Since spring is in the air, lots of folks are tinkering around with gear that they’re going to fish with in Alaska this summer.
With that in mind, we present to you our most popular posts about fly fishing gear for Alaska.
Top 10 Alaska Fly Fishing Gear Posts
- King Rig Roundup. Expert spey anglers tell you how they rig themselves for chinooks on two-handers.
- Bead Fishing for Rainbow Trout. How to rig up, in lots of detail.
- Switch Rods – Why You Should Try One. Because you should.
- Alaska Silver Salmon Flies – 5 Favorites. Not that it really matters all that much.
- Mr. Hankey. Jeff Hickman’s super-popular mouse fly.
- The Non-Slip Mono Loop. One of our most favorite knots ever.
- Tom Larimer’s King Rig. He’s one of our spey instructors, so he should know.
- Secrets of the Flesh Fly. Trout love ’em and you should too.
- Steak and Eggs. Why choose? Fish both!
- Maxima Ultragreen – Why We Like It. The most versatile leader material we know.
Just thought I’d drop a line and tell you/ask you about an old AK West Calender I found. 1999 is the calender year, I remember my sister gave it to me as she knew I am obssesed with salmon. I just ran back across that calender and got me wondering if yall put out a calender still? This old calnder is full of greaq tpics and has a farewell letter from one of your guides “mongo”.
Anyhow a blast from the past – great site yall have and hopefully I will wet a line in the river up there.
Jason
Hey Jason, Thank you for the kind words and the blast from the past. It is amazing how things have changed. We created that Calendar in 1998 so people might use it and be reminded about Alaska West. Jeff Edvalds took the photos and I penned most of the text. It was a fun project. Today everything is internet based. Your computer or handheld device tells you what day it is. So we write this blog and post great photos to share with you via email. I had no idea what was in store when I wrote the caption… Angling Towards the Next Millennium or how much hair it would cost me. Mike