Category Archives: Northwest
Fly Fishing Oregon’s Lower Deschutes Canyon for Steelhead
Back from a mini trip to the Deschutes River canyon in Oregon that lasted just three days (five with driving time built in). The thing is, it felt like a good, long trip. Maybe that’s because we started our trip … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Santella, Deschutes River, Oregon, Steelhead
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Alaska Photography: Anchorage classic
Had to let all of you see this one. This, in my opinion is a classic. Shot it while staying at the Hilton Downtown in Anchorage a couple nights ago. The girls and I had dinner at the Glacier Brewhouse, … Continue reading
Alaska Image: Resurrection Bay
One of the coolest things we saw in Alaska was during a cruise with Kenai Fjords Tours. The girls and I were on the boat for nine hours and saw a ton of wildlife. I’ll do a full post on … Continue reading
Angler’s Tonic in Resurrection Bay
Happy fathers day to all you dads out there. You know as well as I do that our jobs as fathers and our opportunity to develop young people is the most rewarding aspect of our lives. And the most difficult, … Continue reading
Kasiloff River King Salmon, Alaska
Don’t have time to say much. Tate, Myka and I are headed out in an hour to cruise Reserrection Bay and the Kenai Fjords. But I wanted to share this image with all of you, which represents one of the … Continue reading
De Havilland Beaver, The Classic Alaska Aircraft
Thought all of you who haven’t been to Alaska and flown in the classic Beaver might enjoy this simulation of a flight. It’s pretty spot-on, all the way down to the trees turing color in the fall. Take a quick … Continue reading
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Anglers Tonic Heads to Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula
Thought I would let all of you know that the girls and I are off to Alaska next week, heading for the Kenai Peninsula for whatever The Great Land throws our way. I really haven’t fished the Peninsula in June, … Continue reading
Broke Down in Their Driveway
So, she wasn’t willing to drive me to the Bozeman airport. Didn’t want to get the girls up early, she said, even though it’s June and the girls don’t have school or anything else pressing. So I acquiesced, said I’d … Continue reading
Columbia River, Dworshak Reservoir on Nation’s Top Bass Fishing List
In the spring issue of Fly Rod & Reel, I extolled the virtues of western bass and offered a little kick in the backside to say that if you are only fishing trout and not taking advantage of bass, you … Continue reading
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: surviving a spring steelhead assault on Alaska’s Taku River
Editor’s note: As many of you know, longtime friend and Tonic patron Kent Sullivan is the most adventurous angler I know. He’s shared some of his experiences here on Tonic and I’ve also detailed some of the craziness that he … Continue reading