We received a request for photos from our lodge on the Dean River, BC West. The Dean is known for its famous runs of steelhead and king salmon. These anadromous fish must migrate through a very steep, whitewater filled canyon, in order to reach their spawning grounds. Over the years, the fish of the Dean…
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Tenkara Alaskan Style!
For the past 3 years, we have been lucky to host Karin Miller Fischer & her husband Erik Fischer at Rapids Camp Lodge. Karin owns Zen Tenkara out of Fort Collins Colorado and has been showing us the different applications for Tenkara fishing in Alaska the past few seasons. After her most recent trip, Karin…
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The 2019 Great Alaskan Heat Wave
It has been a warm one up here in Alaska this year. 3 different Alaskan cities experienced record high temperatures on the 4th of July, one of which was King Salmon, the home of our fly out lodge, Rapids Camp. It reached 89 degrees on Independence Day this year (for your reference, the average high…
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Catching the Rainbow Trout of your Life
Rapids Camp Lodge is located in King Salmon Alaska and is our fly out lodge offering access into the countless backcountry river’s of Bristol Bay. During the month of September however, it can be difficult to get into the float plane and leave the river that flows right out our backdoor, the famous Naknek. Draining…
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We Knew This Fly Would Work..
Remember last week when we showed you Stuart Foxall’s fly box before his trip to Alaska West? Well we just wanted to give you an update, here are a few of the victims that fell for Stuart’s creation. When someone as fishy as Stuart has a confidence fly, it is for good reason…We love targeting…
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Welcome to Alaska West Brittany
Last week we welcomed Brittany Roy on her first ever trip to Alaska. I would say she left with a good representation of how incredible the Last Frontier and the Kanektok River can be. Here are two of her many highlights of the week. A trophy King Salmon followed by a trophy Chum Salmon. Great…
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Happy (early) Mother’s Day
We don’t post on Sundays but this one is important enough to give you some advanced notice..Don’t forget to call your mom tomorrow and tell her you love her. She obviously raised you right if you are a fisherman and love the outdoors! More Good Vibes: 50 Things we Love Above Fishing Fish Friendly Photography…
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Why the Kanektok River is so special?
One cannot talk about top fishing lodges in Alaska without mentioning Alaska West. Admittedly we take a little bit of credit for, in our opinion, the best Tent Camp lodge in the state but we also know to give credit where credit is due. The main reason Alaska West is so special is because of…
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Target Species // The Arctic Grayling
Today we wanted to give a shout out to a very underrated species, the sailfish of the north, aka the Grayling. Thymallus arcticus is the scientific name of this fish that is closely related to trout, char and salmon. Technically there are 6 different species of grayling but the Arctic Grayling is the only one…
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July at Rapids Camp Lodge
If I had a nickel for every time I heard someone say something along the lines of “Alaska is my dream trip” or “someday I am going to make it to Alaska” I would have at least 12 dollars worth of nickels. I get it, it can be easy to get stuck in a routine…
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