Pacific Angler Articles - How to Fish

Understanding Tubes & Trailer Steelhead Patterns

Understanding Tubes & Trailer Steelhead Patterns

With another steelhead season right around the corner, let’s take a look at rigging tube and trailer hook flies, but to better understand what’s happening and why, it helps to begin with the shortcomings of the presentations that inspired their development.

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Going On A Family Vacation?

Going On A Family Vacation?

Many of the best warm family vacation spots are also great warm water fishing spots and when you go on the family vacation without fishing gear it is like dragging a steak through the pound.  We also know that telling loved ones that you will be taking a couple days of valued family vacation time to fish is not always in the cards.

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The Steelhead Chronicles: Part 1 “The Steelhead Shuffle”

The Steelhead Chronicles: Part 1 “The Steelhead Shuffle”

The Steelhead Chronicles are an archived set of articles written by Matt Sharp from back in his Skeena guide days. They are oldies but goodies if you are getting into steelheading on the fly. 

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Top 5 Winter Steelhead Presentations

Top 5 Winter Steelhead Presentations

A detailed look at the top producing winter steelhead lures.

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How To Tie - The Choking Black & Blue

How To Tie - The Choking Black & Blue

This is one of my most effective steelhead patterns.  With the upcoming winter steelhead season I thought I would take the time to share this fly with you.  

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HOW TO FLY FISH - Nymphing Salmon Eggs // A Detailed Guide

HOW TO FLY FISH - Nymphing Salmon Eggs // A Detailed Guide

On almost all of our local salmon rivers there are species that rely heavily on salmon eggs to supplement their fall/winter diets.    During October, November, December, January and February we are blessed with a rare opportunity to use salmon egg imitation to target these species. 

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