Alaska West
Deneki Chronicles: Tying Neater Flies – 5 Tips
It's been said that flies catch fly tyers, not fish. Odds are most fish don't notice that the head of the fly is a little on the bulky side, or that...
Independence Day 2022
Making Dreams Come True. The United States of America. I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true.wendell...
Leader Length and Fly Weight
Today we continue our Alaska Guide Secrets series, in which you get the inside scoop direct from our guide crew at Alaska West. You've decided which fly to fish and...
4 Traveling Tips for your Fly Fishing Trip to Alaska
In last year travel has been great, and has had its challenges. We all want to travel by air, boat, or whatever means necessary. We all want to go places....
5 Fly Fishing Tips to Catch More King Salmon
Pow! Photos: Stuart Foxall. We're currently in the midst of our king salmon season on the Kanektok River at Alaska West and On the Nushagak River at Rapids Camp Lodge. These are...
RIO Flies We Like for Kings
Flies King Salmon Like Photo: J.E.B. Hall It's King Salmon season here in Alaska both on the Nushagak River and Kanektok River. As one of the most sought-after game fish...
Deneki Chronicles: Swinging for Kings – The Broadside Presentation
Stu's fly swung broadside. Photo: Ben West. This week it's all about the Mighty King Salmon! Friend of Deneki, Stuart Foxall explains how the fly swims and what King Salmon...
4 Tips for Trout Fishing in Side Channels, Braids, and Small Tundra Creeks
Side Channel Rainbow moused! Photo: Jim Kim We're lucky at Alaska West Lodge and Rapids Camp Lodge to have incredibly abundant and healthy rainbow trout fishing. Mice, sculpins, leeches, flesh...
