Archives for July 2019
Mending Lines – A Short Film
Screen Shot from Film Below Our friends over at Fishpond just released a new video from a project they have been working on right in their backyard, the Colorado River's...
Welcome to Alaska West Brittany
Both Photo: AK West Head Guide Ben West Last week we welcomed Brittany Roy on her first ever trip to Alaska. I would say she left with a good representation...
Target Species // The Chum Salmon
Photo: Deneki 2011 Archives We love having a range of species to target at our lodges. Admittedly it can be easy to get tunnel vision chasing the flagship ones such...
Alaska West Week 2 Highlights
If a picture is truly worth a 1,000 words, we are about to give you a 10,000 word essay from Alaska West head guide Ben West. Here are 10 of...
Gear We Love // Thunderhead Submersible Sling Pack
Photo: Cooper Hopkins Fishpond’s new Thunderhead Submersible Sling Pack is the waterproof bag I have been waiting for. Whether you want a pack to carry everything you need for a...
“To save the Klamath River salmon, shut down the hatcheries”
We are in the business of protecting wild salmon worldwide. Photo: Ben West For the conservation minded fisherman, here is an interesting article by Jacques Leslie for the Los Angeles...
3 Reasons Why Week 1 is the Best Week
Zac Cassill showing of some opening week goods! Former Alaska West guide Zac Cassill returned to the banks of the Kanektok River for the opening week of our 2019 season....
Amy’s Ant
Meet my friend Amy. She is actually not an Ant imitation at all. Instead, she is my favorite stonefly and grass hopper imitation to use for Trout outside of Alaska....
