It’s that time of year again. We’re going to be attending the 2017 Fly Fishing Show in Somerset, New Jersey, later this month and we hope you are too! The Fly Fishing Show is a trade show for, you guessed it, fly fishing! The show is hosted at venues across the country, and this year it’s…
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Archives for January 2017
Three Good Articles
We’re humbled each day by how many of you check in with us for your daily dose of fly fishing. However, there are a lot of other great fly fishing articles out there too, and today we share a few of those articles with you. Enjoy! Three Good Articles Your Fly Fishing Go Bag. George Costa…
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Fish Running At You? Focus on the Fundamentals
Lets face it, when you’re hooked into a big fish, no matter what species, all types of craziness can occur. And let us tell you, some of the things we’ve seen fish do in order to evade being landed never ceases to amaze us. Things can happen fast while fighting fish. Really fast. But, while…
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Tying Neater Flies – 5 (More) Tips
For many of us winter means fly tying season, and last week we shared with you 5 tips for tying neater/tidier looking flies. Missed it? Not to worry, hit the link to read it right now! Knowing that Old Man Winter might keep you off the water for a couple more months, we figured we’d…
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Happy Hump Day
Because every once in a while we like to share a photo of a humpy on hump day.. Mostly for the play on words, but also because we think they just look really cool. More on Pink Salmon Pink Pollywogs and Poppers 6 Reasons Why Pink Salmon are Cool Pink Years
Swinging Flies in Low and Clear Water – Fish Further Away
We’ve said it many times before, but when swinging flies for salmon and steelhead a common mistake made by many spey anglers is actually casting too far – often missing out on the good fishy water right in front of them. However, casting far is fun! And today our own Jason Whiting lends a tip…
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Not Bad for the Bush
We might operate a remote tent-lodge in Bush, Alaska, but as far as we’re concerned, we still eat pretty darn good. Deneki guest, Maybank Hagood, gives us a taste with a photo of the menu board for a mid-week meal at Alaska West. Not bad, not bad at all. More on Alaska West What We Catch…
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Pinch Your Barbs Beforehand
When fishing for fish destined to be released, we think that pinching down your barb is pretty cool. Fish are fragile, and removing hooks with barbs causes more damage than removing hooks without barbs.. It’s that simple. In fact, at Alaska West we do our best to instill a 100 percent barbless policy, encouraging all…
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Tying Neater Flies – 5 Tips
Its been said that flies catch fisherman, not fish. Odds are most fish don’t notice that the head of the fly is a little on the bulky side, or that your wraps are not as even as they could be. That said, well tied, tidy looking flies invoke confidence, and having confidence in the fly you’re…
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“Bonefish Heaven” – Andros South Trip Report from G&G
Redfish guide, and all around good dude, Owen Plair, joined us this year for our 2016 Bonefish School at Andros South hosted by Louis Cahill of Gink and Gasoline. He recently put together a great write-up on G&G about his first trip to South Andros and we think you should check it out! Curious how…
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