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Alaska West
5 Reasons to Chase Silver Salmon
We think that fishing for silver salmon at Alaska West is some of the most fun you can have with a fly rod, any time any place. So, today we present you with an unabashed sales pitch on 5 reasons you should chase silver salmon at Alaska West. 5 Reasons to Chase Silver Salmon at…
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Nice Fish, Mark
If pictures of anglers and nice fish are cool, pictures of anglers and their friends and nice fish are even cooler! Nice fish, Mark. More on Kings at Alaska West Early Season Kings Jeff Hickman’s King Rig Another Group Hero Shot
Big Hooks and Marabou
We’re well into April, and you know what that means…the month of May is all that stands between us and big, chrome, early season king salmon. Big hooks and marabou can be found in abundance at Alaska West and BC West starting in mid-June. We’ve have a few openings for early season king fishing –…
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Just Another Chrome Silver
We catch an awful lot of silver salmon at Alaska West. We don’t count fish too much, but we like to call our silver fishery ‘numbers-oriented’. There are tons of them, and they love eating flies. One of the great things about having a camp 6 miles from the mouth of a 90 mile river…
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Watch the D Loop
Brian Niska is back today with the next in his series of spey casting tips. He’s breaking down the fundamental elements of the spey cast, and today’s topic is the D Loop. Watch the D Loop I don’t want to hype it up too much….. but the best speycasting tip you’ll probably ever get is…
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Bottom Hand vs. Top Hand
Tom Larimer is back today, with some graduate-level comments on spey casting. If you’re new to spey casting, you might want to start with his fundamentals on anchor placement. If you’ve been at it for a while…read on! Bottom Hand vs. Top Hand The first time I watched Dec Hogan cast my jaw dropped… It…
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Tube Flies – Advanced Rigging
Today we’ve got the last in our short series about tube flies and how to rig them. It’s a master class in adding weight, combining tubes, preventing leader abrasion and more. You’ve already learned about tube fly basics, the two standard rigging methods, and rigging tandem tubes, right? OK, well tune in as Eric Neufeld…
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Great Trout
This is just a picture of a great fishing guide with a great looking trout. More on Alaska West Rainbow Trout Mike Mercer Fatty Looks Like a Steelhead, But It’s a Trout Get It Down!
Need a Pre-Game Warmup?
We have a whole bunch of folks headed to Alaska West and BC West this summer, looking forward to chasing king salmon and steelhead making spey casts with two-handed rods. We’ll have some of the best spey instructors in the world on site during our spey schools, but some (very wise) anglers may want to…
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