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Don’t Forget Your Headlamp
Not quite equally important - but don't forget your headlamp. On a recent fishing trip, your humble editor forgot his headlamp. Today's post is a friendly...
9 Questions About Spey Fishing You Were Afraid to Ask
Skagit casting on the Dean River. We love spey fishing. We also know that spey fishing can be a little intimidating when you first dip your...
Golf Tee Popper
All you need for a great popper. Photo: Jordan Sly One of the things that attracts people to fly fishing is the creative aspect of it....
5 Ways to Avoid Tangles in Your Running Line
No bueno. One of the most frustrating things about fishing with any kind of shooting head system (spey casting Skagit heads comes to mind) is the...
Tying Sculpins with Trevor Covich
Sculpins on the bench. Trevor Covich is a long-time member of the Deneki family. Over the years he's developed some pretty sweet sculpin patterns, and he's...
Silver Salmon Popper by Chuck Shepard
Pink Popper by Chuck Shepard. Photo: Jordan Sly The silver salmon fishing is hot up at Alaska West this time of the year, and these fish...
Easy to Swap Leaders
Just passin' through. If you're bouncing around a river swinging flies for steelhead or salmon, you're probably going to need to swap sinktips every once in...
How to Fillet Salmon
The end result. All photos by Jordan Sly. Speed Fillets We fillet a lot of fish at Alaska West. We allow our guests to take home...
