Week 9 saw the return of the Bruce Cook group from Southern California. Bruce Cook Sr, grandson Chandler, Bob Anderson, Roger Rhoades and Larry Ryan always bring a great attitude and the fire to fish hard all week. Unfortunately, Bruce Jr could not make it this year, but vowed to return next year to make up for it….
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4 Reasons to Chase Dollies at Alaska West
We are really lucky to have an incredible run of Dolly Varden at Alaska West. Guests who target our dollies have an absolute blast – here are 4 reasons we think you should do just that. Very, very high numbers. Our run of dollies is ridiculously big – there are enough in our rivers that…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 29 – August 5
This week we welcomed back a bunch of past guests and some rookies as well. Jeep Cochran brought back her son Jack after a multi year sabbatical and grandson Henry saw the river for the first time. David and Nathan Phalen joined us again for another great father and son trip. Jeff Kovach brought another group of guys…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 22 – 29
Week 7 was met with great anticipation as some wonderful long time guests returned once again for another week of salmon slaying. Steve Ward and Bobbie Brown brought the kids Finn and Wren back for their third trip in as many years. Steve also brought his oldest son Nate, brother-in-law Andy Folsom and niece Hopie Hitchcock to join…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 8 – 15
With three father and son pairs joining us during week 5 of the season it felt like family week. Chuck and Charlie Domenici joined us again. It was great to see Charlie after a few years away and he’s still getting it done. John Russell and sons Eric and Andy also joined us again, and quickly got…
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Top 7 Alaska Fishing Tips
With our season at Alaska West right around the corner, we figured it was an excellent time to review our most popular posts with Alaska fishing tips on our blog. 7 seemed like a good number, and these have gotten the most visits in the lifetime of our humble little home on the web! Bead…
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Boondoggin’ for Rainbows – 4 Tips
Bryan Burke works in our Anchorage office now, but he earned his stripes guiding guests at Alaska West on the Kanektok. In a recent conversation about favorite fishing techniques, Bryan declared boondogging (huh? read on…) to be at the top of his list. We asked him for some tips, and he obliged. Four Tips to…
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5 Ways to Catch More Rainbow Trout
Catching rainbow trout at Alaska West is not all that difficult – in fact it’s easy to catch ‘some’. That being said, great anglers catch more, and great anglers catch the bigger ones. Here are 5 ways you can make yourself into a ‘greater’ trout angler in our part of the world. Mend less. Our…
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Leopard Rainbow Trout
They’re beautiful, and they’re unique, and they love eating flies. They’re leopard rainbow trout from Western Alaska, and we’ll be catching them in a month and a half! More on Rainbow Trout Bead Fishing Flesh Flies and Snags Mr. Hankey Produces
Fly Rods for Alaska
Lots of folks are in the middle of planning summer fishing trips to Alaska right now, and therefore lots of folks are asking lots of questions about which rods they should buy/pack/borrow to take with them on their trip to Alaska. We’ve written quite a lot on the topic of which fly rods you should…
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