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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Alaska West Fishing Report: July 2 – 9
Week 4 at Alaska West brought us some international flare with guests from all over the world showing up on our doorstep! It’s kind of funny that this week we had more guests from other countries than our own as we were about to celebrate our own Independence Day. It worked out just fine though,…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: June 25 – July 2
Week 3 at Alaska West welcomed back quite a few return guests along with some newbies to keep things fresh! Andy Jensen stayed for another week so he could meet some of his friends like Frank and Yvonne Ogden, Tom Cook, Mike Scott, Joe Dudra and Gordy Phillips who have all been with us before. We also welcomed…
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5 Reasons We Love Arolik Rainbows
At Alaska West we have the incredible opportunity to host a handful of guests each day on the Arolik River – a pristine, totally undeveloped river a few miles from our camp that was tailor made for rainbow trout fishing. Arolik rainbows are like no others. Here’s why we love ’em. Each one is different….
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Alaska West Looks Forward to Opening Day
After a busy spring juggling veterans and rookies, lefties and righties, strengths and weaknesses and clubhouse chemistry, Alaska West has locked in its 12-man guide roster for the upcoming summer season. “We’re feeling really good about our lineup for the year,” said General Manager Mike Sanders. “This team is fired up and ready to go….
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Alaska King Salmon Season – Your Quiver
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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