favorite Run on the Dean His King Rig for Alaska West

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Shoulders.

June 27, 2010
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There’s some brown trout in Southern Chile that’s got some shoulders to ‘em. More Fish from Chile West Grandpappy Trout?  Salmon? Speyalicious Chilean ‘Nookie

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Not Your Average Fly Box

May 12, 2010
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Reason #21 that it’s fun to go fishing with Michael White: he brings a few flies along. These are all by Idylwilde, if you need to know. More on Flies Bonefish Flies – 5 Favorites for South Andros The Intruder The Mikey Prawn for Kings and Steelhead

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King Salmon. Spey Rod. Chile.

April 13, 2010
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If you’ve spent any time at all around our web site, you know that we’re kind of nutty when it comes to spey fishing.  If you’ve followed our first few seasons operating at Chile West, you also may know that there are some pretty incredible king salmon down there. We’ve been catching these chinooks on [...]

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