August arrived along with our week 8 guests and more silvers than most people know what to do with. Photo: Cameron Miller Guys like Keith Blue, George Latuda, Steve Welk and his sons Cy and Joe, Ross Beatty, Mac Beatty and Bruce Chard all know how good the fishing can be this week and once…
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Alaska West
Rick Allen’s Alaska West Trip Report
Rick takes it all in on the K-tok. Photos in this post by Brian Niska, Al Huger, Cameron Miller and Rick Allen. Rob Russell, a friend of Alaska West, told a friend of his, Rick Allen, that Rick should check out Alaska West this summer. Rick followed Rob’s advice, and Rick’s attached trip report is…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 24 – 31
This week we welcomed back to Alaska West the renowned Dave Howe and Steve Ward who have brought with them many family members over the years. Photo: Cameron Miller This year was no exception. Dave was only able to bring his grandson Andrew Moura along for another great week of fishing, but he is hoping…
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Nice Fish, Matt.
That’s a good one. Photo: Ryan Krogh There are some fish out there that deserve headline coverage. Matt Crawford joined us at Alaska West during the third week of July this year. 90 minutes into his first day ever fishing in Alaska, he landed this puppy. 30″ even. If you think Matt and his guide…
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Learning To Fly Fish
Non-experts having fun, learning to fly fish. Photo: Cameron Miller At Deneki Outdoors, our lodges are totally focused on providing a fly fishing experience that’s second to none. Does that mean that you need to be an expert to fish with us? Heck no. Three of our four lodges are great places to learn how…
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George Cook on Sinktip Selection Through A King Season
Hey, George caught one! Photo: Cameron Miller George Cook is one of the pioneers of spey fishing for king salmon in the Northwest, and he’s one of our best-in-the-business spey instructors during our king season at Alaska West.George has shared with us a bunch about his philosophy of king fishing in the past, and today…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 17 – 24
This week we welcomed Tom Lewin of Frontier Fly Fishing from South Africa. Talk about a long way to go for some fish! Photo: Cameron Miller Fortunately he could not have made a better choice for his group’s destination – if you have to travel half way around the world for a week of fishing…
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Making the Perfect Fishing Sandwich
A little enthusiasm in the morning… Photo: Cameron Miller At Alaska West and Andros South, we lay out a spread during breakfast and our guests make themselves a lunch for the day. Sandwiches are assembled, cookies chosen, fruit selected and a few candy bars often make it into the bag too. Mike Racine has contributed…
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There’s Some Great Wildlife on the Kanektok
Just how we like to see them – far and going away. Photo: Cameron Miller No, this is not the part of Alaska where we routinely fish within sight of dozens of bears (and we’re quite happy about that). The home of Alaska West is a place that’s prolific but subtle. It’s loaded with life…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 10 – 17
This week we had four guests joining us for the second week in a row. Phil Hinton and Philip Walker along with Jon Baskin and Brian Niska decided one week was not enough punishment and each joined us for two weeks this season. Photo: Cameron Miller Phil and Philip both fished extremely hard and put…
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