Tom loads up yet another laser loop. Photo: Cameron Miller Tom Larimer runs one of the premier guide services in the Northwest. He’s a super dude, an incredible angler and teacher, and…you guessed it, he’s one of our spey hosts during our king season at Alaska West. If you saw Tom headed out on the…
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Steelhead Rig Roundup
Gear matters. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve done a series of posts on how some expert steelhead anglers rig themselves when they fish two-handed rods for steelhead on the Dean River, our fishery at BC West. For a few different outlooks on steelhead fishing and a lesson in rigging two-handed rods, have a…
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Dana Sturn’s Steelhead Rig
What Dana Sturn will be doing on July 4, 2009. Dana Sturn and his partner Sean Ransom run Speypages.com – the internet’s premier resource for information related to spey casting and spey fishing. Dana started Speypages in 2000 and is an active spey instructor and destination travel host.Dana started fishing the Dean in the late…
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Adam Tavender’s Steelhead Rig
Adam Tavender with some Dean chome. Photo: David Lambroughton Adam Tavender has been a part of Nakia Lodge on the Dean River since 1993. In early 2007, we at Deneki Outdoors had the good fortune to ‘take the torch’ from Adam and his wife Judy, and we now run the lodge as BC West. Having…
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John Hazel’s Steelhead Rig
John Hazel knows his way around the Dean. John Hazel and his wife Amy own and operate Deschutes Angler Fly Shop and Guide Service in Maupin, Oregon. John is a renowned angler and guide in the Northwest, and has spent many a day swinging flies through famous runs on the Dean looking for steelhead. Deschutes…
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John Toker’s Steelhead Rig
John Toker, livin’ the life on the Dean. John Toker is a long-time fanatical steelheader who used to manage BC West, our lodge on the Dean River. John likes using a lot of different two-handed rigs when he’s chasing steelhead, but if you encountered him on the Dean on any given day, he might just…
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King Rig Roundup
Kanektok Kings – an embarassment of riches. Over the past couple of months, we’ve posted the two-handed rigs of six guys who spend a lot of time at Alaska West swinging flies for king salmon. There’s a wealth of information, and a wide range of opinions, in these posts. If you’re headed to Alaska West…
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Ed Ward’s King Rig
This is the first picture ever taken of Ed when he wasn’t casting, or holding a chrome anadromous fish. Photo: Cameron Miller Ed Ward has been called many things. ‘Jedi knight’, ‘Zen master’, ‘Buddha’ and more all apply to Ed when speaking of anadromous fish, particularly when two-handed rods are involved. Ed is one of…
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John Toker’s Bonefish Rig
A large man with a large bonefish. Photo: rustychinnisimages.com John Toker used to work at Andros South, and over the years he’s spent a bunch of time on the flats. Here’s his go-to bonefish rig, with his commentary.”I have had the good fortune of living and fishing on South Andros since 2003 while managing Andros South…
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Chris Price’s Dry Fly Rig
Chile is not ugly. Chris Price is the manager of Chile West, our mobile fishing operation in Chile. In addition to working with us at Alaska West, Chris has been guiding and managing lodges in Southern Chile for years. He spends summers on the Kanektok and lives with his family in Coyhaique when he’s not…
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