Last week, out of nowhere, on ESPN.com of all places, arrived an amazing article, sort of about fly fishing, that you need to read. It’s about Tom Morgan, custom rod builder and former owner of Winston Fly Rods, and his life with his wife Gerri Carlson. It’s beautifully written and beautifully presented, and if you…
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Top Posts on Silver Salmon
A whole bunch of silver salmon are swimming into the river at Alaska West right now, and we’re about due for another roundup post today, and 7 is a lucky number, so here you have it – our top 7 posts on silver salmon! Top Posts on Silver or Coho Salmon 6 Ways to Catch…
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Alaska West Sunset
Just a cool picture of a beautiful evening, a couple of weeks ago at Alaska West. More Beauty at Alaska West Late August in Alaska Low Gradient It’s Really Pretty on the Kanektok
Kanektok Body Spray
We have had some great weather this year at Alaska West – weather that makes you want to take a quick swim, maybe wet wade during some spey instruction with Whitney Gould before dinner, or just sit around in shorts and a t-shirt talking with friends. Sounds great right? Well that is not the whole…
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Letting Him Swim
Louis Cahill and Kent Klewein team up on another look at bonefishing from a different angle. More Pictures from Andros South South Andros Mini-Gallery The Mangrove Shuffle Poling
Bruce Chard Grand Slam Line – Congrats on Best in Show
Congratulations to our good friend Bruce Chard – his Grand Slam fly line by Scientific Anglers just won the Best in Show award at IFTD in the saltwater line category! We love Bruce’s line at Andros South because it loads fast rods quickly, has an aggressive taper to turn over big flies, and shoots like…
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Jordan Sly’s Early Season ‘Low Bow’ Rig
Time for more trout rigging detail! Here’s how Jordan Sly chases the big boys at Alaska West. Jordan Sly’s Early Season Lower River Trout Rig I don’t know how many times I’ve heard the dilemma “upriver for quantity, or downriver for quality” here at Alaska West, but it is a common one. This question is…
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RIO GripShooter Review
It looks like RIO has just changed the spey running line game with their new GripShooter line. It’s running line that combines Slickshooter with a PVC coated ‘handling’ section at one end. More details shortly – let’s start with the background. Background Spey and switch anglers who prefer mono running lines like them for a…
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Going for a Stroll
Josie and Kent, walking and stalking. More Pictures from South Andros Talking it Over Bonefishing. A Very Nice Place to Be
Bonefishing Schools
If you’ve done some fishing but you’re new to the flats, we have just the trip for you! Since 2007 we’ve hosted Bruce Chard’s Bonefishing Schools at Andros South, and they’re some of the most popular trips we run. There’s a good reason for that. Our schools combine a little bit of hands-on classroom time…
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