For our fifth day at Alaska’s Tikchik Narrows Lodge, guide Will Paul planned a cool adventure: “creek walking” in Tikchik State Park. Our targets were migratory rainbows, which should be just coming into the small river in anticipation of the sockeye . . .
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Tikchik Narrows Lodge, Day Three: Home Waters
A thick blanket of fog greeted us when we awoke on Day Three at Tikchik Narrows Lodge, but it didn’t dampen our spirits a bit, as we were scheduled to fish on the lake. Some of the guests flying out to other rivers would have to wait for the fog to lift, but . . .
Read MoreTikchik Narrows Lodge, Day One: The Noosh
When you first set eyes on Tikchik Narrows from the air, as the floatplane prepares to land, you’re struck by the incredible scale of the landscape that surrounds it. Perched on a peninsula between Tikchik and Nuyakuk Lakes in western Bristol Bay, the lodge . . .
Read MoreVideo: A (Literally) Epic Quest for an Incredibly Rare Trout
Regular readers of this blog know that we are big fans of Tight Loops, a.k.a. Chase and Aimee Bartee, whose gorgeous videos have been a fixture here for years. The couple’s film projects have become increasingly ambitious, and their latest is an epic tale . . .
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Fly fishers love terrestrial season of mid- to late summer, when they can put away their tiny mayfly and caddisfly imitations and throw large patterns that mimic grasshoppers and beetles. From the trout’s perspective, a juicy . . .
Read MoreMoment of Thrill 03.29.21
Although most of a trout’s diet consists of insects, baitfish, and other invertebrates, they will eat anything that provides a lot of protein–including mice swimming on the surface. This big rainbow from British Columbia’s . . .
Read MoreMoment of Thrill 03.23.21
Fly fishers describe a hard-fighting fish as being “hot,” and occasionally can take you by surprise with it’s hard runs and crazy jumps. This rainbow trout goes ballistic from the moment it is hooked, requiring the angler to use all . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Catch Great Lakes Steelhead
The latest episode of the Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing television show is all about those potadromous rainbow trout often referred to as “Great Lakes steelhead.” Host Tom Rosenbauer and his guests talk . . .
Read MoreStory and Photos: A Cabin-Fever Trout Adventure in Arizona
While the world is waiting for this pandemic to end, we all yearn for more time outside adventuring, exploring, or maybe just a safe place to enjoy a drink and a view. After being stuck at home, we felt like the first week of May was . . .
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