Alaska West
Picture Perfect
Not a pebble out of place. Photo: Ramsey Smith It's a picture that looks like a painting! Perfect virgin gravel on the Kanektok River at Alaska...
Slow Your Swing Down First
Slower often helps. Photo: Kyle Shea When you're swinging flies for steelhead or salmon, there are times when 'the perfect swing' doesn’t elicit the response you...
Have You Ever Seen a More Heavily Spotted Trout?
Super spots! Photo: Cameron Miller Check out the lower jaw, the leading edges of the fins, the eyeball for goodness' sake! This has to be one...
Cotton Swab Tube Flies
Cotton Swab Tubes produce! Photo: Kyle Shea We fish a lot of tube flies at Alaska West, especially when targeting fish on the swing. While there a...
Kyle Shea’s Nymphing Rig
Kyle and trout. Photo: Ben Beatty Have you noticed lately that a bunch of the posts on our blog have been tagged 'Kyle Shea'? That's because...
Nice King, Whitey
Grinning for good reason. Spey fishing for king salmon is in our blood at Alaska West. Here's Michael White with a Bush era king salmon -...
Fleece Tops in the Deneki Gear Store
Be warm, look cool. Just in time for the chilly weather, we have some new Simms Guide Fleece Tops in stock at our online store....
Grocery Hole
Watch your finger. Rainbow trout in Alaska get big not by eating 5 billion Blue Winged Olives - they get big by eating meat. Salmon flesh,...
