How do I get to Alaska West? Travel to Alaska West includes 4 main steps. Flying to Anchorage, Alaska on any major carrier. Flying from Anchorage to Bethel on Ravn Dash-8. Flying from Bethel to Quinhagak on Ravn C-208 Caravans. Traveling by boat from Quinhagak to Alaska West camp location 30 minutes upriver. For more details…
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Fishing License Info
Photo: Cameron Miller All guests at Alaska West are required to have a current Alaska fishing license. We strongly recommend that you purchase your license online prior to your trip. Here’s how to buy your license online. Go to this page on the ADF&G web site. Enter your personal information and click Continue at the…
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Chile Fishing Report: February 2010
In early February, 2010, we had a fantastic 10-day trip with 4 anglers. Here’s the report! Day 1: Balmaceda The crew showed up at the airport early for the arrival of our group of 4 guests. Andrew, the owner of Deneki Outdoors, Whitey, a friend of the company and Dave and Jerry. Looking through the…
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Chile Fishing Report: January 2010
In January of 2010 our team hosted Steve Welk and Brad Bertram on a trip through Southern Chile. Here’s the daily blow-by-blow! Photos: Brad Bertram, Chris Price, Trevor Covich Day 1: Travel After much preparation and anticipation our team ventured to Balmaceda to greet Steve Welk. Steve and Trevor headed north as Chris waited for…
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Fishing Knots You Need
Ask 5 angling professionals which 5 knots are most important, and you may very well get 25 answers. In our humble opinion, here are the 5 knots you need to know for fly fishing, in priority order. Non-Slip Mono Loop. For attaching any sub-surface fly to your leader, this is our go-to knot. It’s extremely…
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Just Another Beautiful Chilean River
They’re everywhere down there! More on Chile West Rio Palena King Salmon! Lupines
Nice Fish, John
John Hawk visited us at Alaska West a couple of years back. Among just a couple other fish, he had a brief encounter with this specimen from the Arolik. There are some pretty rainbows in that river! More Nice Fish Dean River Coho Fly Fishing for Sharks Kanektok King Salmon
Spey Fishing
Our home river lends itself perfectly to fishing flies with two-handed rods. We do a lot of spey fishing! We run very popular spey instruction programs during the first half of our season each year. Guest instructors join us in camp and provide both group instruction and one-on-one lessons on the river during our fishing…
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World-Class Remote Fishing
In hosting our guests at BC West, we have one primary goal – to take full advantage of the incredible bounty of the Dean River. Photos: BC West Staff, David Lambroughton Our unique fishing program is targeted towards experienced anglers, and combines fully-guided and self-guided fishing, as well as fishing both above and below the…
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Alaska West is the world-class fishing lodge in Western Alaska – home of legendary fly fishing for rainbow trout, silver salmon, king salmon and more. You won’t need a coat and tie to wear to dinner, and you won’t have to worry about tracking mud on the carpet. No one will be offended by your…
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