Today we continue our series of weekly posts straight from The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing – a new collection of 250 nuggets of fly fishing wisdom from Kirk Deeter and the late, great Charlie Meyers. We’re lucky enough to have gotten permission to post some excerpts from the book – read on! Our…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: June 18 – 25
Over the years our second week at Alaska West has been notorious for having the most hardcore anglers and some of the best king fishing of the season. This year was no different! Once again we had some long time guests joining us. Guys like Mike Opitz, Jack Thomas, Dave Victor, Marty Herman, Tony Robins, Jamie Will,…
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Shoulders.
There’s some brown trout in Southern Chile that’s got some shoulders to ’em. More Fish from Chile West Grandpappy Trout? Salmon? Speyalicious Chilean ‘Nookie
Fun in Week 1
Pardon the back-t0-back king salmon hero shots. We love fishing for kings and we’re catching them at two lodges now, so we just had to share. Brian Gambini came to Alaska West during the first week of our season this year with Ken Morrish from Flywater Travel. They wanted to chase some big, hot, bright…
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Nice Fish, Brian.
Dean River Chinook Salmon are pretty awesome critters. At BC West we catch them mostly in the bottom mile and a half of river, so they’re hot and bright, and just like their steelhead cousins, they’re as powerful as they come. We hook quite a few of them and we land lots of smaller ones,…
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5 Reasons We Love Arolik Rainbows
At Alaska West we have the incredible opportunity to host a handful of guests each day on the Arolik River – a pristine, totally undeveloped river a few miles from our camp that was tailor made for rainbow trout fishing. Arolik rainbows are like no others. Here’s why we love ’em. Each one is different….
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Finding Louis’ Good Side
It’s gotta be in here somewhere! More Pictures from Andros South Not Your Typical Hero Shot Fun in the Sun Cover of Bonefish Magazine
Seen Us On Facebook Lately?
Have you checked out our Facebook page lately? There’s quite a bit going on over there. Very important note to start: you don’t need to have a Facebook account to have a look at our Facebook page. Why not check out the link? We’ve had 50 updates in the past week! Here’s the kind of…
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Trout Parts
Today we continue our series of weekly posts straight from The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing – a new collection of 250 nuggets of fly fishing wisdom from Kirk Deeter and the late, great Charlie Meyers. We’re lucky enough to have gotten permission to post some excerpts from the book – read on! If…
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Stumblin’ Bumblin’…
At Chile West, the Cantaria beetle is your friend. These critters are big. Trout find them yummy. They’re harmless to humans, and best of all, they’re clumsy! Add a little bit of wind and some moving water, and you’ve got yourself a trout food conveyor belt. NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or…
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