Tips
Timeless Tip Tuesday: Rainbow Trout Lies
Kevin in the couch water. Photo: Kyle Shea. We asked our Deneki Expert Panel a question a little while back about trout lies - no, not...
Get Hitched – Rigging Stinger Hooks on Tube Flies
Get hitched. Photo: Kyle Shea. We fish a lot of tube flies at our lodges, and while they can be rigged several different ways, one of...
Spey Casting – Top Three Tips
Ryan watches his D-loop. Photo: Greg Houska. Whether we're searching for steelhead on the Dean, swinging flies for kings on the Kanektok, or soaking sculpins for...
King Salmon in Low Water – 5 Tips
I still eat flies when the water is low and clear. Photo: Fraser Heston. Like most of Western Alaska, we're experiencing slightly lower than average water...
Mousing for Trout – Work Upstream
Cole demonstrates nicely. Photo: Greg Houska. When mousing for trout, we tend to target fish using two different methods - banging the banks from the boat...
Arctic Grayling – Fish the Traditionals
Those will do. Photo: Greg Houska. For the majority of our guests at Alaska West, the first few weeks of our season is all about two...
Rigging Backing Solo
Wrap it tight. Photos: Jason Whiting. When rigging fly reels for hard fighting species like king salmon, bonefish, or any other fish capable of long blistering...
Spey TV Episode 9: Single Spey with Simon Gawesworth
Best to listen to Simon. Photo: Spey TV Screenshot. Our pal George Cook is back with another edition of Spey TV, this time accompanied by Simon...
