A while back we mentioned that the good folks at the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust were asking for your help in support of two proposed National Parks encompassing prime bonefish habitat on Abaco and Grand Bahama Island. Many of you responded, and we’re happy to report that you made a difference! Earlier this month the Bahamas Minister of…
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How Are We Doing?
Even after eight or so years of posting, the audience of our humble little fishing blog still continues to grow. That makes us really happy and we have you, our readers, to thank for it. So.. Thanks for reading our blog! Every now and then we like to take a day to ask what you would…
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Three Good Articles
It’s ‘Three Good Articles’ time again here on our humble little blog. What’s that you say? That’s when we share three good fly fishing articles, from other websites that we really enjoyed, and think you will too. Enjoy! Three Good Articles Fish Need Water. A righteous movement that you should probably be a apart of if…
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Thanks from Alaska West
Today we wrap up another unforgettable season here at Alaska West and just wanted to say thanks to all of you who joined us this year. We really love what we do, and you’re a huge part of what makes our job so enjoyable. So, from all of us here at Alaska West, thanks for joining us this summer….
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Andros South Bonefish School – Two Spots Left!
We’re excited to announce that for the second year in a row, our good buddy Louis Cahill of Gink and Gasoline will be hosting our 2015 bonefish school at Andros South, and the spots are filling up fast! Bonefishing often requires a different set of skills than other avenues of fly fishing, and it can be…
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Congratulations Robert!
With our season winding down, we wanted to give a big shout out to our long time chef at Alaska West, Robert Schultess. This year marks Robert’s 20th year with Alaska West, and we think that’s one heck of an accomplishment. Congratulations Robert, we’re really lucky to have you as part of the team. More From…
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Three Good Articles
Today we’re back with our monthly edition of ‘Three Good Articles,’ where we highlight fly fishing articles from the past month, from other websites, that we found particularly interesting and think you will too. Enjoy! Three Good Articles The Damaging Effects of Flies. BC West alum, Scott Baker-McGarva, offers some extremely interesting thoughts on rigging stinger…
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Opportunism
This year at Alaska West, our run of chum salmon came in a bit later than normal (don’t worry, they’re here in full force now). However, our resident rainbow trout count on the conveyor belt of salmon flesh each season to fatten up for the winter, which on our river consists of mostly chum and…
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New Drying Tent
If you’ve spent any time with us at Alaska West, you probably remember our drying tent, the small structure with a heater big enough to dry out our guests gear after a soggy day on the river. If you haven’t spent time with us at Alaska West, but have picked up a pair of Simms…
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OPST at Alaska West
We’re pretty excited to have the OPST crew in camp this week at Alaska West. That’s Olympic Peninsula Skagit Tactics for those who aren’t aware. Why are we so excited? Because they’ve been pumping out some pretty innovative stuff for those of us who like, no love, skagit style spey casting.. Not to mention that the company…
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