It’s that time of year again! We’re willing to bet that some of you may have landed on our humble little fishing blog after googling something along the lines of ‘gifts for fly fisherman’ for that special angler on your list. Some of you might even be cruising the web for ideas of what to…
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Fishpond 45″ Dakota Rod and Reel Case
Finally, a solution to traveling with spey and switch rods. We’ve carted our share of two handers around airports, and one thing we know is that traveling with spey and switch rods can be a pain. We’ve tried ski/snowboard bags, taping tubes together, and big bazooka style multi rod tubes. All have worked out to…
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Which Spey Cast Should I Use?
Today’s post comes from the ‘topics you asked us to write about‘ category! Spey casting is a fun, efficient, and versatile way cover a whole bunch of water. There are numerous casts (and variations of those casts) designed to present your fly in situations which would be otherwise impossible with a traditional overhead cast. However, for many anglers…
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Spey Fishing Tips
We do lot of Spey fishing at Alaska West, so we’ve got quite a few posts related to Spey fishing on this blog, many of which are among our most popular. It seemed like a good idea to create a summary page that organizes our Spey posts a bit. We’ll keep this page updated when…
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What Do You Want Us to Write About?
In the nearly 8 years since the inception of our humble little fly fishing blog, we’re happy to report that our online fly fishing community continues to grow! That makes us really happy and we have each and every one of you to thank for it. Some of you have been following along with us…
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Fishpond Westwater Large Rolling Duffel
As you might except, while running fly fishing lodges in several different countries, one thing we see a lot of throughout the year is luggage.. More specifically, fly fishing luggage! As far as we’re concerned, quality luggage is just as important as the gear you’re toting. After all, high end rods, reels, and the like…
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Measure Nets – Why We Like Them
Not all nets are created equal. A quality landing net is a guide’s most important tool, and when it comes to trout, we’re really particular about the nets we use. We recently outfitted our guide staff with measure nets for our trout population and we can honestly say they’re one of the better landing nets we’ve…
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Swinging Flies – Think 3D!
As many of you are well aware, our Alaska season is in full swing, and in a few short days we’ll be kicking off our season in British Columbia as well. That means we have Spey fishing on the mind, and with that, Stuart Foxall presents us with a simple tip on selecting the proper…
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Mossy’s Fly Shop
Today we give a well-overdue shout-out to our good friends over at Mossy’s Fly Shop located in Anchorage, Alaska. Whenever rolling through Anchorage on the way to our camps on the Kanektok or Naknek rivers, we always make an effort to swing by Mossy’s in the process. Not only do they have a great selection,…
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Swinging for Kings – Celebrate Quick!
In less than two weeks we’re going to be kicking off our seasons in Alaska and British Columbia. With it comes the year’s return of ocean fresh chinook. So, in light of their return we offer a simple tip practiced by most experienced chinook anglers.. When you land a nice fish, celebrate, but get back…
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