At Alaska West we fish as hard in our last week as we do in our first week. In this year’s closing act, we fished our wader clad asses off. Week 11 saw a mix of rain and sun, with a couple of unbelievable days of high wind. Throughout the entire week though, the fishing stayed good as…
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Fishing Reports
Alaska West Fishing Report: August 17 – 24
After two solid weeks of sun and sight fishing, rain returned to Alaska West for Week 10 and brought with it an array of fishing challenges for our anglers. The first few days of the week saw high winds and rain, which made it tough to be outside, much less get a decent cast. The Silver…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: August 10 – 17
The middle of August at Alaska West is considered the peak of the Silver Salmon run, with the 9th and 10th weeks of our season seeing the both the largest pushes of fish and the most anglers targeting them. This year during Week Nine, as the Silvers made their way up the river, many long time Alaska West veterans…
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BC West Fishing Report: August 4 – 11
Wow is time ever flying by, as we leave week 7 and enter week 8 at BC West! Our first full week in August was met by some bright hot weather that bumped up the otherwise dropping and clearing flow. As high as the water has been this year, this bump was still greeted as a good…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: August 3 – 10
The first week in August is also the first of our prime weeks of Silver Salmon Season. While the Silvers have been entering the river for the last three weeks, it is the four weeks of August that see the largest pushes of fish. Week 8 fell on this first week of August for the 2012 season and…
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BC West Fishing Report: July 28 – August 4
The sixth group of the season included the Canadian contingent as well as several river veterans including our longest returning guest, Mr. Greg Vidal, enjoying his 23rd visit to the Dean. Joining Greg this trip was returning Steelheader Chad Jaques of Trout Bum 2 in Park City and Larry Hills of Emmetsburg Maryland plus the Canuck crew of…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 27 – August 3
The last week in July at Alaska West can be put into two words- “good fishing”. The salmon spawn has reached its peak and anglers looking for Leopard Rainbows don’t have to look any further than side channels choked with pairs of mating Chums. The guests in our 7th week of the 2012 season found that with a…
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BC West Fishing Report: July 21 – 28
Our 5th group of the year once again included a stable of regulars as well as a couple of new Dean River first-timers. With the weather cooling off significantly, the river continued its summer drop and clarity improved almost too much. The last few summer Chinooks arrived as well as more and more Steelhead. Our inter-tidal zone fishing…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 20 – 27
Week 6 is a special time at Alaska West. The salmon have begun to spawn, the Silvers have made their appearance in the river, and old friends have returned to explore waters new to both us and them. This year’s Week 6 was full of fun and excitement. The last few days of King Salmon season fell within…
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BC West Fishing Report: July 14 – 21
Week 4 is once again the Jeff Hickman BC fish fiesta week. Jeff’s returning buddies of Jim Greenleaf and Steve Grover were joined by (Alaska West veteran) Justin Dawson and fellow Oregonians Wally and Jeremy Hull. Additionally we had yet another British invasion of father and son Michael Fletcher and son Ben. Fishing was, well,…
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