During week 5, the weather started to cooperate with overcast skies, less rain, and even a slight breeze to keep the Alaskan State Birds away…kind of. We saw more King and Chum Salmon being caught. Sockeye Salmon were plentiful. One of our week five guests, Dylan J., even tagged the first Silver Salmon of the…
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Alaska West
Fly Tying: Twofer
Salmon are in, and that means a flesh and egg drop will happen soon. Arguably one of the most effective styles flies for Big Alaskan Rainbow Trout, and the flesh pattern is a relatively easy tie. Simple materials, simple methods. The simplicity of the flesh pattern also allows you to mix and match rabbit colors…
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Deneki Chronicles: 7 Reasons We Like To Fish Flesh
Our Alaskan season is just around the corner (71 days in fact, but who’s counting?), and that means it won’t be long before we’re chucking big flies for even bigger Alaskan rainbow trout. We’re really lucky to be able to target trout effectively using a whole bunch techniques from stripping and swinging streamers, to skating…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: Week 4
The first couple of weeks, the Kanektok River was higher than “usual.” With the cold weather and low water temperatures, and the fish seemed “hesitant” to arrive. With that, there were a few fish who braved the colder water and decided to press on, and our week 4 guests were there to welcome them. Week…
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Fly Tying: Larimer’s Loop Sculpin
Deneki Outdoors Alum Tom Larimer is currently the National Sales Manager for G. Loomis Fly Fishing Division and Skagit line designer for Airflo. In his prior life, Tom was an Alaska fishing and Pacific Northwest (PNW) steelhead guide. It was during Tom’s guiding career, he created The Loop Sculpin pattern for his Alaska and PNW…
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Don’t Be Like “Jim”
Recently a guest came to Alaska West Lodge to fish the Kanektok River. We’ll call him “Jim,” protecting his true identity. Jim is packed, has all this clothing (maybe too much clothing), Spey rods, single-handed rods, reels to match, leaders, tips, and flies…everything you’ll need and can fit into an assortment of bags up to…
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RIO Flies We Like for Trout
You like it, we like it…catching trout that is, and we like flies that catch them. Here are some of the flies that caught our eye in RIO’s catalog of trout flies. Get ’em. Try ’em. Catch Trout. String Leech– A great fall fly for steelhead, but rainbows can’t stay away from them either. Color…
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Fly Tying: Pinky Tuscadero
Silver (Coho) Salmon love pink and movement in flies Aggresive, feisty, and fun Silver Salmon are arguably pound-for-pound the best fighting fish nature has to offer. When it comes to Silver Salmon flies, these anadromous fish love the color pink and movement. The Pinky Tuscadero embodies both attributes in a fly Silver Salmon seek. Silver…
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Deneki Chronicles: Nymphing Without an Indicator – 8 Tips
Last month we ran a post on the advantages of nymphing without an indicator. Judging by the number of comments we received, we’re happy to report that nymphing without an indicator is a popular topic! Therefore, today we’re coming at you with a follow up post on how to increase your success when fishing without…
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Second Cast For Silver: Open Spots at Alaska West
At Alaska West Lodge we just recently had some availability open up during one of our ‘prime’ silver salmon weeks in August. Currently, we have three spots available, August 15 – 22, 2021. These spots are not on hold and are ‘first come, first serve’. If you’re looking for a last-minute silver salmon fishing trip,…
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