Our guides at Alaska West are great teachers. They’re fun people and excellent casters. They’re helpful and courteous and really, really fishy. They’re also great boat drivers. More on Alaska West King Salmon in Week 1 Our Facility Leopard Trout
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Reading Mangrove Flats
If you’ve spent much time around our web site, you’ve probably seen Aaron Adams’ work before. Aaron is the Director of Operations for Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, and one of the world’s leading biologists when it comes to – guess what – bonefish, tarpon and other critters that swim around on the flats. He also…
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Going Small
At Chile West we love fishing giant dry flies and streamers. The beauty of that fishery, though, is its variety. Today Trevor Covich tells us about the other end of the spectrum. Going Small Sometimes at Chile West we go away from casting and chugging those giant dries and leeches, for a more delicate approach….
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Jeff Hickman’s King Rig
Time for another king rig! Jeff Hickman is a Deneki Outdoors alumnus who guided five seasons for us at Alaska West, and he’s now a popular year-round steelhead guide in Oregon. Jeff will be returning to Alaska West this summer from June 12th to the 17th to host our spey instruction program and catch some…
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Nice Fish, Rebecca.
Rebecca Anderson and her husband Alex just wrapped up a trip with us at Chile West. They had a ball, and Rebecca in particular demonstrated a spectacular level of fishiness throughout the trip. Here’s one of a bunch of brown trout that met Rebecca’s acquaintance along the way. Well done! You know, if you and…
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Wade Shallow and Relax
We are incredibly lucky to work with the finest batch of guest spey instructors in the world, during our spey instruction weeks at Alaska West and BC West. Brian Niska is one of our gurus, teaching casting at both of our northern locations. The owner of Whistler Fly Fishing, Brian is one of a rare…
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Big Flies and Rubber Legs
Just a friendly reminder that big, light flies with rubber legs (OK, Sili Legs in this case) work really well for the un-pressured bonefish of South Andros Island. More on South Andros Life on the Flats Background on the Island Moon Walk
Just a Big Chrome Slab.
…that ate a fly swung on a two-handed rod in Western Alaska. That’s all. More on Alaska West Kings 10 Tips on Swinging for Kings Greg Thomas on Fresh Fish Top 5 Mistakes Fighting Big Fish
Big Flies, Leaders, and More
Our head guide on the Dean River at BC West is Scott Baker-McGarva. There’s a reason he’s in his job – he knows a lot about swinging flies for anadromous fish. Scott wrote an excellent piece on big bugs and leaders. We think those of you who crave chrome will appreciate it. Big Flies, Leaders,…
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The Old Fashioned Way
In Southern Chile, some things still get done the old fashioned way, and that’s how we like it. Last month our crew and guests at Chile West came across this ‘2 steer-power’ rig moving lumber. The traffic jam lasted just long enough for a quick photo opportunity – gotta love it. More on Southern Chile…
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