Today we’re coming at you from a different angle with some fishing inspired artwork created by Alaska West guide Ben West. Not only is Ben a super fishy guide and all around great guy, he’s one heck of an artist as well! We were amazed the first time we saw his work, and we think…
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Mousing for Trout – Try a Strip Set
On our Alaskan rivers, targeting big leopard rainbows with gaudy rodent imitations is not only visually appealing, but also very productive at certain times of the year. Takes can be ferocious and often unexpected. However, one of the most common faults when mousing for trout is setting the hook too early. It’s important to…
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Beautiful.
…and speaking of summer fishing, here’s a picture of a beautiful, fat rainbow trout from Alaska West. More on Rainbow Trout 9 Questions About Alasksan Trout Your Were Afraid to Ask Painting Trout Beads Giants of the Naknek
Who We Are, Where We Fish
One of our lodges in Alaska is called Alaska West, and it’s on the Kanektok River. All of our tent cabins at Alaska West have names that mean something to the operation – like Chinook, Grand Slam, Rainbow, etc. That sign up above is from the Kanektok Cabin. Isn’t that a lot better than being…
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Hatch Finatic Reels
In the world of high performance fly reels, there’s a new kid in town – Hatch Outdoors. Okay, maybe ‘new’ isn’t the right word, having started up in 2003, Hatch has quickly gained the reputation of some of the finest machined fly reels in the world.. A great perk to operating lodges in world class…
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Doing the”HOP”
Doing the “Hop” Have you ever had that urge to just pick up and move once you had fished the best of a stream? Not just to the next riffle, or run, but to a totally different river all together? See new country, fish first waters, and just plain stay on top of the bite…
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Little Ku
The Little Ku On the Southern Shore of Kukaklek Lake, moments from Rapids Camp Lodge, in the Northeastern section of the Katmai National Park, lies a creek legendary to backcountry Alaskan trout fishermen. Loaded with big Kukaklek leopard rainbows, this piece of water can wreck a trout fisherman for life. Totaling about 10 miles of…
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Battle Creek
Battle Creek in the Katmai National Park is a favorite destination of Rapids Camp Lodge. Just a 20 minute float-plane ride through some of the most stunning back country the park has to offer, and nestled in a long steep-rimmed valley lies Battle Creek. Flowing from east to west, from Battle Lake into Narrow Cove…
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19 Reasons to Fish a Mouse Fly
It’s no secret how much we love fishing mouse patterns for big Alaskan rainbow trout. We do a lot of it and, as odd as it may sound, it is our most productive method for catching trout on the surface. With a conveyor belt of salmon flesh and eggs throughout an already short growing season,…
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Retrieving the Mouse Fly
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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