Archives for December 2013
Cotton Swab Tube Flies
Cotton Swab Tubes produce! Photo: Kyle Shea We fish a lot of tube flies at Alaska West, especially when targeting fish on the swing. While there a...
Progress on the Elwha
Good news from the OP. Photo: KPLU.org Man, is it nice to get a big conservation win every once in a while! One of the great...
Rapids Camp Lodge Introduction
New to the family! We announced a few weeks ago that we're part of a bigger family now and our new 'big brother' is Rapids Camp...
5 Reasons to Swing for Trout This Winter
Catch trout, stay warm. Photo: John Travis Let’s face it, winter trout fishing is hard. If you are crazy like us, odds are you are not...
Kyle Shea’s Nymphing Rig
Kyle and trout. Photo: Ben Beatty Have you noticed lately that a bunch of the posts on our blog have been tagged 'Kyle Shea'? That's because...
Save Bristol Bay – Keep Up the Fight
Bristol Bay char. Photo: Ben Bulis The effort to save Bristol Bay from the Pebble Mine has notched some wins recently, but we're not done yet....
Nice King, Whitey
Grinning for good reason. Spey fishing for king salmon is in our blood at Alaska West. Here's Michael White with a Bush era king salmon -...
