In less than a month, we kick off our bonefishing season at Andros South. So, today we present you with detailed instructions on how to tie one of our favorite bonefish flies, Peterson’s Spawning Shrimp. Enjoy! Peterson’s Spawning Shrimp – Tying Instructions Materials: Hook: Tiemco 811s – Sizes 2-6. Thread: UTC 140 – Shell Pink….
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Mink
We’re lucky at Alaska West to be able to get pretty close to some pretty cool wildlife at times. However, we’ll admit this is a little closer than normal. More Wildlife From Our Lodges Bear Highway Fish Finders – Arctic Terns Andros Island Iguana
6 Tips for Tying Better Knots
It’s true that the weakest connection in any line or leader is a knot. However, it’s also true that experienced anglers rarely lose fish to knot failure. Break-offs are a bummer.. Here are 6 tips to tying better, stronger knots. Lubricate EACH Step. Most anglers know that its always a good idea to lubricate your knots….
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Bonefishing Roundup – Roundup
We’ve written quite a few articles about fly fishing on our blog, so every once in a while we like to run ‘roundup posts,’ where we list a bunch of posts all related to a similar topic. It’s been a while since we’ve ran one on our blog so today – you guessed it –…
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Stay Safe Out There
What do Alaska West guide, Whitney Gould, and Willa have in common? They’re both wearing their life jackets.. That’s because at Alaska West we have a simple rule – When the motor is on, so are the life jackets! We think wearing your PFD is cool, and think you should too. Stay safe out there!…
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Bahamas Declares New National Parks
A while back we mentioned that the good folks at the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust were asking for your help in support of two proposed National Parks encompassing prime bonefish habitat on Abaco and Grand Bahama Island. Many of you responded, and we’re happy to report that you made a difference! Earlier this month the Bahamas Minister of…
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How Are We Doing?
Even after eight or so years of posting, the audience of our humble little fishing blog still continues to grow. That makes us really happy and we have you, our readers, to thank for it. So.. Thanks for reading our blog! Every now and then we like to take a day to ask what you would…
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Walking and Stalking
Deneki pal, Tosh Brown, captures the walk back to the boat after what was probably an epic stroll down the flats of South Andros. We love stalking bonefish on foot, and lucky for us we’re able to do a lot of it at Andros South. More Posts on Wading for Bonefish 5 (More) Tips on…
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Airflo Super-Dri Nymph/Indicator Fly Line
Western Alaska is far from the traditionalist’s view of trout fishing. It is not the land of four weights, fine tippets, and microscopic dry flies. Instead, bushy mouse patterns, heavily weighted streamers, and clunky flesh and egg rigs are the norm.. None of which are particularly easy to cast. Most trout specific fly lines are…
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Three Good Articles
It’s ‘Three Good Articles’ time again here on our humble little blog. What’s that you say? That’s when we share three good fly fishing articles, from other websites that we really enjoyed, and think you will too. Enjoy! Three Good Articles Fish Need Water. A righteous movement that you should probably be a apart of if…
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