One of our big jobs during this winter months is to go through the bazillions of photos that get shot at Alaska West and BC West during the summer. For various reasons, some jump out. Like this one! It’s a our good buddy Charles St. Pierre with a beautiful king salmon he caught spey fishing…
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Fish
Nice Fish, Whitey
Michael White has caught some beautiful steelhead on the Dean River over the years. This year he landed a toad on Ross Island, and he was particularly pleased. Nice fish, Whitey. More on Dean Steelhead 5 Cool Things About the Dean Steelhead on Dry Flies How Not to Land One
Nice Fish, Kevin
Kevin Riley. Alaska West. Last week of August, 2011. Nice fish, Kevin. More on Rainbow Trout at Alaska West Crazy Rigs for Rainbows – Steak and Eggs 4 Things to Learn About Trout from One Picture 5 Ways to Catch More Rainbow Trout
Blast Off
A Dean steelhead blasts off once again. More on the Dean River Chinooks – Probably Too Much For You Coho – Mega Silvers Oh Yeah – Steelhead
Nice Fish, Cam
Cam Groner fished with Tom Larimer and the gang at BC West this past summer. As you can see, he got in on the fun. Beautiful fish, Cam. More on Chrome Steelhead Our Head Guide’s Rig You Need to Use Your Drag Tom Catches Too
Nice Vertical.
True to form, another silver salmon launches itself skyward. More on Silver Salmon 5 Reasons to Chase Silver Salmon 6 Ways to Catch More Trevor Covich’s Silver Rig
We Like Them Bright
Yeah, we’re a little snobby about chrome steelhead. At BC West, the farthest point that we fish from salt water is 5 miles. We get a lot of fish in condition similar to the one Tom Larimer and Scott Baker-McGarva encountered in the photo above – chrome as can be, sea lice attached. Dean steelhead…
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Wildest Fish Ever
There are a lot of cool looking fish on the planet, but we really think that a ‘clowned up’ dolly varden from Western Alaska has got to be one of the coolest, wildest looking fish ever. We catch these psychedelic critters in August at Alaska West. More Cool Fish Shark! Mouse Fly Rainbow Trout Dry…
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Nice Fish, Fraser
Here’s Alaska West’s good friend Fraser with a beautiful king salmon of the purple-backed variety. Nice fish, Fraser. More on Alaska West King Salmon Ed Ward’s King Rig Just A Big Chrome Slab. 5 Ways to Catch More King Salmon
Nice Fish, Brian
Brian Pitser joined us at Alaska West earlier this year for a week of starry flounder fishing. After a winter of tying starry flounder flies and practicing starry flounder retrieves, he was thrilled to land this beauty. Nice fish, Brian. OK, OK – just joking. We don’t actually target starry flounder at Alaska West. We…
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