Today we’re back with our monthly edition of ‘Three Good Articles,’ where we highlight fly fishing articles from the past month, from other websites, that we found particularly interesting and think you will too. Enjoy! Three Good Articles The Damaging Effects of Flies. BC West alum, Scott Baker-McGarva, offers some extremely interesting thoughts on rigging stinger…
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Alaska West
SPEY TV Episode 3: Snap T,Z, and C
Our buddy George Cook is back with another great edition of Spey TV, a video series dedicated to all things spey related. Today’s topic? The finer points of perhaps the most widely used skagit casts out there, the snap T. From casting variations, to fishing situations, to the basic history of the cast, this video…
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The Strip Set – Not Just for Bonefish
“Don’t trout set,” are words nearly every saltwater angler has heard at one time or another. That’s because when it comes to hard mouthed species like bonefish it’s crucial to set the hook by stripping the fly as opposed to raising the rod in typical ‘trout’ fashion. Raising the rod does a great job at…
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OPST Swing Hooks – Why We Like Them
When swinging for anadramous fish, we really like fishing flies with trailer hooks. Whether tied on tubes or ‘articulated’ style, flies rigged with a trailer hook offer a number of advantages over flies tied on a traditional long shank streamer hook. However, there’s a lot of debate over the best trailer hook out there. In…
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Battle
Today we present you with nothing more than a super cool photo of our good friend and long time Deneki guest, Frank Carlton, battling a hefty coho at Alaska West. Good work, Frank! More on Fighting Fish Top 5 Mistakes Made When Fighting Big Fish 6 Tips for Landing Big Fish Landing Fish Without a…
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Calculating Fish Weight – The Formula
The silver salmon fishing is as good as ever here at Alaska West and Rapids Camp Lodge, and not only are we catching a lot of silvers this year, we’re also catching a lot of bigger fish. That has our anglers are asking, “how big is that hog?”, which has us scratching our heads.. “Yeah, exactly how…
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Camp Dog Extraordinaire
Thanks to Deneki staffer, Robby Sanders, for a great photo essay on what we think is an important part of any great fishing lodge, camp dogs! Not just any camp dog however.. We’re talking about Willa, our four legged team member at Alaska West. Many of our guests and staff alike would agree that our…
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Price’s Five O’Clock Shadow – Tying Instructions
We love fishing mouse flies for trout whenever possible. However, not all mouse patterns are created equal, and today our buddy Stuart Foxall presents us with a great step by step on how to tie one of the most clever mouse patterns of all time, Kevin Price’s Five O’Clock Shadow. Enjoy! Price’s Five O’Clock Shadow…
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Coho Update
Despite our late run of chum salmon here at Alaska West, our annual run of silver salmon showed up a little early this year, and in no way are we complaining about that. The coho are in full swing now, and aside from showing up early, we’re also seeing a substantial increase in the average…
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Jordan Sly’s ‘Wake and Eggs’ Rig
A couple weeks ago, Alaska West operation’s manager, Jordan Sly, gave us a great post on the life history of one of the most underrated fish in our river, the dolly varden. In case you missed it, make sure to check it out, here! Today, Jordan is back with another edition of our ‘expert rig‘…
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