Have you noticed lately that a bunch of the posts on our blog have been tagged ‘Kyle Shea‘? That’s because Kyle has been writing a bunch of posts lately! Kyle cut his teeth fishing and guiding for trout and salmon in his home waters of Maine. He now spends his summers guiding on the Kanektok…
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Sunrise
Every once in a while we have to hit you with a reminder of how pretty it is on South Andros. More on South Andros Aerial Shots of the Island Lots of Wading Blue Skies and Palm Trees
Red Stripe
Just another beautiful, blood-red-striped rainbow trout from Alaska West! More on Trout at Alaska West All About Rainbow Trout 5 Favorite Flies for Alaskan Rainbow Trout Jordan Sly’s Trout Swinging Rig
Cleaning Fly Lines
Jordan Sly is part of the Deneki team that splits time between Alaska and Andros – helping to provide quality and consistency between our operations, and a familiar face to our guests that never hurts! Here’s a very timely post from Jordan on cleaning fly lines. Clean Lines Changing over my fly lines on my…
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Stuffits – Fighting Foot Odor
Today we cover one of the less glamorous elements of living at a fly fishing lodge! At Alaska West we live in close quarters. We have to deal with each other’s weird habits, quirks, and smells. Being on the water all day, or working in camp, causes weird smelling waders and boots. One great way…
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Try Some Gold Bond Powder in Your Waders
Today’s short and sweet bit of advice comes courtesy of Deneki stalwart Jordan Sly. You can thank him later. Especially if you’re fishing a bunch of days in a row in a place with a ‘bit of moisture’, Gold Bond powder in the waders each morning can help them from getting ripe, and also helps keep…
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Teaching, Fly Casting and Guiding
Whitney Gould – guide, teacher and caster extraordinaire – is part of our totally stacked team at Alaska West. Here’s a great article she put together that shows you the mindset that takes days on the water to another level. Thanks Whitney! Teaching, Fly Casting and Guiding Willa, my dog, has rolled in half dead…
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Working Hard at Alaska West
At Alaska West we strive to make your stay with us the best it can be – nobody on our team is afraid of getting their hands dirty! More on Alaska West Jordan Sly’s Early Season Rig for Big Trout Top Posts on Silver Salmon Guest Video from July
Camaraderie and Friends
Yeah, the fishing is great at Alaska West. Chrome bright kings on the swing. Chums that will fight until you break your rod, or bloody your knuckles on a free-spinning reel. Silver after silver on the surface. Rainbows that put some steelhead to shame. Pinks, dollies, grayling too… But one thing that is often overlooked…
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Golf Tee Popper
One of the things that attracts people to fly fishing is the creative aspect of it. This is seen in fly presentation, line modification, rod building and more, but the most common sign of creativity shows up in someone’s flies – or sometimes lack of flies. One of our long time friends here at Alaska…
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