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Arolik River
Just Another Cool Landscape
A typical day at the put-in on the Lower Arolik. Thanks Cameron! More Scenery in Alaska Silver Salmon Photo Alaska Fishing Pictures It’s Really Pretty on the Kanektok
Nice Fish, John
John Hawk visited us at Alaska West a couple of years back. Among just a couple other fish, he had a brief encounter with this specimen from the Arolik. There are some pretty rainbows in that river! More Nice Fish Dean River Coho Fly Fishing for Sharks Kanektok King Salmon
Secrets of the Flesh Fly
Sometimes all it takes is a little flesh. Photo: Ramsey Smith Trout that live in the lower sections of rivers like the Kanektok and the Arolik in Western Alaska get a lot of their calories from salmon flesh. That means that at Alaska West we spend a lot of time tying and fishing patterns that…
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Arctic Grayling
OK, maybe this one didn’t eat a dry. Photo: Cameron Miller There’s a species that we love to catch at Alaska West that we don’t talk about much, and that’s the Arctic Grayling. They’re small. Let’s get that out of the way from the get-go. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game calls any grayling…
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More Than a Trip Report from Mike Racine
Mike Racine, with just one element of a superlative day Mike Racine is a long-time friend, and in the spirit of full disclosure, an investor in Deneki Outdoors. He contributed the great piece that runs today. We’ll like Mike do the talking. — “Fishing Reference Points” No this isn’t a technical article on targeting fish….
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Arolik River Silvers
Good, clean fun. Photo: Cameron Miller The Arolik River is best-known for its great rainbow fishing. Late in the season, though, silver fishing on the Arolik is just ludicrous. Recipe for Great Silver Fishing 1 part – incredibly productive fishery, miles from the nearest man-made structure 1 bunch – soft holding water down low, where…
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The Arolik River
The Upper Arolik Photo: Cameron Miller Many guests who visit Alaska West like to spend some time on the Arolik River during their stay with us. The Arolik is a costal river that runs roughly parallel to the Kanektok and has about half the flow of the Kanektok. Like the Kanektok, the Arolik is home…
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