Category Archives: Northwest
Arolik Rainbows at Alaska West
Mousing Around in Western Alaska It was late at night in Denver during the annual fly-fishing trade show and I was crumpled in a chair at the ritzy Oxford Hotel trying to get my gear-whore foot in the door with … Continue reading
Steelhead and Rainbows May Closer Than We Think
NOTE: I found this fascinating (and surprising) article on Columbia Basin Bulletin, which covers a lot of fish issues in the West. I’ve posted part of the article here. If you’d like to read more, and I suggest you do … Continue reading
Mystery Fish Revealed
Candlefish. Skeena Turkey. Starvation Buster. Call it what you like it’s an Oolie. We got a lot of interesting answers on the mystery fish, most noted being the rainbow smelt. But this is no rainbow smelt. Instead, the fish pictured … Continue reading
Fish Photo Contest
Somewhere in the World This fish swims somewhere in the world that I’ve been and maybe you’ve seen it, too. The first person to correctly identify this fish gets a free Angler’s Tonic T-Shirt. How do you win? Send
Hand Drawn Maps
Or how we got lost on the way to Davis Lake. I’ve seen them inked on the backs of envelopes, scribbled on bar napkins, fashioned on the flip side of matchbooks, and even translated to the palms of hands. No … Continue reading
Guys Without Dolls
Guys Without Dolls by Troy Letherman Apparently I’ve got a great ass. Even in waders. I know this because Chugach has made at least seventeen increasingly lurid comments to that effect over the past four days. Discomfort is settling in, … Continue reading
Last Man in Camp, Nushagak
Big rainbows, greedy grayling and an outfitter who wants out of camp. Must be fall in Alaska. By the end of Alaska’s sport fishing season outfitters and guides are at the end of their respective ropes and any deviation might … Continue reading
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Sarah Palin’s Alaska
A great look at family life in Alaska I’ve had a little Sarah Palin thing going on lately. I never was knocked off my feet by her looks although the more I look at her the more I’m impressed; but … 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
The Alaska Chronicles by Miles Nolte
The real dirt on A guide’s life. I don’t really understand books anymore, especially in the fly fishing genre, which is a super limited market in the big scheme of things. I get it when an author writes a book … Continue reading