When it comes to fishermen, you know we can all be a superstitious bunch. From that lucky pair of socks, a sweet holey rock, or even a lucky rabbit’s foot, there are many different things that DEFINITELY make a difference on the outcome of a day’s fishing. And, it goes without saying, you better never…
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Three Good Articles
It’s that time again! Three good fly fishing articles, from other fly fishing websites that we enjoyed and think you will too. Enjoy! Three Good Articles Everything You Wanted to Know About Line Selection but Were Afraid to Ask. Mark Heironymus kicking off part 1 of a weekly series explaining the finer points of choosing a line…
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Turning ‘Bad’ Casts into Great Presentations
Good casts feel good, but good presentations catch fish and today Alaska West guide, Greg Houska, is coming at us with a great writeup on how saving the less-than-perfect cast can help you catch more fish in the long run. Enjoy! Turning ‘Bad’ Casts into Great Presentations Not every cast is perfect, and you should never…
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Basic Camera Settings for Better Fly Fishing Photos
Over the years, many of you have asked for more posts on taking better fishing photos, and today we delivered! Our buddy Wray Sinclair has put together a great post on how to get away from ‘Auto Mode,’ and use the three most important camera modes to help you take better photos on the water….
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Skagit Revolution – Download Available
The folks at Beattie Outdoor Productions have teemed up Tom Larimer to produce the latest and greatest instructional video on skagit casting – Skagit Revolution. The video has been years in the making, some of which was actually filmed right here at Alaska West. The full video consists of two separate disks. Disk one touches on the…
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Measure Nets – Why We Like Them
Not all nets are created equal. A quality landing net is a guide’s most important tool, and when it comes to trout, we’re really particular about the nets we use. We recently outfitted our guide staff with measure nets for our trout population and we can honestly say they’re one of the better landing nets we’ve…
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Dueling Vises
This past week we had the good fortune of fishing with our good friend and professional fly designer, Stuart Foxall. For those of you who follow along on a regular basis, you may recognize Stu’s name from all the awesome fly tying posts he’s put together for us over the last few years. During his stay…
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Cardinal Sins of King Fishing
We’re in the midst of a pretty epic King run this year, and that means we’ve seen a heck of a lot of nice fish landed, but even more lost. King fishing is by no means a numbers game.. They’re big, strong, fast, hard mouthed fish that don’t come easily to hand (for both experienced and…
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Smolt Poppin’ for Rainbows
We’re really lucky to witness a pretty spectacular phenomenon each season on the Naknek River – Home to our Rapids Camp Lodge Operation. Each spring, salmon smolt from the millions of salmon that have spawned throughout the Naknek River system make their way towards the ocean. Large, hungry, rainbow trout await the migration each year creating…
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Nice Fish, Mike!
BC West guest, Mike Walsh, recently joined us for the first week of our season on the Dean. During his stay he landed this specimen. Nice fish, Mike! More from the Dean Dean River Steelhead Fly Selection Steelheading Simplified Selecting Steelhead Flies