Alaska West

4 Reasons You Should Get Travel Insurance For Your Fly Fishing Trip To Alaska Or Anywhere Else
Alaska has vast and untamed landscapes beckoning anglers worldwide to experience the thrill of fly fishing in its pristine waters for massive fish. From chasing after a variety of salmon...

4 Tips for Traveling With Your Fly Fishing Gear.
Destination fishing is awesome. However, fly fishing equipment can be a burden to travel with when it comes to fly rods, reels, lines, flies, waders, and other accouterments. Not only...

2024 Fly Fishing Travel Survey
Click The Image to Take the Survey Where you pick up fly fishing can make a big difference in how, where, and what you want to fish for. Regardless of...

Fly Tying: Barr’s Bouface
Barr's Bouface Originally for warm water species bass and pike, John Barr got a hankering that a smaller version would be effective for trout. He wasn't wrong. Everything about this...

Flying to Alaska Just Got Easier for Summer 2024
You live on the East Coast of the U.S. and have booked a fly fishing trip to Rapids Camp Lodge or Alaska West Lodge in Alaska. Now, you have to...

3 Reasons You Should Try a Tippet Ring for Fly Fishing in Alaska
Like it or not, Valentine's Day is this month. And for many, flowers, chocolates, and romantic dinners are the go-to gifts to express love and affection. For some love birds,...

Ace The Quiz: 2024 Alaska Quiz
The feeling of getting a 5/5 on the 2024 Alaska Quiz has been compared to when you land a 30-inch Rainbow Trout with 5 of your buddies watching. Let's see...

Fly Tying: Purple Haze
Well, winter is fully upon us here in Alaska. For many fly anglers, particularly those of us in Alaska stuck inside the cold and darkness, it's time to turn on...