Early in our Research and Development program in Southern Chile, one of our guides, Garrett Sullivan, caught this exceptional fish. We took some shots and released it, thinking “man, that was an awesome brown”. When we got home, we sent some pictures around to a bunch of folks, and maybe half of them responded saying…
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Airflo Skagit Compact – From The Source
Tom Larimer is more than a good buddy of ours – he’s one of the top handful of guides in the Northwest, and he also hosts a couple of trips each year to Alaska West and BC West. Tom also happens to have worked directly with Tim Rajeff at Airflo on the design of their…
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Facebook Photo Contest – Win a Simms Jacket
A lot of great pictures get taken at our lodges, but half the time we never get to see them! We’re trying hard to change that. If you’ve visited one or more of our lodges, head over to our Facebook page, become a Fan and post some photos from your trip. On Monday, March 8th…
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Nice Fish, Kerry
Kerry Kilpatrick joined us at BC West during the third week of July in 2009. On the last day of her trip, she came up with this beauty. Nice fish, Kerry! More Nice Fish Nice Rainbow Trout Nice Chilean Chinooks Nice Dean River Coho
Trout Food: Flesh Fly
Last week we started our series on Alaskan trout foods with some information on salmon flesh. Today we’re covering a simple, effective fly pattern that’s used to imitate salmon flesh – your basic ‘Flesh Fly’. Our recipe and photos are courtesy of Matt Hynes, senior guide at Alaska West and recent addition to our management…
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Late July in Alaska – Your Quiver
We continue our series on rod quivers today – combinations of rods that are appropriate for our fisheries at various times of year. Today’s fishery is the ultimate in ‘bring the tackle shop along if you’ve got it’. During late July at Alaska West, we fish for all 5 species of Pacific salmon, as well…
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The Rio Manihaules
As Chile West travels further south, the Carretera Austral meets up with the Rio Manihuales (pronounced man-yee-hwal-ace and sometimes spelled Maniguales). Located midway between our Cisnes and Coyhaique destinations, the Rio Manihuales is another on our long roster of fishing possibilities. Starting from the confluence of the Rio Toqui and the out flow of Lago…
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The Rio Cisnes
Between La Junta and Coyhaique, a trip with Chile West typically spends a couple of days around Cisnes. One of the top fisheries in this area is, you guessed it, the Rio Cisnes. The Rio Cisnes covers a lot of ground and presents a ton of variety – read on! Located on route 25, approximately…
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The Rio Pico
Originating from the Pico lakes, the Rio Pico is another favorite fishery at Chile West. It flows east to west from Argentina into Chile. From the last lake tributary on the Argentine side to the mouth where it meets the Rio Figueroa, the Rio Pico is approximately 23 miles in length. There are roughly 13.5…
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August in Alaska – Your Quiver
We’ve gotten a lot of questions lately from anglers wanting to know what combination of rods is most appropriate at various times of year at each of our lodges. We’re happy to answer those questions! Today starts a series on rod ‘quivers’ – combinations of rods that work well in a certain location at a…
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