Who needs a partner when you can hang with fish like this? Photo: Cameron Miller Many guests who visit our lodges are ‘singles’- anglers who like to travel alone or just couldn’t talk their buddy into joining them on one particular trip. We love hosting singles. The environment at our lodges is great for people…
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Archives for January 2009
A Family Fishing Trip to Alaska
Dad, do you think we’ll catch one? In 2004, the team at Alaska West had the pleasure of hosting Bryan Whiting and his sons Jason and Eric on their first fishing trip to Alaska. We were really taken by the lengths to which Bryan and his wife Kathy went to give their kids a great…
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King Rig Roundup
Kanektok Kings – an embarassment of riches. Over the past couple of months, we’ve posted the two-handed rigs of six guys who spend a lot of time at Alaska West swinging flies for king salmon. There’s a wealth of information, and a wide range of opinions, in these posts. If you’re headed to Alaska West…
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Autotethers
We’ve installed Autotethers on all of our boats at Andros South. This is a great new wireless system that replaces a lanyard connection to the kill switch on our motors. If for any reason the guide exits the boat while running, the motor is automatically killed without the need for clipping into a lanyard before…
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Ed Ward’s King Rig
This is the first picture ever taken of Ed when he wasn’t casting, or holding a chrome anadromous fish. Photo: Cameron Miller Ed Ward has been called many things. ‘Jedi knight’, ‘Zen master’, ‘Buddha’ and more all apply to Ed when speaking of anadromous fish, particularly when two-handed rods are involved. Ed is one of…
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Kings in Chile?
Trevor Covich, not really sure where he is… Chilean King Salmon. Really. Our trout fishing at Chile West is tried and true. Our king fishing is exploratory, but as you can see, we’ve found a few. Interested? Drop us a line.
It’s Really Pretty on the Dean River
Al Lind, enjoying the view. The Dean River is widely known for having the hottest steelhead in the word. Less talked about is the fact that it’s surrounded by some of the most incredible scenery that you’ll ever come across. At BC West, we love our anadromous friends in the river, but we also try…
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Upwind, Shoot Line Into Your Backcast
Bruce Chard shot line into his backcast, and look how happy it made him. Wherever you’re fishing on the flats, getting your cast out there quickly will greatly improve your chances of hooking that fish. Shooting line not only into your forward cast, but also into your backcast, helps minimize false-casting and enables you to…
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The Arolik River
The Upper Arolik Photo: Cameron Miller Many guests who visit Alaska West like to spend some time on the Arolik River during their stay with us. The Arolik is a costal river that runs roughly parallel to the Kanektok and has about half the flow of the Kanektok. Like the Kanektok, the Arolik is home…
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Simms Dry Creek Boat Bags
We love our Simms Dry Creek Boat Bags. Equally applicable in fresh- and saltwater, they’re easy to get into, totally waterproof, padded and have dividers for keeping your gear straight. We beat the heck out of our gear, so when we say they’re durable we mean it.