Category Archives: Northwest
Tactics to Catch Steelhead on Bright Days
I was going to wait, and run this post later in July, but I’m starting to hear of some steelhead coming up for skaters on a few Columbia River tributaries and figured, Why not now? Here goes: A lot of … Continue reading
Best Offroad Tires for Hunting and Fishing
Summer is here and that means fall is quickly to come, and most of us will be out on the land fishing and hunting through it all. We may be restricted to our home waters and state borders—for the most … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Gear, Northern Rockies, Northwest
Tagged Best Off Road Tires, Truck Gear
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Wild Dean River, British Columbia Steelhead: Why They’re Worth The Effort
Thought I would share this photo of a wild Dean River steelhead, as inspiration to get out over the weekend, where allowed, cast a line and find a little me time on the water. That’s what I did last summer, … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Northwest, Spey
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Fishing Closed in Washington . . . AT Feels Your Pain
This is exactly what we at Angler’s Tonic have feared, and we hope that the idea doesn’t spread to some of our favorite waters in other states, as getting out of the house to throw a line on nearly deserted … Continue reading
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North America’s Most Interesting Hatches
I take a lot of pride in putting together what I hope all you would consider to be a great magazine. If you haven’t looked at American Angler in the past year or two, take a glance. I’ve changed it … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, British Columbia, CANADA, Culture, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Travel, Uncategorized, Wyoming
Tagged Fly Fishing Hatches
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Great Days on the Dean River, British Columbia
I lied. Too much good stuff going on when I was fishing the Dean. Couldn’t find the time to write. Was up at 3:45 a.m. for the first couple days, grabbing Cut Bank before anyone else could. Then fatigue set … Continue reading
Posted in CANADA, Northwest
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Kings and Steel on British Columbia’s Dean River
Several years ago, after trying for about 10 years, I got an invitation to fish British Columbia’s Dean River, and I took advantage of that opportunity—I had 16 steelhead to the beach by day four and ended up wit Several … Continue reading
Guys Night Out for the Smoke ‘n Can
If I were living in Anchorage, there’s no damn way anyone would be keeping me at home on Wednesday night. That’s because a bunch of mostly like-minded fishheads, who also like to eat some of their catch, are meeting at … Continue reading
Swinging, for British Columbia Bull Trout (Video)
Spent some time in British Columbia in October and recently put together a little video on that trip for American Angler. The target was bull trout because I’d gotten word that there were some brutes eating streamers, including patterns that … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Northwest, Videos
Tagged British Columbia, bull trout, Fly Fishing For bull trout
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TRCP and On X Maps Team Up for Public Lands
Two great Missoula, Montana-based groups are backing this effort, one being the Theadore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and the other being On X Maps. I’ve encountered this situation—of not being able to get at public land because it’s surrounded by private … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Montana, Northern Rockies, Northwest
Tagged OnX Hunting, Public land access, TRCP
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