Not only do we have openings during two prime weeks at Alaska West, we are also offering our “Fish With Family” discount for both the weeks! The available dates are July 12-19 and July 19-26. These dates offer the most consistent weather of our season but also the best chance at getting your Kanektok Grand…
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Dear Supporters Of Bristol Bay
Our friends from the Save Bristol Bay team at Trout Unlimited wanted us to share the following message. “We’ve come to a critical point in our efforts to the stop the proposed Pebble mine. The President will decide if Pebble will get its key permit to advance in Bristol Bay this year. It’s up to…
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Success From Last Year’s “Day For Bristol Bay”
We wanted to extend a big thank you to everyone who contributed to last August’s “Day For Bristol Bay.” The event was arranged by the American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) as a collective effort between manufacturers, guides, and lodges to help raise money to defend Bristol Bay. As a result of the day, over…
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Is Fly Fishing The New Bird Watching?
We wanted to share another article with you all. This one was written by Alexandra Marvar and is titled, “Fly Fishing Is The New Bird Watching.” It was published October 2019 in the New York Times. 15 years ago I never would of thought that the sport I love would get a full featured piece…
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Single Use Plastic Ban In The Bahamas
Starting January 1st, 2020, the Bahamas will join the over 40 countries that have already implemented a single use plastic and styrofoam ban. The Ministry of Environment and Housing has made the move joining other enlightened countries to protect their fragile ecosystem. For decades plastic debris has washed up along the beaches of the Bahamas,…
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Andros South Gets A Makeover
Everyone’s favorite Bonefish lodge got a new paint job. Check out that color! The aqua blue matches the water of the flats just outside our backdoor. Going along with the fresh coat of paint is a new roof and some solar lights illuminating the path to the popular Tiki Bar. We understand how important some…
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Save Bristol Bay!
Our stomachs are stuffed full of turkey. We’ve loaded our credit cards with Black Friday purchases. Time to fully move into Christmas mode, right? Not quite. If you’ve forgotten about the last day in the string of post-Thanksgiving shopping, let us remind you. Giving Tuesday falls on December 3rd this year, and we look forward…
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Sage’s Swing Season 2019
Our friends over at Sage Fly Fishing recently released their 2019 Swing Season program. Check out the link to see their choice of Winter Swing Tools along with a great essay entitled “The Winter Crew” written by Gregory Fitz with photos from Aaron Goodis. If you are like us and find yourself constantly wishing that…
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Angler Awareness // The Plastic Plague Follow Up
Earlier this year we posted on a device designed to help clean the ocean of some of the plastic that has accumulate in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the largest of the 5 plastic patches that have formed in our world’s oceans. At the time, the device was not collecting plastic like planned. Then it…
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Upcoming Event: A Day for Bristol Bay
The American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) is trying to bring the fly fishing community together on August 24th in full support of Bristol Bay. Fly shops, manufacturers, guides, outfitters, lodges and more industry professionals nationwide have banded together for A Day for Bristol Bay to raise much-needed funding for the Bristol Bay Defense Fund…
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