Alaska West
Alaska West Video – Worth Three Minutes!
We had as much fun with them as they had with us. This year at Alaska West we hosted two guests who were radically enthusiastic, super...
Go Thunderdoming.
Maggoty and effective. Photo: Cameron Miller Super high, early season water in Western Alaska can mean our king salmon are less likely to hold on the...
The Power of Positivity
The Quills - great attitudes and a great day. Adam Kryder was a fantastic addition to our guide staff at Alaska West this year. He noticed...
Making Loops on Sinktips
Good thing we don't run photography lodges. A second installation in our sinktip strategies novella, here’s a looping method that began as what Alaska West guide...
Art.
Psychedelic art! They're just such cool looking fish. They're colored up like this during July and August at Alaska West. More on Dolly-Char Slideshow Wildest Fish...
Skagit Casting – Keep Your Hands Close
No hands above the head here! Photo: Louis Cahill When you're making spey casts in the Skagit style, try to keep your hands as close to...
Pacific Salmon Feeding in Fresh Water?
Why wouldn't they do a little snacking up here? Pacific salmon don't feed in fresh water - everybody knows that, right? Wrong. Brian Morrison, fisheries biologist...
Keep Your Hooks Sharp
Looks like Spencer kept it sharp. Spencer Dixon was a first-year guide at Alaska West this year, and everybody who met him was blown away by...