Tom Larimer hosted one of our spey instruction weeks at Alaska West this summer, and on his way home he wrote up a couple of guest posts for us. Today’s is all about the awesome chum salmon. Thanks Tom! Ode to the Chum Salmon While Mr. King, Mr. Rainbow and Mr. Silver are the reasons…
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Alaska West
Swinging as a Team
When you and a buddy swing flies together through a piece of water, it really makes sense to fish as a team! Working together you’ll learn more about how the fish want the fly presented in a particular piece of water, and you’ll probably increase your catch rate too. Here are some basic principles to…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 29 – August 5
This week we welcomed back a bunch of past guests and some rookies as well. Jeep Cochran brought back her son Jack after a multi year sabbatical and grandson Henry saw the river for the first time. David and Nathan Phalen joined us again for another great father and son trip. Jeff Kovach brought another group of guys…
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Big Kings.
It was a great year for big king salmon at Alaska West! Just a few examples… After a season like this, bookings are already tight for our king season in 2012. If you’re interested in joining us, now would be a good time to drop us a line!
Good Luck.
Big rainbow trout in Western Alaska like hanging out around structure. Snags and drop-offs are some of their favorite neighborhoods – especially for the main channel fish. Good luck getting a fly in front of this one! It’s not uncommon for us to spot really nice fish in lies that are pretty much un-presentable. In…
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Deneki Video Roundup
We start today with a special note to the more than 4,000 of you who read our posts in newsletter format. First – thanks for subscribing! Second – today you’re going to want to click here to view this post on our web site. It’s mainly made up of embedded videos that you won’t see…
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Rotate Your Rod – Shooting Line
Last week we passed on a tip related to making longer spey casts with shooting heads – holding your loops in your top hand. For those of you who like to huck, we’re following that up today with another tidbit that helps with easier casts at longer distances. This one comes from the world of…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 22 – 29
Week 7 was met with great anticipation as some wonderful long time guests returned once again for another week of salmon slaying. Steve Ward and Bobbie Brown brought the kids Finn and Wren back for their third trip in as many years. Steve also brought his oldest son Nate, brother-in-law Andy Folsom and niece Hopie Hitchcock to join…
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Pinch Loops in Your Top Hand
Your fearless editor spent last week fishing two-handed rods for steelhead and chinook salmon at BC West on the Dean River. We had a stellar group of folks at the lodge, including Michael White, Simms and Idylwilde rep for the Southern Rockies. Whitey gave up another nice spey casting tip during the week, and we…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 15 – 22
The story for week 6 was that the kings just kept coming in! Normally this week is known as a great Grand Slam week, but this year it turned out to be a very good week for kings. This week we welcomed people from as close as Anchorage and as far away as New Zealand. Vince Moores and…
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