Tips
Deneki Chronicles: Tying Neater Flies – 5 Tips
It's been said that flies catch fly tyers, not fish. Odds are most fish don't notice that the head of the fly is a little on the bulky side, or that...
8 Tips to a Better Strip Set
A successful Strip Set. To succeed on the flats, a precise strip set execution is essential. A successful strip set involves more than just yanking on the fly line when...
Deneki Chronicles: Clearing Line for Bonefish – 7 Tips
A lot can go wrong here. Photo: Hollis Bennett. During one of the coldest, wettest, and windiest days of our season here in Western Alaska this week, we couldn't help...
Leader Length and Fly Weight
Today we continue our Alaska Guide Secrets series, in which you get the inside scoop direct from our guide crew at Alaska West. You've decided which fly to fish and...
5 Fly Fishing Tips to Catch More King Salmon
Pow! Photos: Stuart Foxall. We're currently in the midst of our king salmon season on the Kanektok River at Alaska West and On the Nushagak River at Rapids Camp Lodge. These are...
Deneki Chronicles: Swinging for Kings – The Broadside Presentation
Stu's fly swung broadside. Photo: Ben West. This week it's all about the Mighty King Salmon! Friend of Deneki, Stuart Foxall explains how the fly swims and what King Salmon...
4 Tips for Trout Fishing in Side Channels, Braids, and Small Tundra Creeks
Side Channel Rainbow moused! Photo: Jim Kim We're lucky at Alaska West Lodge and Rapids Camp Lodge to have incredibly abundant and healthy rainbow trout fishing. Mice, sculpins, leeches, flesh...
Deneki Chronicles: 5 Guide Secrets to Catch More Alaska Rainbows
Over the Alaskan Rainbow More fun than a frog in a glass of milk. Okay, we're not exactly sure what that means either, but we're sure it means it is...
