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Silvers On Top
This just in.. Not only is our run of silver salmon aggressive, acrobatic, and extremely plentiful, they also eat poppers, and we think that’s pretty awesome. More on Popper Fishing for Silvers Popper Fishing for Salmon – 5 Tips Cohos on Poppers Pink Pollywogs and Poppers
Nymphing Without an Indicator
Nymphing can be tough, but considering a large majority of a trout’s diet is found sub-surface, it’s an important tool to have in your arsenal. Strike indicators are all the rage these days, and many anglers find them extremely helpful in detecting the subtle strikes that can be had while dead drifting sub-surface flies. It’s hard to…
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Get Bent
Alaska West guest, Gary Silverberg, putting the steam on a chrome bright chum salmon. Big, bright, aggressive fish that bend an 8-weight deep into the cork.. That’s why we love chum salmon. Other Posts Relevant to This Photo Fighting Fish From a Boat Fighting Big Fish – Put the Wood to ‘Em! A Lesson From…
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Chrome Dollies
We’ve posted a fair amount of photos in the past of dolly varden (or, Arctic Char? Click here for an explanation) in full spawning colors at Alaska West. Why? Because frankly, we think they’re one of the coolest looking fish around. From late July through the end of August, many of our guests love spending part…
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Leopard Rainbow by Ben West
This past summer, we introduced you to the fly fishing inspired artwork of Alaska West guide, Ben West. We were blown away the first time we saw his work, as were many of our guests! Today, we’re proud to post Ben’s latest work, a commissioned painting of a gorgeous leopard rainbow trout caught on site at Alaska…
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Spey Casting in Tight Quarters – Part 1: Casting Stations
When swinging flies for salmon and steelhead at our lodges, we’re pretty lucky in that most of the runs we fish consist of long, wide open gravel bars, devoid of obstacles, with virtually endless back casting room. It makes it pretty easy to get lost in the rhythm of cast, step, swing and repeat, and ultimately makes…
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Midnight Sessions
Last week, New Zealand’s Manic Tackle Project went live with their latest edition of Fly Fishers Inc, a great online fly fishing magazine. Why are we telling you this? Because Alaska West guide and New Zealand resident, Jeff Forsee, has written a great article in FFI’s most recent issue titled ‘Midnight Sessions.’ Through great writing and…
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Resident Rainbows
One of the reasons many of our guests join us each season at Alaska West is to catch some of these.. Big Alaskan leopard rainbow trout. Not only are they super pretty and extremely aggressive towards mouse flies, but they also reach sizes rivaling that of some summer steelhead.. Except they stay in our river…
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Don’t be a Creeper
A while back we ran a post on creep, a common fly casting error, most often the culprit of tailing loops. However, creep isn’t only a single hand casting error, it wreaks havoc while spey casting as well! Alaska West guide, Jason Whiting reminded us of this fact while critiquing his own cast. Although if…
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