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Want to Bag A Bull Trout?
It is no secret that bull trout are in trouble across much of their range, but they are still found in fishable numbers in parts of British Columbia, Alberta, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. The bull trout (a char) is a colorful fish with back and flanks of olive or brown, sprinkled with red, orange,…
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Top 10 Flies for BIG Trout
“The go-to patterns and tactics you’ll need when you chase the biggest of the big in the Northwest’s Pay-to-Play waters” Sometimes you just want to catch big fish. Trout that can be measured in pounds, not inches. And not just a few pounds, either. Double digits look good in the fishing journal. A lot of…
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A Willing Horse and a River Full of Fish
When I booked a February trip with Coyhaique River Lodge in Patagonia, I told owner Gaston Urrejola, that I hoped to ride horseback to access a stream on a nearby estancia. A few days before I boarded the plane to Chile, I told him I wanted to catch a wild trout, on a dry fly,…

