2012 was an amazing year at BC West on the Dean River. When your humble editor has to start editing numbers out of fishing reports, you know the fishing is good. It was the best we’ve seen on the Dean in years. The dust has finally settled on our rebooking period, and as you might…
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Deneki Blog
Go Thunderdoming.
Super high, early season water in Western Alaska can mean our king salmon are less likely to hold on the gravel bars. That was the case in early 2012 and, though huge water years are not too common season-to-season, those who set foot on the tundra with an open mind can make some seriously fishy…
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The Wading Game
Norman and Andrew wander around on yet another hard bottom flat, looking for bonefish. More on Wading for Bonefish Tons of Wading on South Andros Wading for Bonefish – 5 Tips Special Tips for Shallow Water Wading
The Power of Positivity
Adam Kryder was a fantastic addition to our guide staff at Alaska West this year. He noticed something pretty profound about angling and attitudes and was kind enough to write it up for us. Thanks, Adam! The Power of Positivity Guiding at Alaska West has given me a great gift. As a guide I am…
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Making Loops on Sinktips
A second installation in our sinktip strategies novella, here’s a looping method that began as what Alaska West guide Jeff Hickman dubbed a ‘bush fix,’ and has since become one of the two main ways we’re custom building on-the-river sinktips to suit the current conditions. First off, get yourself about 40 feet of Rio’s T-whatever….
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Andros South Photo Gallery
In three weeks we’ll be open at Andros South, so we just thought we show you a few pictures of what it’s like down there. Hint, hint.
Art.
They’re just such cool looking fish. They’re colored up like this during July and August at Alaska West. More on Dolly-Char Slideshow Wildest Fish Ever 4 Reasons to Chase Them
Skagit Casting – Keep Your Hands Close
When you’re making spey casts in the Skagit style, try to keep your hands as close to your body as possible! Ed Ward, long-time guide at Alaska West and one of the fathers of Skagit-style spey casting, has been called “the man who can spey cast inside a phone booth”. That’s a bit of an…
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This Should Work.
More on Bonefish Flies 5 Favorites for South Andros Readers’ Favorite Bonefish Flies Your Approach to Tying
Our Fly Fishing Gear Page
Did you know that this page on our web site neatly categorizes the posts about fly fishing gear on our web site – 168 of them so far? Reviews, expert rigs, gear-related tips, favorite flies…it’s all there. Our favorite lens for the flats? Check. How to rig tube flies? Got it. Dana Sturn’s steelhead rig?…
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