We talk an awful lot about ‘chrome bright salmon,’ but we’d be lying if we said we didn’t think some of the colors pacific salmon take on as they start their spawning ritual were anything short of spectacular. We’re lucky that some of our lodges are located so close to the ocean that we’re able…
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Fish
Help NFS Protect Native Fish From Strip Mining
The good folks at The Native Fish Society (NFS) have issued a call for action, and they need your help! According to the NFS, several watersheds home to wild, native salmon and steelhead in southwest Oregon are being threatened by proposed nickel strip mines. The headwaters of concern include three National Wild and Scenic Rivers, some of…
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Nice Fish, Kevin!
Our good friend, Kevin Ford, joined us for the last week of our season this year at Alaska West. His goal? Big, late-season, leopard rainbows. Despite high winds and unfavorable conditions, Kevin still managed to get it done with this beauty. Nice fish, Kevin! More Nice Fish from Our Lodges Bryan Burke Eric Neufeld Tom Provost
Cruising
Just another cool shot of a South Andros bonefish, by long-time Deneki guest, Peter Viau. It won’t be long before we’ll be staring at the real thing again.. Hope to see you there! More from Andros South 2015 Andros South Bonefish School The Best Time to Go Bonefishing South Andros Mini Gallery – Spotting Bonefish
Late Season Dollies
Today we present you with a cool photo of a dolly varden, courtesy of Alaska West guide, Zac Cassill. They might not get the same press as some of our other species, but if fun is your prerogative, we think fast past action for late-season, clowned-up dollies is hard to beat. Drop us a line to come see for…
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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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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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Smoked Salmon at Alaska West
We’re really lucky in that we have a great smoked fish program here at Alaska West. In fact, many of you have asked for a post highlighting our recipe and smoking process, but until now we’ve done a pretty good job at keeping it a secret. However, the secret is out and today our smoke-master…
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Jumper!
Long-time Deneki guest, Finn Ward, and Alaska West guide, Ben West, putting the wood to a Kanektok silver salmon. Nice work guys! More on Silver Salmon 6 Ways to Catch More Silver Salmon Jordan Sly’s Silver Rig Silver Salmon in Sunny Conditions – 5 Tips
Nice Fish, Ben!
Deneki alum and Olympic Peninsula Skagit Tactics general Manager, Ben Paull, recently joined us for a week of reminiscence at Alaska West. Ben spent three seasons guiding on the Kanektok, and like many of us, has been haunted by the massive, walter-sized, leopard rainbows that never quite made it to hand. That is until now.. During…
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