Rapids Camp
Doing the”HOP”
Guide Justin Wiseman showing his enthusiasm! Doing the "Hop" Have you ever had that urge to just pick up and move once you had fished the...
Top 10 Alaska Fishing Posts
The Last Frontier. Our seasons at Rapids Camp and Alaska West are right around the corner - summer's almost here! Summer brings fishing in Alaska, so...
Drinking Straws for Tube Flies
Tame your tubes! Photo: Kyle Shea When it comes to tube flies, we're big fans. Tube flies are fun to tie and offer many advantages over...
Nymphing For Trout: Hook Sets Are Free!
Set! Photo: Cameron Miller When fishing for trout in Western Alaska, we dead drift a lot of sub surface patterns in search of the big boys....
All About Spey Rigging
Spey Instruction at Alaska West. Photo: Tosh Brown We make sure to pick the brains of the many guests who frequent our lodges on what topics...
Little Ku
This one ate the leech. Photo: Adam Jackson The Little Ku On the Southern Shore of Kukaklek Lake, moments from Rapids Camp Lodge, in the Northeastern...
Untwisting Your Fly Line
Fly line twist is the worst! Photo: Kyle Shea There's nothing more disheartening than attempting to make your shot at a tailing bonefish or permit only...
5 Ways to Control the Speed of Your Swing
Searching for that 'perfect swing.' Photo: Kyle Shea When swinging for anadramous species like king salmon or steelhead, more often than not, the slower the swing...
