Coming soon to a river near us, Silver Salmon! It is just about that time of year when the acrobatic Silver Salmon fill the rivers outside both Alaska West and Rapids Camp Lodge. We are already anticipating the first top water explosion from a Coho on a bright pink Pollywog. In honor of this event,…
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Alaska West
We Knew This Fly Would Work..
Remember last week when we showed you Stuart Foxall’s fly box before his trip to Alaska West? Well we just wanted to give you an update, here are a few of the victims that fell for Stuart’s creation. When someone as fishy as Stuart has a confidence fly, it is for good reason…We love targeting…
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Welcome to Alaska West Brittany
Last week we welcomed Brittany Roy on her first ever trip to Alaska. I would say she left with a good representation of how incredible the Last Frontier and the Kanektok River can be. Here are two of her many highlights of the week. A trophy King Salmon followed by a trophy Chum Salmon. Great…
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Target Species // The Chum Salmon
We love having a range of species to target at our lodges. Admittedly it can be easy to get tunnel vision chasing the flagship ones such as the leopard Rainbows or the mighty Kings, but we often encourage our guests to spend some time mixing it up out there. We have some massively underrated species…
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Timeless Tips // Fishing for Warm Weather Kings
We have been experiencing some near recording break temperatures so far this year in Alaska. While this may good for our sunglass tans and Vitamin D intake, it does make for some tough King fishing. For those of you who have chased the mighty King Salmon before know, hot and sunny conditions are not ideal….
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Alaska West Week 2 Highlights
If a picture is truly worth a 1,000 words, we are about to give you a 10,000 word essay from Alaska West head guide Ben West. Here are 10 of his photos summing up the second week of our 2019 season.. You’ll want to get on the calendar early for 2020, reach out here! More…
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3 Reasons Why Week 1 is the Best Week
Former Alaska West guide Zac Cassill returned to the banks of the Kanektok River for the opening week of our 2019 season. Looks like his old stomping grounds welcomed him back nicely! This is one of many trophy kings landed on the swing that week. Zac also shared 3 reasons with us on why Week…
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Which Color Should I Pick?
The following are Stuart Foxall’s weapons for the Kanektok River this week. Stuart is a good friend of Deneki and a veteran on the Kanektok. He never wonders to himself, “which color will work today?” He already has his confidence patterns ready to go! And when fishing for an anadromous fish that is appropriately refereed…
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The Salmon Grand Slam
Whenever you start talking about Grand Slams you know the topic is going to be incredibly difficult, but at the same time, so rewarding that it is worth traveling the globe for. Saltwater anglers have the elusive Flats grand slam of a bonefish, tarpon, and permit. In New Orleans, there is the Cajun grand slam,…
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Top 6 Mistakes Made when Fishing Alaska
The Alaska fishing trip you have been waiting all year for is finally on the horizon and we want you to make the most out of it! You are going to catch plenty of fish, we promise, but we also see a lot of mistakes made when people are fishing up here. Below are the…
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