Brian Niska

Wade Shallow and Relax

We are incredibly lucky to work with the finest batch of guest spey instructors in the world, during...

Chum Salmon – Fly Fishing Techniques

Last week, Brian Niska told us a bit about chum salmon and the Kanektok River....

Chum Salmon on Swung Flies

Brian Niska is one of our guest spey instruction gurus at Alaska West.  He also owns Whistler...

A Very Simple Explanation

This is why you fish the Dean in June. Any questions? More on the Dean River Steelhead Fly Selection Dana...

Nice Fish, Brian.

Dean River Chinook Salmon are pretty awesome critters. At  BC West we catch them mostly in the bottom mile and a half of river,...

Ask The Experts – Storing Gear In The Off-Season

If you've got an off-season, store this stuff well. Photo: Cameron Miller We've got a panel of fly fishing experts that periodically answers your questions about anything remotely related to...

King Flies – The Mikey Prawn

Looks shrimpy, no? Photo: John Ford Brian Niska will be one of our spey instructors at Alaska West in 2010, for the third year running. Today Brian tells us a...

King Rig Roundup

Kanektok Kings - an embarassment of riches. Over the past couple of months, we've posted the two-handed rigs of six guys who spend a lot of time at Alaska West...