The Dolly Varden at Alaska West were fat this year! Rick Sisler shows off one of many. Nice fish, Rick. More on This Year at Alaska West Silver Mayhem Fishing Report The Kings Were Big Too Tom Larimer’s Trip Report
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Chris Price’s Sashimi Salmon Recipe
It’s salmon recipe time again, and this one is a dandy! Over the years working at Alaska West, Chris Price has experimented with a few salmon sashimi brines. His first sashimi brine was kind of an oriental style, using orange juice and teriyaki. It was delicious, but the orange flavor and the sweetness of the teriyaki…
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Different Doubles
All throughout our season at Alaska West, the variety in our fishery is amazing. We target eight species of fish and catch a couple others incidentally, and we use a whole bunch of different techniques in the process. August is no exception. Besides the great trout fishing, the numbers-oriented silver salmon fishery is a very…
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Flora of Western Alaska
We’re showing our sensitive side today – pretty stuff you see on the river bank at Alaska West. More on Western Alaska Our Home River It’s a Really Pretty Place Animals, Too!
Nice Fish, Larry
Larry Klein has been fishing with us at Alaska West for years. A couple of weeks back he landed a really nice-sized silver salmon (in addition to his countless other silvers of course). Nice fish, Larry! More on Silvers at Alaska West 5 Favorite Flies Trevor’s Rig to Catch Them 5 Reasons to Chase Them
Creamy Salmon Twists
We’re back today with another salmon recipe from Vilma Sisler! A lot of our salmon recipes are pretty simple grilled or baked preparations. This one comes from a different angle, and we think you’re really going to like it! Creamy Salmon Twists This may be one of the best cold salmon salads I have ever…
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Thanks for Fishing With Us!
Over the last week, we’ve sent our last guests of the season home from both Alaska West and BC West. We wanted to take today just to say thank you to everyone who joined us this summer! We consider ourselves really lucky to be able to fish with such quality folks – you all are…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: August 19 – 26
This week we welcomed back only a few past anglers, with most guests being first time anglers of the Kanektok and Alaska West. It was really nice to see Larry Klein, who has been here many times, and his new fishing buddy Bill Manning. It was Bill’s first trip to Alaska West and we think he was…
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Nice Fish, Hope
Hope Hitchcock caught a nice big king at Alaska West this summer. We think her smile says it all. Nice fish, Hope! More on King Salmon Nice One from the Dean A Big Chrome Slab 5 Ways to Catch More
Salmon Recipe from Mike Sanders
Mike Sanders is our General Manager at Deneki Outdoors. He’s pushing 19 years with Alaska West, and he knows his salmon. We asked him to write up his family’s favorite salmon recipe, and he was happy to oblige. Salmon at the Sanders House The Sanders family eats a lot of salmon. We eat salmon as…
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