Let’s take a moment to appreciate the classic chartreuse and white clouser minnow. I am running the tab as I go here but with this fly I have landed the following species: trout, bass, walleye, catfish, perch, panfish, striper, whiper, bonefish, roosterfish, multiple types of trevally, snapper, jack crevalle, juvenile tarpon, snook, and pompano. I…
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Grayling On Dry Flies
There are certain circles of fly anglers that consider the Arctic Grayling one of the most underrated sport fish in Alaska. Other groups of fly anglers don’t give it the time of day. Your point of view on this fish may vary but, every angler that has ever encountered one agrees that the raw beauty…
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Trout Setting Too Much?
Are you trout setting too much? We get it, it is muscle memory. You grew up setting the hook with the rod and that is a hard habit to change. This doesn’t mean the shame from your guide’s eyes are going to feel any better when you blow the fish though. Once you get into the…
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A Good Way To Clean Your Gear Of AIS
From zebra mussels to didymo, Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) are organisms that can be unintentionally transported to new waterbodies and quickly alter the ecosystem. This is the reason Alaska has a ban on felt sole boots. It is done in order to stop the spread of these nuisance species. The various species spread from people…
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We Are Excited!
Our season in Alaska is just around the corner, and we’re starting to get pretty excited. Why? Because soon we’ll be back to scooping up King Salmon like this and we are very happy about that. Sound good to you? Drop us a line for more information. More From Alaska West: Finishing Strong On The Kanektok…
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Angler Awareness // DamNation
The month of May welcomes us with a similar uncertainty that we have been feeling since March. We hope that you and your family are all staying safe and healthy as the world continues to fight this terrible pandemic. With most of the country still in some sort of stay at home order, we have…
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Target Species // The Northern Pike
Yesterday we discussed fly fishing for Bass. Today we wanted to look at the Northern Pike. Pike have gone from a species that many considered a nuisance to a popular game fish throughout North America and Europe. Pike are a fairly adaptable fish allowing them to thrive in a range locations. This is why they…
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Fly Fishing For Bass
In my home state of Colorado, the month of May is one I get excited for as that is when the bass fishing starts to turn on. That is right, in a state filled with trout water, I get excited to fly fish for bass. Largemouth and smallmouth are some of the most popular gamefish…
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Kings of the Nushagak
Bristol Bay has been long discerned a fabled fishing destination amongst legions of fly anglers. The region holds an innumerable amount of rivers and creeks to explore. Due to logistics, geography and fish counts, some locales receive more fishing pressure than others. There are handful of rivers that maintain legendary status amongst a certain few…
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Red Gold
We wanted to share with you another movie to help pass the time as this quarantine period continues to drag on. This film is one of the best documentaries I have personally watched. It was produced in 2008 by Felt Soul Media. The documentary looks at an issue that 12 years later is unfortunately still…
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