Salmon fishing in Alaska is what most fishermen come to Alaska for. That will make it no surprise that one of our favorite things to do is exposing fishermen to all 5 species of Salmon. Most fly fishermen will love fishing the abundant Chinook (King) Salmon, Sockeye (Red) Salmon, Coho (Silver) Salmon, Keta (Chum) Salmon…
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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
How to Fillet Salmon
Speed Fillets We fillet a lot of fish at Alaska West. We allow our guests to take home up to 50 pounds of fish that they catch during their week with us. We vacuum pack and freeze all of the fish before it’s boxed up and sent with the angler on the flight home. The…
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Gripped By Kings
Steven Brutger fished with us at BC West last year – you can read the full account of his trip here. Since we’re right in the middle of our king/chinook season on the Dean, we figured it was a great time to run this great piece Steven wrote about the biggest fish in the river….
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Picking Your Dates for Bonefishing
Now is an excellent time to get your next bonefishing trip on the books. Huh? Isn’t this the beginning of summer, when we’re all thinking about salmon and trout and steelhead? Yeah it is, but it’s also the best time to book a trip to Andros. Picking Your Dates Our 2013-2014 season at Andros South…
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Nice King, Finn
Here’s long-time (seriously) Alaska West guest Finn Ward with a very nice king salmon and a lot of enthusiasm. Good times! More on King Salmon at Alaska West 6 Reasons to Fish Alaska West in July Thunderdoming Not Always As Deep As You Think
Salmon Fly Fishing Tips
With our summer seasons at Alaska West and BC West right around the corner, we thought we’d hit you with some articles loaded with salmon fishing tips. We cover kings (chinooks), silvers (cohos) and chums (dogs) – the titles are all pretty self-explanatory. Have fun out there! Salmon Fly Fishing Tips Swinging Flies for Kings…
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Salmon Caviar
Thanks to Adam Kryder for another view into life at Alaska West! Caviar, Anyone? Caviar is not for everyone, but at Alaska West when time permits we like to whip some up. Last summer Rob Russell did the honors, bringing his fresh caviar making skills to the table, and teaching a few who were interested how to make…
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Making Loops on Sinktips
A second installation in our sinktip strategies novella, here’s a looping method that began as what Alaska West guide Jeff Hickman dubbed a ‘bush fix,’ and has since become one of the two main ways we’re custom building on-the-river sinktips to suit the current conditions. First off, get yourself about 40 feet of Rio’s T-whatever….
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Pacific Salmon Feeding in Fresh Water?
Pacific salmon don’t feed in fresh water – everybody knows that, right? Wrong. Brian Morrison, fisheries biologist and author of several recent posts on fish lifecycles in Western Alaska, is back today to tell us about some recent research findings that prove conventional wisdom wrong. Read on. Salmon Feeding in Fresh Water? Many anglers have…
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