Planes, check. Boats, check. Pilots, check. Guides, check, Staff, Check. Fish…yep, they’re there. Well, it’s opening week at Rapids Camp Lodge, and we couldn’t be more excited. Rapids Camp Lodge is the best blend of World-class fly fishing in Alaska’s Bristol Bay, creature comforts, and adventure. The Lodge & Fishing Experience As the lodge reopens,…
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Fishing Reports
The Best Time at Alaska West: July
If you’ve never been fishing at Alaska West, and have asked, “when is the best time to fish at Alaska West?”, It’s July. The days are warmer, the river conditions are usually the best, and approximately 18 hours of daylight make for a prime week of fishing at Alaska West Lodge. July can be the…
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How’s the fishing in The Bahamas?
Someone recently asked us “How’s the fishing in The Bahamas?” Well…let me show you. More on fishing in The Bahamas March 2021 Bonefish School All about Andros South Lodge
The Fly Shop
It’s been a long winter and an even longer spring. With mandates being lifted, and people starting to come out of their COVID cocoons, people – especially anglers – are anxious to get outside. Across the world, people have been stuck in their homes trying to figure out a “new normal.” From buying your groceries…
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Kings of the Nushagak
Bristol Bay has been long discerned a fabled fishing destination amongst legions of fly anglers. The region holds an innumerable amount of rivers and creeks to explore. Due to logistics, geography and fish counts, some locales receive more fishing pressure than others. There are handful of rivers that maintain legendary status amongst a certain few…
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Mouse Fishing In Katmai
Every Bristol Bay season, I am inadvertently asked the question that so many Alaskan guides are asked, “Exactly which bugs are hatching right now?” All of us answer it a little differently but give basically the same answer. My standard reply is, “Our hatches here are salmon eggs, salmon flesh, salmon smolt, sculpins, leeches and…
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Recent Andros South Photos
Starting your weekend off right with some photos from the world’s greatest bonefishing lodge. This is the most popular time of year to fish Andros South and you can see why! These photos were from a hosted week by our friends at Fishwest Fly Shop. Want to experience this for yourself? Reach out here! More…
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Interesting Catch On South Andros
Our guest Kurt Schwarz was following around a cruising permit last week. Not a target fish most of our guests associate with the flats of South Andros but we have been seeing more and more permit every year. Kurt had a great shot at the fish but before the permit could eat his fly, a…
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Recent Andros South Photos
Our friend Jim Manning recently returned from our favorite Bonefishing Lodge and had the trip of his lifetime. He reached out a week after his trip with the following message, “I have relived the trip everyday. Wow! Can’t wait to get back. Calm winds… smooth waters.” – Jim He shared a few of his photos…
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Andros South Update
January was a great month down at Andros South. Trophy sized Bonefish continue to be the theme of our 2019/2020 season. We are getting shots at big fish daily with Bones in the 10 pound range being hooked almost weekly. Our guests Jim Manning and Bob Cameron got into some sweet fish last week and…
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