Alaska West
Fishing From a Boat – Cast Downstream!
Cast downstream! Photo: Jeff Forsee. At our Alaskan operations, we're really lucky to have access to some extremely diverse trout fisheries. At any point during the season at...
Wildlife of Western Alaska
A not so bald (immature) bald eagle. Photo: Chandler Cook. We consider ourselves very fortunate to operate lodges in some very unique places in the world. While...
Our Trout Like Big Flies
Big fly, small hook, big trout. Photo: Bruce Chard. The trout in our neck of the woods typically don't pay much attention to 'traditionally sized' trout...
Keep ’em Close!
Like this! Photo: Craig Kopczyk. We recently came across this cool shot of a silver salmon caught on the swing by Alaska West guest, Craig Kopcyzk. It...
New Study: How Often Do Trout and Grayling Eat Mice?
Grayling eat mice too! Photo: Ben West In our neck of the woods, trout eat mice (well, shrews to be exact). It's no secret, we write...
Sage Evoke Reel Review
This just in.. We like the Evoke. Photo: Kyle Shea Last summer, the good folks at Sage released a new 'specialty' series of reels called the...
The Pets
Feed me! Photo: Jeff Forsee. While filleting salmon for our guests, the resident trout around our camp at Alaska West grow pretty fond of the hand...
Why They’re Called Leopard Rainbows
Are those spots on his eyeballs? Photo: Kyle Shea Our rainbow trout in western Alaska look a little different than in the rest of the world....