A Steelheader goes Tarpon fishing
For most of us serious fly fisherman there is nothing more exhilarating in this world than chasing silver, chrome fish that bite a fly and jump like hell. I can’t say a day on the ocean can match a day…
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Guide Talk
here is a lot to know about fishing for Steelhead but you do not have to know it all otherwise this person would not have survived 37 years on the Babine River! How the fisherman rates his guide is what…
Best New Thing: OPST Commando Heads
Best New Thing is a new section dedicated to products and services in our industry that switch up the game, make things easier or are just sweet! OPST Commando Heads- How Shorter Than Super Short Isn’t Too Short So here…
Dominatrix Guide listings
As I sit here packing for my trip to the florida keys next week I quickly realize I may not have everything I need. I have heard the stories of tarpon guides tearing strips off rookie fisherman who just cant…
Full Circle By Babine Bob Wickwire
It was an historic time for Jerrie Lou and I to work at Babine Steelhead Lodge during the fall of 2015. 1984 was the last time we were there. It was because of Tom Derry that we were there. He…
Fisherman’s 5 with James Reid
James Reid is a highly respected bamboo rod builder from North Vancouver, British Columbia. His rods have been described as “the closest feeling to graphite out there” which despite them being all wood and proudly so, is a testemant to…
A Dog’s Best Friend
Gawwwwwwwwwd!!!!! I have writer’s block. I have stared at this computer for three nights in a row without laying down a word. Not even a letter. This has happened before but not as severe as this. It is like a…
Fisherman’s 5 with Sean Johnson
The Fisherman’s 5 is a new series we are running here at Epic Waters, so keep your eye out for it in the upcoming weeks. We will be asking folks who have been in the fishing industry for many years 5 questions…
EXPLORATIONS
Ex-plo-ra-tion – To travel (in a little-known region) for discovery. To examine (something) carefully; investigate. Doesn’t it just send chills up and down your body to relate that word to your flyfishing adventures. It does for me. I can’t help…
5 terms to avoid when steelhead fishing
The quality of your steelheading trip is typically based on expectations. We often see anglers get so dejected from the sport that we have to put them on suicide watch, hiding all ropes, knives and pills. To avoid depression while…
Spey Fishing Nepal
Coming into this adventure, my ultimate goal was to fish the entire country of Nepal and document what I saw. Here is my epic journey – start to finish on one the best and most meaningful trips I have ever taken.…
Florida Keys: Epic on Tarpon
We are now taking bookings for the 2018 Keys Tarpon fishing. We run a 4 week season out of Big Pine Key right in the heart of the best fishing. Guests fish 5 full days on a trip. Guides are…