One of the best parts about fishing in Southern Chile is the incredible insect life. There’s huge variety in the bugs…and there are some huge bugs. At Chile West, our favorite may be the Cantaria beetle, or ‘flying deer’. It’s at first glance a nasty looking bug with fierce pinchers, horns and claws. With a body…
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Rick Sisler’s Rainbow Rig
The lower Kanektok River holds some fat rainbow trout, and Rick Sisler has gotten up close and personal with more of these slabs than anybody. Rick started guiding at Alaska West in 1998. He spent 8 years guiding on the river, and we’re now lucky enough to have him as a core member of the…
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Simms Softshell Hoody
Photo: Simms Fishing Products Ever since it was released, we’ve been huge fans of the Simms Windstopper Softshell Jacket. It’s comfortable, warm, provides some protection against anything other than hard rain, and is also a great looking jacket to wear around town. But we love hoods! There’s nothing better than a hood to add a…
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Brian Niska’s King Rig
Photo: Cameron Miller Brian Niska owns and operates Whistler Fly Fishing, a fly fishing school, guide service and specialty fly shop in Whistler, BC. Brian is a certified Master Casting Instructor and Two Handed Casting Instructor with the FFF, and we’re lucky to have him as a guest spey instructor at Alaska West. Brian will…
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Alaska West Video
We have a short video posted on YouTube that gives an introduction into what Alaska West is all about. Have a look!
Fly Tying and Fishing with Charlie Craven
Charlie Craven is the owner of Charlie’s Fly Box in Arvada, Colorado. Charlie is an incredible tier, and is most recently the author of Charlie Craven’s Basic Fly Tying (which you can order directly from him at 303-403-8880). Charlie will be hosting a group at Andros South from January 3 – 10, 2009. His week…
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Michael White’s King Rig
Way back when, Michael White was a guide at Alaska West. These days, he’s the owner of Blue Ribbon Sales, representing Simms, Loomis, Ross and other great lines to shops in the Southern Rockies. “Whitey” is one fishy dude, and he loves sharing his enthusiasm with anyone within shouting distance on the river. Whitey is a…
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South Andros Bonefish Flies
Photo: rustychinnisimages.com Big and Light. At Andros South, we have the luxury of chasing bonefish under a pretty unique set of circumstances. Bigger fish than normal More aggressive fish than normal Shallower water than normal This combination is exactly what most bonefish anglers would ask for, but it can present some problems for guests who…
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Charles St. Pierre’s King Rig
During the second week of our king season at Alaska West, our spey instruction program is taught by Charles St. Pierre, the owner and operator of Northwest Spey Casting. Charles is a Kanektok veteran and an incredibly well-rounded caster– long belly, short belly, sustained anchor, touch-and-go, underhand, Skagit, AFS…the list goes on and on. He’s…
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Fishing with Dec
Photo: Cameron Miller We offer instructional weeks at all three of our lodges, with the focus at Alaska West being on spey casting. A different guest spey instructor joins us for each peak week of our king salmon season, and provides a combination of on-river one-one-one instruction during the fishing day and group instruction after…
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