Over the years countless stories, magazine articles and videos have chronicled the tremendous rainbow trout produced by the Naknek Lake system. Many of the rainbows hooked over 30” aren’t landed due to their sheer tenacity in the 6 plus knots of current. They will put to the test any angler’s gear and abilities on a…
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Nice Fish, Kyle
Nice fish: Kyle Shea. Nice photo: Hollis Bennett. More on Bonefish 9 Questions About Bonefish You Were Afraid to Ask How to Land a Bonefish 3 Things to Look for in Your Andros Bonefish Fly
Nice Fish, Eric
Eric Neufeld is one of a whole bunch of Alaska West alumni done good – he’s currently the Pacific Northwest sales rep for Simms, Winston, ECHO, Airflo, Umpqua and Nautilus. Whew. Back in 2007 he made a visit back to camp as a guest, and he caught a whole bunch of king salmon. Here’s one….
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Have You Ever Seen a More Heavily Spotted Trout?
Check out the lower jaw, the leading edges of the fins, the eyeball for goodness’ sake! This has to be one of the most gorgeous rainbow trout we’ve seen at Alaska West. More Beautiful Alaska West Trout Really Rad Rainbows CSP with an Early-Season Dandy Photo Contest Winner
Nice King, Whitey
Spey fishing for king salmon is in our blood at Alaska West. Here’s Michael White with a Bush era king salmon – part of a session that could best be described as ridiculous. Nice king, Whitey. More on King Salmon at Alaska West Stand Your Ground King Salmon Mini Gallery Adjusting the Swing
Grocery Hole
Rainbow trout in Alaska get big not by eating 5 billion Blue Winged Olives – they get big by eating meat. Salmon flesh, salmon eggs, smolts, sculpins, rodents and more…it takes a big mouth to take down a big meal, and that’s why big trout in Alaska have quite the grocery hole indeed. More on…
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Red Stripe
Just another beautiful, blood-red-striped rainbow trout from Alaska West! More on Trout at Alaska West All About Rainbow Trout 5 Favorite Flies for Alaskan Rainbow Trout Jordan Sly’s Trout Swinging Rig
Nice Chinook, Dake!
…and here’s why anglers love fishing during the early part of the season at BC West. Dake Traphagen displays a beautiful Dean River chinook salmon. Beautiful fish, Dake. More on Dean River Chinooks Top 5 Beast Encounters It Doesn’t Take Many You’re Probably Not Up For It
Alaska West Sea Lice
We have lots of pictures of sea lice from Alaska West, because with our location 6 miles from the salt, our salmon have lots of sea lice. More on Salmon at Alaska West Whitney Gould’s King Rig 5 Ways to Catch More King Salmon Silver Salmon Lifecycles
Mini Tarpon
Hey, will you look at that! A silver salmon went airborne! More on Silver Salmon The Best Silver Salmon Fishing in the World Four Caught at Once Silver Salmon Lifecycles