Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Fresh Wild Salmon Please!

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Alright, so keeping up with my blog while guiding in Alaska this season has been more difficult than anticipated. With a few days break b...
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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Checking In From Alaska

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I've been at Valhalla Lodge for a week now, working hard to get everything operational after a long, hard Alaska winter. Cracked pipes...
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Friday, June 1, 2012

Alaska Bound

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All my bags are packed I'm ready to go. No, this is not John Denver's hit, Leaving on a Jet Plane. This is reality for me. I leave...
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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Alaska Trout Flies Session 4: How To Tie The Fish Skull Sculpin

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As my preparation for a another season in Alaska comes to an end, I have one more trout fly to share, the fish skull sculpin. Most sculpin s...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Oobi Checking Out Fairhope Peir

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Who or what is Oobi? Well, Oobi contains a message to another human on the hollow inside of his paper mache exterior. He was given to m...
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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Alaska Trout Flies Session 3: How To Tie An Articulated Flesh Fly

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When salmon spawn out, reaching the end of their life cycle, they still have not completed their full purpose. Salmon spawn and die right?...
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Monday, May 7, 2012

Alaska Trout Flies Session 2: How To Tie A Smolt Pattern

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The next fly I'm going to tie as I get myself ready for the upcoming season is a smolt pattern. The smolt pattern is an early season t...