“Despite over a decade of opposition, the agency reviewing the permit application for the massive proposed Pebble mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska is rushing the mega-project toward reality. The rivers and streams of Bristol Bay are known by anglers around the globe as some of the greatest, and among the last exceptionally productive wild salmon…
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Alaska Fishing Newsletter
Do you need more Alaska fishing in your life? Well if you can’t be fishing in the Last Frontier, you might as well be distracting yourself at work with it. Check out this monthly newsletter put out by the Alaska Department of Game and Fish. It covers topics from rigging tips, Alaska specific gear, crab…
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Fish with Family Program
Let me guess, you need a last minute Father’s Day Gift? Follow up questions, are you familiar with our “Fish with Family” Special? If not, you could of just found your answer to that Father’s Day dilemma.. At Rapids Camp Lodge in the month of July, you can buy one trip at regular price, get…
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Last Minute Openings During Prime Silver Salmon Season
Want to experience the best Silver Salmon fishing on the planet? We have 2 spots open during prime Silver Season at Alaska West, August 4-11th. Come with us to chase this ultra aggressive, hard fighting fish. Silvers, aka Coho Salmon, are known to eat a wide variety of flies and for the acrobatics they display…
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Early Season Alaska, More than just Kings!
When our Alaska guests think of June in the Last Frontier one species immediately jumps into their mind, the mighty King Salmon. This is for good reason. We love to target these beast with a range of different fishing techniques and are lucky to be able to do so on some of the best King…
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3 Different Ways to Fish Dry Flies in Alaska (with an optional 4th)
When most people think of “Dry Flies” they think of Brad Pitt in A River Runs Through It or something along the lines of a bamboo fly rod delivering a small mayfly imitation to a regularly rising trout. While this my be accurate, it is not the only way to fish a Dry Fly. In…
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Why the Kanektok River is so special?
One cannot talk about top fishing lodges in Alaska without mentioning Alaska West. Admittedly we take a little bit of credit for, in our opinion, the best Tent Camp lodge in the state but we also know to give credit where credit is due. The main reason Alaska West is so special is because of…
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Target Species // The Leopard Rainbow
There are Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) found throughout this planet but I honestly consider the Leopard Rainbows of Alaska to be a species of their own. Scientific nomenclature does not however take into account my opinion but anyone who has had the privilege of catching Leopard Rainbows in Alaska surely knows what I am saying. …
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Throw Back to 2011 and 5 Ways to Catch More King Salmon
April is quickly coming to an end which means we just have the month of May to get through and then we can be out doing our favorite thing in the world, swinging flies for fresh King Salmon on banks of the Kanektok River. In anticipation for the run, we wanted to share with you…
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Why We Like Flesh Flies
As Alaska continues to thaw out, our guides at Rapids Camp and AK West are eagerly waiting the upcoming season as they spend their time behind the tying bench. Mice and beads get a lot of the attention and for good reason but one thing we can guarantee you our guides are busy twisting up…
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