Mousing for trout in western Alaska is about as cool as it gets. We’re not talking about strapping on the headlamp for night time browns or waiting for a “mouse hatch” every seven years (although they both sound awesome as well!), we’re talking about chucking big gnarly mammal imitations day in and day out to…
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10 Popular Posts from 2009
Every once in a while we like to run a ‘Roundup’ post that really hits our archive – with links to articles that we wrote more than a year or two ago. Lots of you have started reading our stuff just in the last couple of years, and we wouldn’t want you to miss out…
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Updated Fishing Reference Pages
We just finished a big update to our ‘reference’ pages – in which we keep all our posts on certain big topics nicely categorized for your browsing pleasure. If you’re on our web site you can always access these mid-way down the right hand sidebar, but why not have a look at the updates today?…
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It’s a Pink Year!
If our fishery at Alaska West wasn’t already diverse enough for you with kings, chums, sockeye, silvers, leopard rainbows, dolly varden, and Arctic grayling, not to worry – it’s 2014 and that means it’s a Pink Year! Unlike the other four species of Pacific salmon, the pink salmon’s pilgrimage to their spawning grounds occurs every…
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Angler and Guide
Angler and guide, doing the dance at Alaska West. More Pictures from Alaska West Cool Coho Composition Really Rad Rainbows Parent, Child, Trout
Boat Launch
Our humble ramp at Alaska West. More Pictures from Alaska West Catching Lots of Fish is Fun. We Have Liftoff Super-Spotted Trout
Painting Beads for Trout
Targeting trout with beads might be one of the most debated techniques in our sport. Whether or not you find it fly fishing in the purest form or not, the truth is they work, and work well! Our Western Alaska Rainbows depend on the abundant, and highly nutritious salmon eggs throughout the season and there…
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Have You Ever Seen a More Heavily Spotted Trout?
Check out the lower jaw, the leading edges of the fins, the eyeball for goodness’ sake! This has to be one of the most gorgeous rainbow trout we’ve seen at Alaska West. More Beautiful Alaska West Trout Really Rad Rainbows CSP with an Early-Season Dandy Photo Contest Winner
Rapids Camp Lodge Introduction
We announced a few weeks ago that we’re part of a bigger family now and our new ‘big brother’ is Rapids Camp Lodge in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Lots of folks have asked us about Rapids Camp, so we thought today we’d tell you a bit about what Rapids Camp is all about. Rapids Camp Lodge…
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Kyle Shea’s Nymphing Rig
Have you noticed lately that a bunch of the posts on our blog have been tagged ‘Kyle Shea‘? That’s because Kyle has been writing a bunch of posts lately! Kyle cut his teeth fishing and guiding for trout and salmon in his home waters of Maine. He now spends his summers guiding on the Kanektok…
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