This page gives a short overview of Alaska West, our world-class sportfishing lodge. There’s much more information about all these topics available on our web site – but this page and the links at the bottom are a great place to start. Alaska West Alaska West is located on the Kanektok River in Western Alaska….
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Spey School at Alaska West
This page gives a short overview of Alaska West and our spey instruction program. There’s much more information about all these topics available on our web site – but this page and the links at the bottom are a great place to start. Alaska West Introduction Alaska West is located on the Kanektok River in…
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Salmon Grand Slam at Alaska West
This page gives a short overview of Alaska West and the Salmon Grand Slam. There’s much more information about all these topics available on our web site – but this page and the links at the bottom are a great place to start. Alaska West Introduction Alaska West is located on the Kanektok River in…
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Silver Salmon at Alaska West
This page gives a short overview of Alaska West and our silver or coho salmon fishing. There’s much more information about all these topics available on our web site – but this page and the links at the bottom are a great place to start. Alaska West Introduction Alaska West is located on the Kanektok…
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Alaska West
Of the four operations that we own and operate, Alaska West is probably the best-known. Even so, we’re often surprised at what some anglers don’t know about our little slice of heaven in Western Alaska. So, today we present you with… 5 Things You Might Not Know About Alaska West It’s a non-stop flight from…
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Sculpin Fishing from Alaska to Chile
Trevor Covich is one of our senior guides in Alaska and Chile. He loves tying and fishing sculpin patterns and he’s darned good at both. He put together a great piece for us on sculpin fishing. Sculpin fishing is an extremely versatile way to fish, and oh by the way, a great way to select…
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King Salmon in Week 1 at Alaska West
King salmon – the baddest and brightest of the season – on swung flies. That’s what the first trip of our season at Alaska West is all about. In 2011 ‘week 1’ is actually not a week-long trip. The run timing in the Kanektok is consistent enough that we can usually guess within a couple…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 23 – 30
Week 7 at Alaska West welcomed back the famed Dave Howe, with his family and friends along, for another great week on the Kanektok. Dave has been joining us for so many years and he has always brought together memorable family and friends to enjoy this great time on the river. This year his sons, Dave Jr…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 16 – 23
Week 6 at Alaska West welcomed back many guests who have fished with us here before – some that had fished the same week and others that had fished late silvers and trout with us. Alex and Freddy Alden and good buddy Gary Linnell joined us for a chance at midsummer trout and late kings. They brought…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 9 – 16
Week 5 at Alaska West is the start of our transition into multi species fishing on the Kanektok. Yes, the King fishing is typically quite good this week and this year was no exception. Most of our guests spent the majority of time trying for kings, but they were all open to making the acquaintance of many…
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