And you thought bonefish were powerful… Photo: John Toker We had some great offshore fishing at Andros South on Monday. The dorado were abundant, and wahoo and yellowfin tuna rounded out the fun. The ever-present dorado Photo: Rosewell Rahming The bonefishing on South Andros is stellar, but the critters offshore can add to the good…
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Adam Tavender’s Steelhead Rig
Adam Tavender with some Dean chome. Photo: David Lambroughton Adam Tavender has been a part of Nakia Lodge on the Dean River since 1993. In early 2007, we at Deneki Outdoors had the good fortune to ‘take the torch’ from Adam and his wife Judy, and we now run the lodge as BC West. Having…
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Lake Fishing in Chile
Our lakes produce too. Although our standard program at Chile West is built around fishing 7 different rivers, there are countless lakes along the Carretera Austral that provide some great options too. Rainbows, browns and brookies can all be caught in the lakes in our region. As is the case with our river fishing, variety…
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Family Fishing in Alaska Part Four – When and Where to Go
Mom found some nice rainbows… We continue our series from Bryan Whiting on his family’s fishing trips to Alaska West, with his thoughts on making your decision of when and where to go. — When can I go? If your boss, your spouse, your work or circumstance determines when you can go, don’t be concerned because…
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Chum Salmon
Big Andy and some chum-flavored Kanektok Chrome. What would you say if we told you that there are a whole bunch of salmon in the Kanektok that are chrome bright and tackle-busting strong, peel off line, jump high, crush flies and even like poppers every now and then? You’d say you’re in, right? Now what…
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Brightsides
Photo: Cameron Miller Every once in a while at Alaska West, we catch a fish that’s so exceptional – maybe in size, maybe in shape, maybe in coloration – that we name it. We’d like you to meet a fish named Brightsides. The name fits, don’t you agree? More On Alaskan Rainbows Bead Fishing For…
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Family Fishing in Alaska Part Three – The Report
Dad got to catch some too. Bryan Whiting has been checking in with some posts about the trips he’s taken with his family to Alaska West. Today we get the full report, via an article he wrote about his family’s first trip. — Did the 2004 trip to Alaska West meet our personal need? Beyond…
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Trout in Chile
He probably didn’t get like that by sipping midges. Today Chris Price, our manager at Chile West, give a little bit of background on Chilean trout. The facts are the facts, but a couple of stories give you a feel for the possibilities… “There are trout in Southern Chile? What are they like? What kind?…
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Bonefish in Shallow Water
Do I look scared? Bonefish on South Andros Island can feed in some really shallow water. The vast network of saltwater creeks and flats on South Andros provides a virtually limitless amount of habitat for our bonefish. On the right tides, our inland flats provide a unique combination of abundant food for bonefish and very…
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Silver Salmon Like to Jump
Fishing for silver salmon at Alaska West on the Kanektok River is a lot of fun for a bunch of reasons. They’re super-aggressive towards flies, they fight really well, they like surface flies, and…they like to jump. All photos by Cameron Miller. Now, you want to catch Silver Salmon don’t you. We sure do. Email…
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