Our friends over at Moldy Chum and AFFTA (American Fly Fishing Trade Association) have released a fun new series called Conservation From The Couch. It is their way of promoting interaction within the fly fishing community while stuck inside during a quarantine period. Tomorrow, Tuesday May 19th at 8 pm EST, the topic will cover…
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Last Call: Sign the Petition to President Trump
Today, Friday May 15th, is the last day to tell the President to deny Pebble’s permit. At the end of the day today, the team at SaveBristolBay will print off the petition and send it in to the White House. Please take the time to make sure your name is on this petition. You can…
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Fly Fishing For Carp
No longer considered a “trash fish” by fly anglers, carp present a challenging fresh water game fish that provide anglers a saltwater vibe. To those who have previously targeted carp on the fly there is no doubt they have earned your respect. If you have not chased carp with a fly, we encourage you to…
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Timeless Tips // Why Bow When A Fish Jumps?
One of the most commonly used expressions when people are fishing for tarpon is, “bow to the king!” This is basically telling the angler to drop their rod tip when the fish jumps. To most this is a very counterintuitive statement. When fighting a fish, slack is normally the enemy, so why try and intentionally…
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One Fly To Rule Them All
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the classic chartreuse and white clouser minnow. I am running the tab as I go here but with this fly I have landed the following species: trout, bass, walleye, catfish, perch, panfish, striper, whiper, bonefish, roosterfish, multiple types of trevally, snapper, jack crevalle, juvenile tarpon, snook, and pompano. I…
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Grayling On Dry Flies
There are certain circles of fly anglers that consider the Arctic Grayling one of the most underrated sport fish in Alaska. Other groups of fly anglers don’t give it the time of day. Your point of view on this fish may vary but, every angler that has ever encountered one agrees that the raw beauty…
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Trout Setting Too Much?
Are you trout setting too much? We get it, it is muscle memory. You grew up setting the hook with the rod and that is a hard habit to change. This doesn’t mean the shame from your guide’s eyes are going to feel any better when you blow the fish though. Once you get into the…
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A Good Way To Clean Your Gear Of AIS
From zebra mussels to didymo, Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) are organisms that can be unintentionally transported to new waterbodies and quickly alter the ecosystem. This is the reason Alaska has a ban on felt sole boots. It is done in order to stop the spread of these nuisance species. The various species spread from people…
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We Are Excited!
Our season in Alaska is just around the corner, and we’re starting to get pretty excited. Why? Because soon we’ll be back to scooping up King Salmon like this and we are very happy about that. Sound good to you? Drop us a line for more information. More From Alaska West: Finishing Strong On The Kanektok…
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Angler Awareness // DamNation
The month of May welcomes us with a similar uncertainty that we have been feeling since March. We hope that you and your family are all staying safe and healthy as the world continues to fight this terrible pandemic. With most of the country still in some sort of stay at home order, we have…
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