Today’s post falls into the ‘questions we get asked all the time’ category. When talking to folks about fly fishing in Alaska, inevitably we get asked the question, “what’s the best time to go fishing in Alaska?” It’s a great question! However, to answer that question takes much more than a simple one line answer. So, today…
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Rapids Camp
Family Time in Alaska
At Alaska West, our motto has always been; “Alaska West – For the Serious Angler.” However, while we love catering to the hardcore angler, we really love taking families fishing too! In fact, we’re really lucky to fish with many returning families each season at our lodges. Fishing with family is a pretty special thing,…
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Fly Tying Step by Steps – Roundup
It’s the weekend, and what better way to spend your Saturday or Sunday morning than sitting down at the vise with a big cup of coffee and cranking out some flies! We’ve put out quite a few fly tying step by steps over the past couple years for your tying pleasure, and odds are you haven’t…
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Hoh Bo Spey Tube Fly – Tying Instructions
A while back, Stuart Foxall presented us with step by step tying instructions for Charles St. Pierre’s Hoh Bo Spey – An absolute deadly pattern for steelhead and salmon. Today, Stu’s back again with another great step by step on how to tie the Hoh Bo Spey – This time, on a tube! Enjoy! Hoh…
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‘Those Moments’ Now Available Online
Back in 2014, our good friend and super talented fly fishing film maker, Peter Christensen, spent some time with us at each of our lodges to gather footage for his latest fishing film – ‘Those Moments.’ In fact, the film was actually featured in the 2015 Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T). We were really impressed how…
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Mind Your Line Scraps
While sitting around the camp fire at Andros South, ice cold Kaliks in hand, we got into an interesting discussion.. How long does monofilament actually take to break down? Not just ‘weaken’ mind you, but actually biodegrade completely? Weeks, months, years? Many of you have probably heard that fluorocarbon monofilament takes a lot longer to…
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Quick Change Sink Tips
We’re a big advocate for the more time your fly spends in the water, the more fish you’re going to catch. Therefore, we usually recommend focusing more on changing up your presentation, than constantly changing up your fly, sink tip, leader, and so on – particularly when swinging up species like steelhead or king salmon….
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Fighting King Salmon – From Start to Finish
Last week, Deneki regular, Stuart Foxall, presented us with a great post on proper fly presentation when swinging for king salmon. In case you missed the post, make sure to check it out, here! Stu’s back today with a great follow up on what to do when all goes to plan – you know, when…
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Now, That’s a Silver
Deneki pal, Kevin Riley, hoisting one heck of a silver salmon at Alaska West. We could tell you all about why we love fly fishing for silvers, but we think Kevin did a fine job illustrating it for us. We still have a few prime silver spots open for our 2016 season, drop us a line for…
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Double Hauling – Stay Proportional
It’s widely accepted that a well executed double haul is a game changer on the flats – or in any avenue of fly fishing for that matter. When coupled with tight loops, a solid haul is the secret sauce to creating the high line speed necessary to punch through the wind, cast further, turn over heavy flies,…
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