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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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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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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Finest Guides and Gear
Our anglers routinely comment on the unique camaraderie that exists between our staff, and our anglers. A close relationship between staff and guests is a vital part of the Alaska West experience. Our entire camp crew eats at the same dinner table as our anglers – giving us a chance to get to know you…
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Ask The Experts – Storing Gear In The Off-Season
If you’ve got an off-season, store this stuff well. Photo: Cameron Miller We’ve got a panel of fly fishing experts that periodically answers your questions about anything remotely related to the world of fly fishing. When we asked our expert panel “What are your tops tips for storing gear in the off-season?”, we got some…
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Alaska Fly Fishing Wisdom
Fishing in Alaska is fun. Photo: Mike Duffy A week from today marks the start of our 2009 season at Alaska West. For those of you heading to Alaska this summer, and those of you just thinking about Alaska this summer, here’s a bunch of tips and other advice related to fly fishing in Alaska….
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Family Fishing in Alaska Part Five – What We Learned
Jason Whiting, bombin’ the two-hander. Photo: Cameron Miller Today we hear from Bryan Whiting on what he and his family learned on their trips to Alaska West in 2004, 2006 and 2008. Today’s post is all about strategies for the trip – we’ll have a follow-up post on what they learned about the fishing. As…
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Family Fishing in Alaska Part Three – The Report
Dad got to catch some too. Bryan Whiting has been checking in with some posts about the trips he’s taken with his family to Alaska West. Today we get the full report, via an article he wrote about his family’s first trip. — Did the 2004 trip to Alaska West meet our personal need? Beyond…
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Rapids Camp Lodge 2021: It’s Done…Finito
With another awesome season in the books, Rapids Camp Lodge is done for the 2021 Season. We’d like to thank all our Guests, Guides, In-House staff, Kitchen staff, and operations team for another great time out in Bristol Bay. You all made this particular season great. From flyouts to tundra creeks seeking Rainbow Trout, Lakers,…
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Kanektok Body Spray
We have had some great weather this year at Alaska West – weather that makes you want to take a quick swim, maybe wet wade during some spey instruction with Whitney Gould before dinner, or just sit around in shorts and a t-shirt talking with friends. Sounds great right? Well that is not the whole…
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