We have pretty darned consistent trout fishing throughout our three months of operation at Alaska West – these fish are here all season long and when it’s summer, they’ve got to eat well. But mid-July is right smack in the middle of our season, and right smack in the middle of our great trout fishing….
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Leaders for Steelhead and Salmon
We’ve got some more insight today from the banks of the Dean River. Scott Baker-McGarva, head guide at BC West, dropped us some great points on leaders. That thing that holds your fly on may be worthy of a little more thought! Leader Considerations for Anadromous Fish Sometimes it’s shocking how much emphasis is placed…
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Andros Island Mini Gallery
Just a little gallery of not-so-typical photos from Andros South! Photo: Louis Cahill Photo: Louis Cahill Photo: Louis Cahill Photo: Cameron Miller More on Andros South New Special Fall Pricing Bigger Photo Gallery An Introduction to Our Whole Program
Nice Fish, Jim
Today, the ‘fish’ in ‘nice fish’ is plural! Jim Greenleaf and friends had quite a morning on their first full day of fishing at BC West this week. During a fairly frantic chinook and steelhead battling session, Jim landed the chromer that you see above…immediately after he landed the chromer that you see below. Nice…
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BC West Fishing Report: July 2 – 9
The first group of July brought Dana Sturn and the Speypages gang back to do battle with Dean Chinooks once more. Dana, Mike and Shirley Walsh, Pat Wood, Jerry Mahoney, David Smith and John Cambria were met with continued high water, but strong numbers of fish in the river. Some of the group promptly found…
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Fishing Pictures on Facebook
You know that we actually post to our Facebook page a lot, right? And that it’s a great place to go for updated information on what’s going on at our lodges? How about the fact that we regularly post pictures to show a little more of the experience that our guests have (well, and for…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 1 – 8
The month of July is upon us at Alaska West and so are multiple species of salmon numbering in the hundreds of thousands! Kings, Chum, Sockeye, Pink and within 2 weeks, the Silver will be caught in incredible numbers over the next few weeks as they pile into the river looking for a spot to do the deed….
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3 Good Articles
If you like to fly fish, we think you’ll like these 3 articles. Quixotic Carp Question. A funny man writes a funny response to a funny question about funny fish. Conservation Gets the Rusty Machete Treatment. Tom Sadler passes on bad news from Capitol Hill. Simms Brings Back Felt. Field and Stream covers the re-introduction…
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You’ve Hooked a Train…Now What?
We think today’s post is pretty timely – a lot of our guests at BC West have been getting spooled lately! When you hook up on the Dean and your fish takes off towards the ocean, it definitely takes some luck to get that fish to the beach. That being said, certain tactics can help….
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Special Fall Pricing at Andros South
We’re pleased to announce a new pricing program for fall trips to Andros South. Effective immediately, 7 night / 6 day trips at Andros South in October, November and December will cost $3250 – a $700 savings over our spring pricing. Don’t forget that all of our pricing at Andros South, including this new fall…
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