On one of the last days of the season at Alaska West, repeat guest Terry Haines and AK West guide Evan Vick landed 2 incredible leopard rainbows on the K-Tok. These are the fish our homeriver has become famous for, gorgeous yet powerful. The first one was 25 and 1/2 inches on the tape and…
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Trout Unlimited is Suing the EPA
“Trout Unlimited announced they are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its decision to withdraw protections for Bristol Bay, paving the way for the destructive Pebble mine. We stand behind Trout Unlimited and fishing business owners who are suing the EPA for their wrongful withdrawal of upfront protections for the rich natural resources of…
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How Close can you get to your Target? Trout Fishing Edition..
This is an important criteria to consider regardless of your target species. Ideally you want to stand as close to the fish as possible without spooking them. But what controls this distance? There are a range of factors and we break them down here. Water clarity. Are you fishing a shallow spring creek or a…
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Why Bonefish are the Perfect First Saltwater Fish to Target..
The world of saltwater fly fishing can be an intimidating one to get into. Most fly anglers begin chasing trout, but before long, start to wonder about targeting other species. This desire to explore is one that makes us as fly anglers special, few if ever are satisfied. There is always a bigger fish out…
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Timeless Tips // Anticipate Your Mend!
Often when you are nymphing a pool, you may not notice but you are mending in almost the exact same spot on every one of your drifts. Typically, this is once your flies are out, directly in front of you. One thing I try and encourage my clients to do is to get their mend…
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Who is Getting Hungry?
That face you make when you realize you are going to have a freezer full of fresh silver salmon. Here is one of our favorite guests, Ed Saboe, on the banks of the Nushagak River. This fish has only touched 1 other persons hand before it will be on Ed’s dinner platte. Can’t say that…
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Finish Up Your Summer Strong!
When September comes around, Halloween candy goes on sale at the grocery store and everyone starts to talk about fall…But we still have some precious summertime left and think that you should make the most of it! Here are some ways how. Wet wade one last time. Keep your waders hung up a little bit…
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The Fish Tube
Whooshh Innovations is a Seattle based company that specializes in transporting fish. We do not mean transporting frozen fish in a semi truck, but instead, in figuring out a way for migratory fish to reach their natural spawning grounds on rivers that have dams. Hydropower through dams is a clean source for renewable energy which…
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Bristol Bay Fisheries Report
The incredible ecosystem that is Bristol Bay Alaska had another record breaking year in terms of salmon numbers. According to KDLG, 56.3 million salmon returned to Bristol Bay in 2019. The commercial harvest was the second largest ever at 43 million fish. The total run for the Bay was 33% higher than they forecasted giving…
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Advice on Streamer Fishing Techniques for Fall
In my opinion, fishing streamers is one of the most fun ways to catch trout. I love how voracious and un-trout like they act. Usually when trout fishing (outside of Alaska), the current is bringing our flies to the fish. When streamer fishing it is the opposite, we are triggering something aggressive inside the trout…
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