Week 4 is once again the Jeff Hickman BC fish fiesta week. Jeff’s returning buddies of Jim Greenleaf and Steve Grover were joined by (Alaska West veteran) Justin Dawson and fellow Oregonians Wally and Jeremy Hull. Additionally we had yet another British invasion of father and son Michael Fletcher and son Ben. Fishing was, well,…
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Really Nice Fish, Mike!
Congratulations to Mike Walsh for landing this big, beautiful chinook salmon at BC West last week! Mike has been fishing the Dean with us for three years in hopes of getting a beauty like this one. Three years? Well you see, fish like this get hooked pretty regularly on the Dean, but getting one to…
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BC West Fishing Report: June 30 – July 7
BC West welcomed its 2nd group of the season with a still very high, but falling and rapidly clearing river, with visibility starting at 18” and nearing 30” plus by the end of the week. Loads of fresh fish were around with these improving conditions and better summertime weather, or at least sunshine, as evening…
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BC West Fishing Report: June 23 – 30
It’s a funny thing about large snow-pack summers – we want the fish-related benefits for spawning success and over-all water abundance through the summer and fall, but we sure don’t like the higher water that comes when the weather even sneeze’s for a few hours. Such was the case as the first group of the season dropped out…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: June 15 – 22
The first week of King Salmon season at Alaska West is always filled with anticipation of what the season is about to bring. During this time the river has just begun to show its features and the fish have started their march past the classic gravel bar runs that have made our camp famous. The most interesting thing about…
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Fall Bonefishing Specials
Did you know we offer special pricing on fall bonefishing trips to Andros South? Yep, during October, November and December you can get in on some of the best bonefishing in the world, and save over $1,000 on a week-long trip. Why fish South Andros in the fall? Beautiful weather, with an average daily high…
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Sage ONE Rod Review – Bonefishing
Introduction Sage introduced the ONE rod series last year as a replacement for their venerable Z-Axis series. We’ve spent a bunch of time fishing ONE rods on South Andros, from pre-production 7 weights to the right-up-the-middle 890-4, to the borderline-for-bonefishing 691-4. We’ve had a ton of fun fishing these rods on the flats, so we…
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4 Tips for Trout Fishing in Side Channels
We’re lucky at Alaska West to have incredibly varied rainbow trout fishing. We use mice, sculpins, leeches, flesh flies, beads, smolts and more. We use single- and double-handed rods. And we fish lots of different parts of our rivers, from the big main channel to upriver spawning beds to little tiny side channels. Fishing side…
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Alaska Fishing Photo Gallery
Today we bring you another round in our series called “just a little gallery of pictures from fishing at Alaska West.” Enjoy! More on Alaska West Giant Rainbow Trout Big King Salmon Alaska West Introduction
6 Things Never to Say to Your Fishing Partner
There’s no denying it – when you’re out on the water, you can have a very big impact on your fishing partner’s pysche and/or karma. Here are 6 things that, in our opinion, you should never say to your fishing partner. Never Say This to Your Fishing Partner “I wouldn’t fish that fly, but sure…
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