It’s a funny thing about large snow-pack summers – we want the fish-related benefits for spawning success and over-all water abundance through the summer and fall, but we sure don’t like the higher water that comes when the weather even sneeze’s for a few hours. Such was the case as the first group of the season dropped out…
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Fishing Reports
Alaska West Fishing Report: June 22 – 29
Like an episode of “Friends” circa 1996, Week 2 at Alaska West is in Prime Time. This year we had a mix of some comedy and some drama, but no matter what happened, our anglers were thoroughly entertained. The water for Week 2 was still at a juicy level and the Kanektok continued to force its way south…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: June 15 – 22
The first week of King Salmon season at Alaska West is always filled with anticipation of what the season is about to bring. During this time the river has just begun to show its features and the fish have started their march past the classic gravel bar runs that have made our camp famous. The most interesting thing about…
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BC West Fishing Report: August 20 – 29
We welcomed our final group to BC West this week, as we have every year since our inception – our friends from Europe. There could not be a better group to have to wrap up a very busy season as our ‘Europeans’. They truly enjoy not only our famous steelhead, but everything that the Dean and British Columbia…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: August 19 – 26
This week we welcomed back only a few past anglers, with most guests being first time anglers of the Kanektok and Alaska West. It was really nice to see Larry Klein, who has been here many times, and his new fishing buddy Bill Manning. It was Bill’s first trip to Alaska West and we think he was…
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BC West Fishing Report: August 13 – 20
One sometimes wonders, if we, as anglers, often fish ‘under’ the fish. This is to say, fish too deep, use to much tip, too big a fly. In summer-run steelhead pursuits in clear water, this can indeed be the case, and so found the 9th group of the season at BC West. Veteran river soldiers…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: August 12 – 19
Week 10 at Alaska West saw the return of quite a few long time guests. Mac and Greg Miller joined us again and as always brought a cooler full of duck and geese to add to our menu for the week. Jebb Curelop returned to put his late father’s great collection of fly reels to…
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BC West Fishing Report: August 6 – 13
You know things generally turn out well for a trip when you get a fish within the first 20 minutes on the water, and even better when you get three! So thinks Cam Groner, as he and the rest of Tom Larimer’s Dean excursion crew of 2011, including Tom, Pete Laskier, Cam, Cal Knight, Jim…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: August 5 – 12
Week 9 saw the return of the Bruce Cook group from Southern California. Bruce Cook Sr, grandson Chandler, Bob Anderson, Roger Rhoades and Larry Ryan always bring a great attitude and the fire to fish hard all week. Unfortunately, Bruce Jr could not make it this year, but vowed to return next year to make up for it….
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BC West Fishing Report: July 30 – August 6
The summer’s biggest rain-storm pounded the lower Dean on Friday the 29th of July and that meant the water was up and green to greet our week 7 group of Dan and David Higman, Capt. Josh Temple, Lance Watkins, Mike Shugert, Jason Haase, Mark Umeda and Andrew Gilbert. Good things generally come with a bump…
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