Week 3 at Alaska West welcomed back quite a few return guests along with some newbies to keep things fresh! Andy Jensen stayed for another week so he could meet some of his friends like Frank and Yvonne Ogden, Tom Cook, Mike Scott, Joe Dudra and Gordy Phillips who have all been with us before. We also welcomed…
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And You Thought the DC-3 Was Nice…
A couple of years ago at Alaska West we started offering a charter flight from Anchorage direct to Quinhagak – the Yupik village at the mouth of the Kanektok River, 6 miles from our camp. Our guests loved it because it provided much more direct access to our operation and just made the travel a…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: June 18 – 25
Over the years our second week at Alaska West has been notorious for having the most hardcore anglers and some of the best king fishing of the season. This year was no different! Once again we had some long time guests joining us. Guys like Mike Opitz, Jack Thomas, Dave Victor, Marty Herman, Tony Robins, Jamie Will,…
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Fun in Week 1
Pardon the back-t0-back king salmon hero shots. We love fishing for kings and we’re catching them at two lodges now, so we just had to share. Brian Gambini came to Alaska West during the first week of our season this year with Ken Morrish from Flywater Travel. They wanted to chase some big, hot, bright…
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5 Reasons We Love Arolik Rainbows
At Alaska West we have the incredible opportunity to host a handful of guests each day on the Arolik River – a pristine, totally undeveloped river a few miles from our camp that was tailor made for rainbow trout fishing. Arolik rainbows are like no others. Here’s why we love ’em. Each one is different….
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Alaska West Fishing Report: June 11 – 18
The first week of anglers at Alaska West has come and gone, though we won’t forget the guests, the fishing or the weather anytime soon! All of our guests this week traveled to camp on our direct charter with Era Aviation from Anchorage to Quinhagak. What a sweet ride, comfortable, fast, and quiet. It is amazing to leave…
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This is not a Steelhead.
Nope, she’s a resident rainbow trout from the home of Alaska West, the Kanektok River. She doesn’t need to swim out into the ocean to get fat. She lives in the Kanektok year round. Come summer, she parks herself on some structure on the lower river and chows on a salmon part buffet – eggs…
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Just a Friendly Reminder
…of what’s happening at Alaska West right now. There’s a bunch of people up there chasing king salmon with swung flies and two handed rods. They’re chasing rainbow trout too. More on King Salmon Dec Hogan’s King Rig Greg Thomas on Fresh Fish George Cook’s King Quiver
The Kanektok River is Open for King Salmon Fishing
The Kanektok River, home of Alaska West, is open for king salmon fishing. Many of you have heard of the emergency closure affecting king salmon fishing on the Kenai River that was announced this past Friday. We feel really bad about the status of the Kenai – it’s an incredible river, and we and lots…
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King Salmon Fly Selection
George Cook pays us another visit today in video form, this time to talk about what 22 lucky anglers are going to be doing a week from today – selecting flies to use when chasing king salmon at Alaska West on the Kanektok. We filmed George in February of this year. He was looking forward…
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