Alaska West guide Spencer Dixon is back today with some more tips based on his time guiding in Alaska. If you ever fish from a boat, today’s post is for you. Fighting Fish from a Boat Our guides at Alaska West are known for their ability to adapt to every fishing situation, keeping our anglers…
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Nice Fish, Mike and Ed.
Want to catch a fish like this one? We have space available in a couple of our prime king weeks at Alaska West next season. Drop us a line to learn more.
Spey Line Recommendations
It’s really, really important to figure out the right line for your spey rod. Much more so than with single-handed rods, two-handed rods (spey and switch) cast completely differently depending on which line you’ve got them set up with. Things have gotten a lot simpler in the past few years, but still…it’s not always obvious…
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We Love Puff.
We’re just going to come right out and say it: the recent proliferation of synthetic Puff options in baselayers is a welcome change from that heavy, sweaty old fleece we used to lug around in our drybags. And while there will always be a place for the legendary, highly fashionable Simms Guide Fleece Bib –…
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Nice Fish, Charles
Our old friend and longtime spey instructor Charles St. Pierre got a beauty of a rainbow trout during the early season at Alaska West this year. Nice fish, Charles! More on Rainbow Trout Our Big All About Trout Page Secrets of the Flesh Fly J.E.B Hall’s Rodent Rig
Late August Fishing in Alaska
Summer is short in Western Alaska – our season at Alaska West ends at the end of August. Here’s the quick story of what it’s like at the end of our season, told in pictures and captions. More on August at Alaska West 5 Reasons We Love the Late Season When to Go Trout Fishing…
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Art by Ed Novinsky
Ed Novinsky has been part of the family at Alaska West for years. It means a lot to spend time with folks who truly appreciate the places we love – and Ed pretty much pegs the Appreciation Meter at Alaska West. Mike Duffy met Ed while guiding at Alaska West, and we’re going to leave…
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Why It’s OK to Fish from the Boat Too
At Alaska West, we love working our way down gravel bars on foot, catching king salmon on spey rods. But there are lots of fun, really effective ways to fly fish for kings from a boat too… Thanks to Bill and Corinne Lenahan for another great photo! More Ways to Catch Kings Kings Under Indicators…
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Alaska West Video – Worth Three Minutes!
This year at Alaska West we hosted two guests who were radically enthusiastic, super fun and positive, and great anglers too. Tracy Moore and Matt Thompson joined us during the last week of July, and they put together a great, less-than-3-minute video showing some of the fun they had on the water. We think it’s…
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Go Thunderdoming.
Super high, early season water in Western Alaska can mean our king salmon are less likely to hold on the gravel bars. That was the case in early 2012 and, though huge water years are not too common season-to-season, those who set foot on the tundra with an open mind can make some seriously fishy…
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