We’re already getting excited about the king salmon we’re going to be catching at Alaska West and BC West starting the second week of June. These are not your normal king fisheries – we’re swinging flies for hot chrome fish just a few miles for the salt, and that really turns our crank! Anyhow, we’ve…
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King Salmon in Week 1 at Alaska West
King salmon – the baddest and brightest of the season – on swung flies. That’s what the first trip of our season at Alaska West is all about. In 2011 ‘week 1’ is actually not a week-long trip. The run timing in the Kanektok is consistent enough that we can usually guess within a couple…
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The Kanektok River is Open for King Salmon Fishing
The Kanektok River, home of Alaska West, is open for king salmon fishing. Many of you have heard of the emergency closure affecting king salmon fishing on the Kenai River that was announced this past Friday. We feel really bad about the status of the Kenai – it’s an incredible river, and we and lots…
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King Salmon Fly Selection
George Cook pays us another visit today in video form, this time to talk about what 22 lucky anglers are going to be doing a week from today – selecting flies to use when chasing king salmon at Alaska West on the Kanektok. We filmed George in February of this year. He was looking forward…
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King Salmon. Spey Rod. Chile.
If you’ve spent any time at all around our web site, you know that we’re kind of nutty when it comes to spey fishing. If you’ve followed our first few seasons operating at Chile West, you also may know that there are some pretty incredible king salmon down there. We’ve been catching these chinooks on…
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Alaska King Salmon Season – Your Quiver
Today’s installment of our series on rod quivers focuses on our fishery in Alaska from mid-June to mid-July. This time is often referred to as ‘king season’, and that it certainly is, but kings aren’t the only game in town. Must Have A 9 weight spey rod between 12 and 14 feet long for kings….
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King Salmon
The biggest of the Pacific Salmon, king salmon got their name by default. Notorious for holding in the deepest darkest hiding places, most “anglers” hope them up with heavy, shiny, noisy, smelly, gaudy, greasy gear – saving the fly fishing tackle for easier prey. However… At Alaska West we have honed and refined our fly…
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Taking Alaskan Salmon
Fishing is great, but in addition to the exhilaration of the initial tug, fight, and landing fish, one of the best things about fishing with Deneki Lodges in Alaska, is you get to take fish home. Each fish will be cut to your specification, rinsed, professionally vacuum packed, frozen, and placed in a waxed box…
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Common Mistakes Fly Anglers Make When Targeting Alaska Sockeye Salmon-and How to Fix Them
Each summer, more than 50 million Sockeye salmon surge up Alaska’s rivers- a living tide of salmon, pulsing with purpose and ancient memory. That’s not hyperbole; it’s the annual migration in Bristol Bay alone, a spectacle so grand that even Sir David Attenborough might pause, lower his voice, and let the silence speak for itself…
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7 Most Popular Smoked Salmon in the World
In Alaska, salmon is a stable food on most tables. With a relatively short salmon season and high demand, it’s no surprise that many different types of salmon are smoked. Even though different types of salmon get smoked, they all share different delicious flavors. People from all across the world have been savoring smoked salmon…
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