Category Archives: Spey
Bull Trout on the Skagit
You only need a minute and forty-six seconds to take a lungful of air and refresh your late Monday attitude. This short is from Travis Lowe, our Canadian brother who owns Cinema Digital Production. I’ve fished the Skagit, where these … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry, British Columbia, Northwest, Spey
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Memories from Haida Gwaii
Thought I’d throw a little Monday morning photographic love your way and share some images from paradise. See, it’s February now, and in the Pacific Northwest that means the best steelhead of the year are about to arrive—native winter slabs … Continue reading
The Aces of Spey
In the early-2000s I was engaged to an Oregon girl who’s father was a rabid Northwest flyfisher. Appealingly, he owned a cabin on British Columbia’s Kispiox River and showed me photos of several 30-pound steelhead he’d caught there. When I … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Bennett, Gear, George Cook, Northwest, Spey
Tagged Andrew Bennett, George Cook, Spey rods
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Wrap-up from Denver ISE Show
Thanks to all who attended the International Sportsman’s Exhibition in Denver last week. I had a blast flipping through all those images and sharing those stories with you. And thanks to those who came up afterward and introduced yourselves. Great … Continue reading
Posted in Industry, Northwest, Spey, Travel
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Images of the Year 2011
Each December, as the year wanes, I like to go through photos from the past 12 months and select my favorites to share with you. Most years they are dominated by fishing shots, but 2011 was a strange and busy … Continue reading
Posted in Northwest, Spey
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Skate ‘dat Fly. Feel the Thrill.
Let’s say you’ve just been through a few days of bliss, banging up steelhead on light sinktips and whatever your delivery of choice is—Fall Favorite, sunken Muddler, Pick ‘yer Pocket… And now, all of a sudden you’ve got skating in … Continue reading
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Tonic in Alaska
Just got back from Alaska this morning at 1 a.m. Felt as tired and whipped as when I returned from Russia a few years ago where I fished Atlantic salmon. And, in fact, I was almost in Russia two days … Continue reading
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Image of The Week: Kanektok River Alaska kings
Couldn’t resist posting this shot, mostly because I have fond memories of fishing the Kanektok with Deneki Outdoors an Alaska West in June and seeing a friend of mine, Jim Nave, slam this giant. Two hand rods and big intruders and … Continue reading
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International Sportsman’s Expo—Thomas and Vokey on Steelhead
Angler’s Tonic and April Vokey in Sacramento. Wanted all to know that I’m headed for Sacramento and the International Sportsmen’s Exhibition, teaming up with April Vokey to give anglers all they want to know about western steelhead. In addition, I’ll … Continue reading
Airflo’s Skagit Compact System
The Ultimate Spey Head Set Spey rods and spey lines are one of the fastest growing segments in fly fishing and there’s good reason for that—fishing spey revitalizes longtime single-hand anglers and it’s just downright fun. In fact, trying to … Continue reading
