Here’s a handy little tip for those of you who like swinging flies with shooting heads – using single or double-handed rods. The setup: a few times during your typical fishing day, you’re going to need to mess with your leader or fly in the middle of a run. Maybe you snag a little stick….
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Alaska West
Angler
Today we present nothing other than a picture of an angler fishing in cool light at Alaska West. More Cool Pictures Big Sky Country, Bahamas Style Salmon Egg Rodeo.
Swinging Flies for Dolly Varden
If you have spent much time fishing in Alaska, odds are you have seen your share of Dolly flats. During the second half of our season at Alaska West, we see an impressive push of Dolly Varden. Once the season’s first wave of salmon begin dropping eggs, these Dollies as well as rainbow trout congregate…
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Red Stripe
Just another beautiful, blood-red-striped rainbow trout from Alaska West! More on Trout at Alaska West All About Rainbow Trout 5 Favorite Flies for Alaskan Rainbow Trout Jordan Sly’s Trout Swinging Rig
Bring the Kids Along
If you have followed our blog much, you know we love having families with kids join us at Alaska West. The Kanektok River is a great place to get kids excited about fishing due to the fact that it’s so darn productive. Although typical of a younger beginning angler, “I’m bored” or “I wish there…
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Three Random Fishing Tips
Today’s post is…just what it says. Three Random Fishing Tips Try swinging your bead for dollies. Eggs don’t swing in real life, but for some reason dolly varden can be attracted to egg patterns tearing across the current. The next time you’re on a dolly flat, try a combination of dead drift and swung presentations…
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Alaska West Sea Lice
We have lots of pictures of sea lice from Alaska West, because with our location 6 miles from the salt, our salmon have lots of sea lice. More on Salmon at Alaska West Whitney Gould’s King Rig 5 Ways to Catch More King Salmon Silver Salmon Lifecycles
Put the Wood to ‘Em
We’ve harped on this before, but when fighting big anadramous fish it’s crucial to keep the pressure on all the way throughout the fight. This means bending the rod all the way down to the butt section as this is where the strength of the rod is. At Alaska West we see many fish come unbuttoned due to…
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Mini Tarpon
Hey, will you look at that! A silver salmon went airborne! More on Silver Salmon The Best Silver Salmon Fishing in the World Four Caught at Once Silver Salmon Lifecycles
Fly Fishing Objects Mini Gallery
Today we’ve got a fly fishing photo gallery for you of a slightly different flavor. It’s all about objects somehow associated with fly fishing. No landscapes, no hero shots, no smiling faces – just ‘stuff’ that has to do with the sport we all love. More Cool Pictures Taking It All In Poling Alaska Trout…
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