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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Fish
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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Arolik River Silvers
Good, clean fun. Photo: Cameron Miller The Arolik River is best-known for its great rainbow fishing. Late in the season, though, silver fishing on the Arolik is just ludicrous. Recipe for Great Silver Fishing 1 part – incredibly productive fishery, miles from the nearest man-made structure 1 bunch – soft holding water down low, where…
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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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Openings on the Dean River
The legendary Dean steelhead – come catch a few for yourself. If you’ve always wanted to fish the Dean River, but assumed you could never get in during prime time, now’s your chance. We have some very unusual openings at BC West this summer during prime steelhead weeks in Juy and August. Most openings are…
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Salmon Grand Slam
Many guests come to Alaska West in mid to late July looking for the Salmon Grand Slam – all five species of Pacific salmon, all caught on flies, all on the same day. The Kanektok River is one of very few places on earth where guests ‘slam’ every year. The variety and productivity of the…
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Big Bonefish
On some flats at Andros South, there are big groups of moderate-sized bonefish. On other flats, there are some big boys. That’s a pretty good-sized bonefish. Mike Sanders with another nice one. More On South Andros Big Schools Of Bonefish South Andros Fisheries Roundup Bahamas Guidespeak Glossary
Fish with Dec, Get a Free Rod!
This could be you, and the rod is free. Photo: Cameron Miller We’re announcing a special program for the week of June 12 – 19 at Alaska West. This week involves swinging flies for the hottest, brightest kings of the season, and includes spey instruction by the legendary Dec Hogan. Guests who book a trip…
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We Love Singles
Who needs a partner when you can hang with fish like this? Photo: Cameron Miller Many guests who visit our lodges are ‘singles’- anglers who like to travel alone or just couldn’t talk their buddy into joining them on one particular trip. We love hosting singles. The environment at our lodges is great for people…
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A Family Fishing Trip to Alaska
Dad, do you think we’ll catch one? In 2004, the team at Alaska West had the pleasure of hosting Bryan Whiting and his sons Jason and Eric on their first fishing trip to Alaska. We were really taken by the lengths to which Bryan and his wife Kathy went to give their kids a great…
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