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Seven Species Series: King Salmon
08.17.20
King salmon are incredibly powerful fish. Once you’ve hooked one, you’re in for it. Be ready to invest some time, blood and sweat when you cast a line to a pod of holding kings. They will take it all from you and more.
Seven Species Series: King Salmon
Seven Species Series: Dolly Varden (cont’d)
08.10.20
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.
Posted in Fishing, OUTPOST, SAFARI
Seven Species Series: Dolly Varden (cont’d)
Need Your Help to Stop Pebble Mine. Yes, again.
08.04.20
Immediate Action Items 1. Please click here to send a note to the White House and Congress – yes, again – asking them to do all they can to stop Pebble in the permitting process. 2. If you’re a twitter …
Posted in Conservation, News
Need Your Help to Stop Pebble Mine. Yes, again.
Seven Species Series: Dolly Varden
08.03.20
Suddenly it burst into a fit of short erratic runs before abruptly stopping again to resume its arrhythmic convulsions. Finally I saw it writhing below us, a brilliant streak of silver flashing in the black tea stained water. It was a Dolly Varden! And it was big.
Seven Species Series: Dolly Varden
Seven Species Series: Arctic Grayling
07.27.20
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.
Seven Species Series: Arctic Grayling
Going the Distance (in remote Alaska)
07.24.20
Is it worth going the distance? Absolutely. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Posted in Off the Wall, Photo
Going the Distance (in remote Alaska)
Seven Species Series: Rainbow Trout
07.20.20
I have a hundred memories of rainbow trout that were fooled by the mouse, so many now that it is hard to select one that stands out in my mind. I’ve seen days when the trout fishing was so good we all lost count before breaking for lunch.
Seven Species Series: Rainbow Trout
Seven Species Series: Chum Salmon
07.13.20
Chum salmon are truly bare-knuckle brawlers when hooked, testing the limits of any rod in the 6 – 8wt range. I’ve seen more rods snap when the unwitting angler underestimated just how powerful these fish are, the second largest of all Pacific Salmon.
Seven Species Series: Chum Salmon
Not Socially Distant (in remote Alaska)
07.10.20
Our Socially Distant campaign originated out of sarcasm and satire, but it didn’t take long to figure out how compatible the concept truly is with wild, remote Alaska. It also didn’t take much longer to realize the contrary is so blatantly obvious.
Posted in Off the Wall, Photo
Not Socially Distant (in remote Alaska)
Machete’s Guide Gear Talk – Bags & Packs
07.06.20
Welcome back for the fifth installment of Machete’s Guide Gear Talk! So far we’ve talked fly fishing trip clothing, fly rods for OUTPOST, plus which reels and lines are best suited for anyone fishing at either of our two remote …
Posted in Gear
Machete’s Guide Gear Talk – Bags & Packs