Archives for December 2014
Last Minute Fly Fishing Gift Ideas
Product of number 7. Photo: Jeff Forsee. Still need some holiday gift ideas for a fly fisherman in your life? With the big day just around...
Resident Rainbows
Not a steelhead.. Photo: Ben Beatty One of the reasons many of our guests join us each season at Alaska West is to catch some of...
Nice Fish, Benny
Benny gettin' it done.. Photo: Ross Beatty. Congrats to Alaska West guide, Ben Beatty, for landing this double-digit bonefish alongside Andros South guide Josie Sands. Nice work...
Don’t be a Creeper
Not a creeper.. Photo: Nick Chambers. A while back we ran a post on creep, a common fly casting error, most often the culprit of tailing...
Three Good Articles – Holiday Gift Guide Edition
Co Ho Ho Merry Fishmas! Photo: Jin Choi. We're back today with our roughly mid-month rundown of some good articles from other fly fishing websites around...
Bonefishing – Don’t Strip Off More Line Than You Have To
That looks like enough line.. Photo: Kyle Shea. When fishing for bonefish from a flats skiff, it's common practice to strip a generous amount of fly...
Sculpin
Sculpins make us happy. Photo: Jason Whiting. Sculpins are an important food source for our resident rainbow trout at Alaska West. We spend a great deal...
The Spawning Mantis Shrimp
The Spawning Mantis Shrimp.. Photo: Kyle Shea. A great thing about our fishery at Andros South is that the bonefish aren't overly picky. It's a great...