This week we welcomed back a bunch of past guests and some rookies as well. Jeep Cochran brought back her son Jack after a multi year sabbatical and grandson Henry saw the river for the first time. David and Nathan Phalen joined us again for another great father and son trip. Jeff Kovach brought another group of guys…
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Fishing Reports
BC West Fishing Report: July 23 – 30
This week marked the return of one of the longest returning guests at BC West and the lower Dean. Greg Vidal and crew were met by continued cool weather continued good fishing. And not only were there Steelhead, but more late Chinooks, including a 43″ x 25″ bruiser that absolutely owned new guest Jason Tonelli…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 22 – 29
Week 7 was met with great anticipation as some wonderful long time guests returned once again for another week of salmon slaying. Steve Ward and Bobbie Brown brought the kids Finn and Wren back for their third trip in as many years. Steve also brought his oldest son Nate, brother-in-law Andy Folsom and niece Hopie Hitchcock to join…
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BC West Fishing Report: July 16 – 23
July’s third group marked the arrival of quite a cast of characters – Andrew Bennett, Michael ‘Whitey’ White, ‘Smilin’ Bill Suggs, Rob Masonis, Jeff Nielsen, Jeff Sebenik, David Tye and Tom Levandoski. Water conditions were still on the drop from last week’s rain storm, and good numbers of steelhead (plus still more Chinooks!) were all over…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 15 – 22
The story for week 6 was that the kings just kept coming in! Normally this week is known as a great Grand Slam week, but this year it turned out to be a very good week for kings. This week we welcomed people from as close as Anchorage and as far away as New Zealand. Vince Moores and…
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BC West Fishing Report: July 9 – 16
Jeff Hickman was welcomed back to the Lower Dean with a beauty 25lb Chromer on his 3rd cast! The rest of the crew of Steve Grover, Jim Greenleaf, Rob Sims, Frank Salmick, Matt Tofanelli, Thatcher Beaty, and Klint Borozan all found varying degrees of success early in the week. Jim Greenleaf seemed to only catch…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 8 – 15
With three father and son pairs joining us during week 5 of the season it felt like family week. Chuck and Charlie Domenici joined us again. It was great to see Charlie after a few years away and he’s still getting it done. John Russell and sons Eric and Andy also joined us again, and quickly got…
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BC West Fishing Report: July 2 – 9
The first group of July brought Dana Sturn and the Speypages gang back to do battle with Dean Chinooks once more. Dana, Mike and Shirley Walsh, Pat Wood, Jerry Mahoney, David Smith and John Cambria were met with continued high water, but strong numbers of fish in the river. Some of the group promptly found…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 1 – 8
The month of July is upon us at Alaska West and so are multiple species of salmon numbering in the hundreds of thousands! Kings, Chum, Sockeye, Pink and within 2 weeks, the Silver will be caught in incredible numbers over the next few weeks as they pile into the river looking for a spot to do the deed….
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BC West Fishing Report: June 25 – July 2
After a multiyear absence, yet well into his third decade of Dean River excursions, Mark Noble of the Greased Line Fly Shoppe in Vancouver, WA let his wading boots slide over the rocks of the lower Dean river again. Accompanied by his crew of John, Bill and Bob, the four amigos were greeted by a…
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