Streamers

Trout Fishing: Streamers From A Boat – 6 Tips

October 2, 2009

A by-product of bank bangin’. At Chile West, we often fish out of a raft on moving water. One of the techniques we like to use is called “bangin’ the banks”. Whether you’re using a streamer or a dry fly, it’s an effective technique and a fast-moving game, like a shooting gallery on the move. [...]

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Chris Price’s Streamer Rig

September 27, 2009

Some burly bugs. Photo: Chris Price When we’re fishing larger water for larger fish at Chile West, one of our favorite techniques is bangin’ the banks – covering lots of water in rapid-fire fashion with a streamer. Nobody knows our fishing in Southern Chile better than Chris Price, our manager at Chile West. Chris lives [...]

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Trout Fishing: Banging the Banks

July 21, 2009

This fatty was banged on the bank. Photo: Jared Moore At Chile West, we use a bunch of different techniques to catch fish. The method we use most often is something called “bangin’ the banks”. This method is used while floating rivers where dense forest grows right to the water’s edge, or where steep rock [...]

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Rainbow Trout and Giant Flies

June 21, 2009

Medium fish, XXL fly. Photo: Cameron Miller Rainbow trout in the Kanektok and Arolik Rivers have a short season during which they can feed, so when it’s summer and the water conditions are good, they tend to pounce on flies that might be, oh, about 1/4 as long as they are.< If you look closely [...]

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