Our good friend, Kevin Ford, joined us for the last week of our season this year at Alaska West. His goal? Big, late-season, leopard rainbows. Despite high winds and unfavorable conditions, Kevin still managed to get it done with this beauty. Nice fish, Kevin! More Nice Fish from Our Lodges Bryan Burke Eric Neufeld Tom Provost
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Mink
We’re lucky at Alaska West to be able to get pretty close to some pretty cool wildlife at times. However, we’ll admit this is a little closer than normal. More Wildlife From Our Lodges Bear Highway Fish Finders – Arctic Terns Andros Island Iguana
Walking and Stalking
Deneki pal, Tosh Brown, captures the walk back to the boat after what was probably an epic stroll down the flats of South Andros. We love stalking bonefish on foot, and lucky for us we’re able to do a lot of it at Andros South. More Posts on Wading for Bonefish 5 (More) Tips on…
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Sockeye on Mouse Flies?
Most folks that have fished for sockeye salmon are aware that sockeye are extremely reluctant to take a fly. However, at Alaska West we’ve honed in our sockeye program to catch them on mouse flies. Just check out the photo of our buddy, Kasey Halcro, above! Okay, okay, we’re totally kidding. However, the sockeye above…
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Starry Flounder
We’ve shared countless photos over the years of fish caught by our guests at our Alaskan lodges, from all five species of salmon, to rainbow trout, to Arctic grayling, to dolly varden and Arctic char. However, we haven’t shared many photos of one of the rarest fish in our river, the Starry Flounder. Flounder you…
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Cruising
Just another cool shot of a South Andros bonefish, by long-time Deneki guest, Peter Viau. It won’t be long before we’ll be staring at the real thing again.. Hope to see you there! More from Andros South 2015 Andros South Bonefish School The Best Time to Go Bonefishing South Andros Mini Gallery – Spotting Bonefish
Late Season Dollies
Today we present you with a cool photo of a dolly varden, courtesy of Alaska West guide, Zac Cassill. They might not get the same press as some of our other species, but if fun is your prerogative, we think fast past action for late-season, clowned-up dollies is hard to beat. Drop us a line to come see for…
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Oh, Hey There
We like catching fish as much as the next guy, but sometimes fishing is more about spending time in good company.. That doesn’t mean they have to be people though. More on Wildlife at Our Lodges Bear Highway Andros Island Iguana Fish Finders – Arctic Terns
Bright is Beautiful
Today we present you with nothing more than what we think is a super cool perspective of a silver salmon caught during the last week of our season at Alaska West. Contrary to popular belief, our run of silvers actually extends well past when we finish up our season. Plus, we’re located only six miles…
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Bonefish On Our Mind
While we might be in the midst of our Alaska and British Columbia seasons, lately we’ve found ourselves thinking more and more about bonefishing. It won’t be long before we’ll be stomping around the flats at Andros South, and we hope to see you there! More on Andros South The Best Time to Go Bonefishing…
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