While our summer seasons have officially begun, for the past few months our guides have been busy preparing for the season, organizing gear, and primarily tying flies.. A lot of flies! Over the past few years, we’ve noticed one thing has become a staple in many of our guide’s fly tying kits, and that is Clear Cure…
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Opening Day at Alaska West
Today we kick off our opening day of fishing at Alaska West, and needless to say we’re more than ‘excited’! We’ll be on site all season long and will be sure to keep you up to date on big fish, good stories, new tips, and the like. Stay tuned! Or better yet, come get in on…
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Happy Father’s Day
It’s Father’s Day weekend, and it just wouldn’t be right not to give a big shoutout to all the fishy fathers out there. Many of us inherited our appreciation for the outdoors from fathers, grandfathers, or other fatherly figures along the way, and for that we say thank you. Happy Father’s Day! More From Fishy…
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Spey Fishing for Kings – 3 Tips
Our annual return of king salmon are trickling by our camp at Alaska West, and in a few short days we’ll be targeting them with one of our favorite tools for anadramous fish, spey rods! With that in mind, and seeing how some of you might even be joining us, we thought it might be…
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The ‘Skullpin’
We say it all the time, but one thing we really like about our fisheries is that our fish aren’t overly picky when it comes to specific fly patterns or imitations. That affords us the opportunity to be really creative at the vise, resulting in some truly unique patterns, and having a whole lot of…
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Three Good Articles
We’re back today with our mid-monthly edition of Three Good Articles – Fly fishing articles from the past month that we found particularly entertaining, and think you will too. Enjoy! Three Good Articles Leaner’s Permit – 3 Tips for Taking Your Trout Game to the Flats. Savvy advise from Steven Brutger of Stalking the Seam. What…
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Mossy’s Fly Shop
Today we give a well-overdue shout-out to our good friends over at Mossy’s Fly Shop located in Anchorage, Alaska. Whenever rolling through Anchorage on the way to our camps on the Kanektok or Naknek rivers, we always make an effort to swing by Mossy’s in the process. Not only do they have a great selection,…
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Einarsson Plus Reels – Review
If you’ve spent any time of late cruising the internet for fly fishing fodder (heck, you’re doing it right now!), you may have noticed one reel company in particular making waves in the freshwater world – Einarsson reels. Over the last few years, Einarsson reels have been growing increasingly popular, particularly in the spey realm….
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Tying The Cascade Intruder – Video
If you haven’t already noticed, the folks of Loop Tackle have been putting out some pretty killer content of late as part of their Loop Akademi series. Today, we share with you a great video from their archive on how to tie a great looking intruder pattern by Deneki blog regular and Loop Akademi Fly Dresser,…
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LeaderCalc 2016
Ever considered tying your ownn leaders but wasn’t quite sure where to start? Hand tied leaders can offer a number of advantages over standard ‘knotless’ tapered leaders, but it can be a little daunting at first. After all, there are virtually endless formulas out there depending on where, how, and what you’re fishing for! However,…
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