A recent conversation with a very experienced Alaska booking agent reminded us of a really unique aspect of our fishery at Alaska West that we sometimes take for granted – we have world class fishing for silver salmon and rainbow trout, at the same time, on the same stretch of river. Silvers and Rainbows –…
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Get Loused
A subtle reminder of what those little critters above the anal fin of a Western Alaska or Dean salmon and steelhead really mean – you’re holding a mega-fresh fish that exited saltwater very, very recently. That’s both flat-out awesome and probably a good reason the battle was so epic. But, since we’ve honestly got the…
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5 Ways to Catch More Alaskan Rainbow Trout
Trout fishing in Alaska is not the same as trout fishing in other parts of the world. If you’re chasing trout in Alaska for the first time, keep these handy tips in mind. How to Catch More Rainbow Trout in Alaska Get your fly down. Rainbow trout in Alaska (Western Alaska, at least) feed mostly…
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Bruce Chard SA Grand Slam Line
If you read our blog much, you’ve heard a lot about Bruce Chard. Bruce is one of the premier guides in the Florida Keys. He teaches our bonefishing schools at Andros South. He’s one heck of an angler and a good friend of ours. Bruce is also a line designer, and he has a new…
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Tell Us About Your Steelhead Rig, Win a Hardy Bougle
Some of the most popular posts on our site come from our ‘Expert Rig‘ series – in which we ask a wide range of expert anglers to describe, in detail, how they set up their rigs to fish for various species around the world. There’s a wealth of knowledge in these posts – frankly, your…
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Steelheading
We thought that those of you who like fly fishing for steelhead would appreciate this picture by Louis Cahill. An angler stands in the dark, searching a very big piece of water. That pretty much tells the story, no? More on Steelheading How to Not Land a Steelhead – 5 Simple Tips Setting the Hook…
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Low Tide on the West Side
At Andros South we fish the West Side of Andros Island a lot. Unlike in some other locations further North, getting to the West Side is pretty easy for us. We keep our boats right at the mouth of Little Creek, which – not coincidentally – runs right through to the West Side. It’s a…
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At the Ready
When you’re hooked up to a big king, it’s always nice to know your guide’s right behind you, at the ready. More on Guides at Alaska West Doing the Little Things Daily Guide Rotations Alaska Guidespeak Glossary
Sage 7126-4 ONE Steelhead Spey Rod Review
We recently got the chance to spend some time fishing another one of Sage’s new ONE spey rods – the 7126-4. Today you get to hear what we thought about it. We’ve written up two other ONE spey rods – here are our reviews of the 8136-4 ONE and the 10130-4 ONE. Design The 7126-4…
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Twitching Skaters
Fishing a dryline and skater for steelhead rules. Hitched muddlers. Bombers. Big foam creations—whatever. Love it all. There’s just something magic about the way our big, hot, Dean steelhead respond to the dry and the fact they tend to absolutely crush them makes the whole business of surface fishing even better! For those who agree,…
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