We’re excited to announce that our fishing program in Bristol Bay, Rapids Camp Lodge is operational and we will be receiving our first guest this Friday! Our staff has been hard at work prepping, stocking, building a new ‘outcamp’ (more to come) and testing the waters – all in the name of providing a remarkable…
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News
Bonefish/Tarpon Conservation from the Couch
Our friends over at Moldy Chum and AFFTA (American Fly Fishing Trade Association) have released a fun new series called Conservation From The Couch. It is their way of promoting interaction within the fly fishing community while stuck inside during a quarantine period. Tomorrow, Tuesday May 19th at 8 pm EST, the topic will cover…
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Last Call: Sign the Petition to President Trump
Today, Friday May 15th, is the last day to tell the President to deny Pebble’s permit. At the end of the day today, the team at SaveBristolBay will print off the petition and send it in to the White House. Please take the time to make sure your name is on this petition. You can…
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A Good Way To Clean Your Gear Of AIS
From zebra mussels to didymo, Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) are organisms that can be unintentionally transported to new waterbodies and quickly alter the ecosystem. This is the reason Alaska has a ban on felt sole boots. It is done in order to stop the spread of these nuisance species. The various species spread from people…
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Angler Awareness // DamNation
The month of May welcomes us with a similar uncertainty that we have been feeling since March. We hope that you and your family are all staying safe and healthy as the world continues to fight this terrible pandemic. With most of the country still in some sort of stay at home order, we have…
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Red Gold
We wanted to share with you another movie to help pass the time as this quarantine period continues to drag on. This film is one of the best documentaries I have personally watched. It was produced in 2008 by Felt Soul Media. The documentary looks at an issue that 12 years later is unfortunately still…
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Friday Fishing Films!
We have long been believers that a picture is worth a 1,000 words. With that being a truism, it is hard to predict how many words a great video is worth! We know you are probably getting a little cabin fever with all the stay at home orders put in place so we wanted to…
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Get To Know Head Guide Ben West
At Alaska West, we are luckily to not only have some of the state’s best fishing located right outside our backdoor, but we also have one of the most experienced guide staffs in the Last Frontier. When guests leave our remote lodge, they brag about the incredible fish they landed along with the friendships they…
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Share Your Bristol Bay Media Content!
Attention Bristol Bay supporters! Our friends over at Trout Unlimited Alaska and the Save Bristol Bay campaign are asking people to take a moment this week to share some photos or videos from Bristol Bay to their social media accounts. If you have been lucky enough to visit this part of Alaska, you understand the…
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Fly Fishing Film // Beyond the Horizon
If you are anything like us right now, odds are you are fairly bored and looking for ways to pass the time. In order to help with this, we wanted to share with you this great story and full length film, Beyond the Horizon by Cold Collaborative. This movie follows Rankin, a man from Honduras,…
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