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Mice.. Not Just for Trout
We like grayling.. And we love fishing mouse patterns.. So naturally, we thought this photo from Alaska West was pretty darn cool. More Related Awesomeness How Often to Trout and Grayling Eat Mice? 19 Reasons to Fish a Mouse Fly Mousing for Trout – Try a Strip Set!
Fish Alaska with Stuart Foxall in 2015!
We’re excited to announce that our good buddy Stuart Foxall will be hosting not one, but two weeks during the 2015 season at Alaska West, and he wants you to join him! Stuart is a world renowned fly designer for Aqua Flies, Loop Akademi Fly Dresser, and part of Loop Tackle’s Development Team. He’s also a fantastic…
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Grant Turner’s Alaskan Steelhead Rig
We know many of you enjoy our expert rig series of posts, where we highlight every detail of the setups used by the experts chasing fish in our neck of the woods. It’s been a while since we’ve put out an expert rig, so we reached out to Alaska West guide, Grant Turner for the…
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Happy Halloween
The idea of a ‘zombie apocalypse’ is all the rage these days. Its taken over movies, books, T.V. and so on. Some overly ambitious individuals have even gone as far as to prepare for the potential of a real-life zombie apocalypse. Well, we’re here to tell you DON’T WORRY, everything’s going to be okay! How do we…
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Chum Love
We haven’t thrown any love towards the underdogs (pun intended) of the Northwest in a while. So, today we’re coming at you with nothing more than a cool photo of our good friend, John Wilkin, releasing a swung up chum salmon from Alaska West. Thanks to Dr. Oncorhynchus keta for the aggression and willingness to eat that…
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‘Those Moments’ – Official Trailer
Earlier this month, we introduced you to Peter Christensen, a super-talented film maker and founder of Kokkaffe Media. We’ve long been a fan of Peter’s work, and this year we were fortunate to host him at each one of our operations as the backdrop to his newest fly-fishing inspired film, featuring several Deneki family members. Flying half…
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Universal Fly Fishing Tip – Soak Your Fly
Today we present you with a common sense, yet not so commonly practiced tip courtesy of Alaska West guide, Grant Turner. If you’ve ever spent a day in Grant’s boat, odds are after tying on a fresh new fly you’ve heard him say, “tea-bag your fly!” In other words, soak your fly until it is…
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Winston’s New Microspey Trout Rods – Video From Alaska West
Last week, Winston Fly Rod Co. went live with their new website, complete with hi-res photos, videos, and everything else that is good. With it, they released a video showcasing their new series of two-handed ‘Microspey’ trout rods in action. Why are we telling you this? Aside from the fact that these are some of…
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All About Switch Rods – Interview with George Cook
We love fishing switch rods at our lodges in Alaska and British Columbia. For the most part, we think of them as ‘mini-spey rods,’ and use them when swinging flies for everything thing from dolly varden to king salmon. We get a lot of questions from our guests and readers about the use and practicality of…
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