Just a cool picture of a funny-faced dolly varden in the clear water at Alaska West! More on Alaska West Frequently Asked Questions Our Fishery Catching Giant Rainbow Trout
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Nice Fish, John.
This is a picture of a guy we really like fishing with, and a fish we were really glad he caught. More on King Salmon at Alaska West Just a Big Chrome Slab Now’s the Time to Book Your Trip 5 Ways to Catch More King Salmon
Best Trout Fishing Posts of 2012
We continue our end-of-the-year/beginning-of-the-year series on the best posts of 2012 with a list of the 7 best posts about trout fishing we wrote in 2012 – according to what you guys read, that is. Two handers and trout seemed to be a bit of a thing in 2012… Best Trout Fishing Posts of 2012…
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4 Ways to Fish Dry Flies in Alaska
Everybody loves fishing dry flies. There’s just nothing that beats the excitement of a surface take. In Western Alaska we fish dry flies quite a lot, but the vast majority of the time they’re about as far as you can get from a traditional “match the hatching insect” dry fly program. Here are 4 ways…
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Rainbows and Silvers, Living Together
A recent conversation with a very experienced Alaska booking agent reminded us of a really unique aspect of our fishery at Alaska West that we sometimes take for granted – we have world class fishing for silver salmon and rainbow trout, at the same time, on the same stretch of river. Silvers and Rainbows –…
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Nice Dolly, Brian
Here’s Brian Pitser from the Northern Angler with a nice fat Dolly Varden he caught at Alaska West. Nice Dolly, Brian! More on Dolly Varden 4 Reasons to Chase Dollies Dolly the Clown Late August Alaska Photo Gallery
Get Loused
A subtle reminder of what those little critters above the anal fin of a Western Alaska or Dean salmon and steelhead really mean – you’re holding a mega-fresh fish that exited saltwater very, very recently. That’s both flat-out awesome and probably a good reason the battle was so epic. But, since we’ve honestly got the…
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5 Ways to Catch More Alaskan Rainbow Trout
Trout fishing in Alaska is not the same as trout fishing in other parts of the world. If you’re chasing trout in Alaska for the first time, keep these handy tips in mind. How to Catch More Rainbow Trout in Alaska Get your fly down. Rainbow trout in Alaska (Western Alaska, at least) feed mostly…
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Nice Fish, Kathy and Bryan!
There’s nothing we like better than seeing good friends of ours with great fish. Kathy and Bryan Whiting deliver. More on King Salmon at Alaska West King Rig Roundup Chinook Salmon Lifecycles Now’s the Time to Book
Future Guide in Training
Have we mentioned that we love hosting kids on the river? More on Family Fishing 5 Reasons to Bring Your Kid to Alaska West Father Son Fun ECHO Gecko Rod Review