Our home river at Alaska West gets a mighty strong run of silver salmon. Although the heat of the action takes place from the last week of July through the end of August, sometime right around the middle of July we’ll typically catch our first silver. We’re right on schedule. 5 days ago – July…
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Fish
True Love.
Dana Sturn falls in love on the Dean. More Fish from the Dean River Kerry Connects Jerry Arnold and Joy Brian Niska Feels It Too
5 Non-Bonefish to Chase at Andros South
Bonefishing on South Andros Island is just about as good as it gets, and the bonefish are the reason most people come to Andros South. However, there are a bunch of different critters that swim around on our island, and we think it’s a shame if you don’t spend a little bit of time during…
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One of the Coolest Hero Shots Ever
A really great part of the scene during king season at Alaska West is that super folks with the same passion come together at the same time for a special type of fun on the river. So when a buddy (even if it happens to be guide Jim Palmersheim, who got handed a rod for…
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Shoulders.
There’s some brown trout in Southern Chile that’s got some shoulders to ’em. More Fish from Chile West Grandpappy Trout? Salmon? Speyalicious Chilean ‘Nookie
Fun in Week 1
Pardon the back-t0-back king salmon hero shots. We love fishing for kings and we’re catching them at two lodges now, so we just had to share. Brian Gambini came to Alaska West during the first week of our season this year with Ken Morrish from Flywater Travel. They wanted to chase some big, hot, bright…
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Nice Fish, Brian.
Dean River Chinook Salmon are pretty awesome critters. At BC West we catch them mostly in the bottom mile and a half of river, so they’re hot and bright, and just like their steelhead cousins, they’re as powerful as they come. We hook quite a few of them and we land lots of smaller ones,…
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Finding Louis’ Good Side
It’s gotta be in here somewhere! More Pictures from Andros South Not Your Typical Hero Shot Fun in the Sun Cover of Bonefish Magazine
Don’t Forget About Me
Folks who are headed up to Alaska West in 12 days for the start of our season get pretty fired up about the early season king fishing – it’s all the rage. Don’t forget though – rainbow trout live in the Kanektok and the Arolik too, they’re available all season long, and they’re pretty awesome…
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Cover of Bonefish Magazine
OK, maybe there’s no such thing as Bonefish Magazine, but if there was a Bonefish Magazine, this could be the cover shot, right? Bruce Chard and Louis Cahill get ‘er done, on the West Side at Andros South, again. More Pictures of Anglers Holding Fish A Rainbow Trout Named Brightsides A Fat Kanektok King A…
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