“Radios off” is declared over our handheld 2-way radios when the last guide is back at SAFARI camp at the end of each day. It’s symbolizes that the everyone is safe and the guided fishing day is complete. So yes, we are all home safe and sound, and by now decompressed and readjusted back to city life.

Before we dive into a conversation discussing the variables in different Dolly Varden populations, let’s resolve to answer an earlier posed question: are Dolly Varden and Arctic Char the same thing? The answer is no, they’re not.

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This is the epitome of fly fishing distilled down to its finest form. To use light tackle, to fish a dry on the water's surface, sighting fish, making a precise cast to the one you want and watching as it comes willingly to your fly.