flesh flies

Why We Like Flesh Flies
Photo: Jack Reis As Alaska continues to thaw out, our guides at Rapids Camp and AK West are eagerly waiting the upcoming season as they spend their time behind the...

Tying The Fresh Flesh
https://vimeo.com/328520806 NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. "Wednesday of this week marked a day of action...

Flesh Hatch
Alaskan hatch matching. Photo: Ben West. The flesh fly is a staple in any Alaskan trout fly box. Throughout the majority of the summer, our trout love...

Mirco Flesh for Trout – Tying Instructions
Bigger's not always better. Photo: Jason Whiting. Trout in our neck of the woods may behave a bit different than trout found in other areas of...

7 Reasons We Like To Fish Flesh
Reason number 8.. They work! Photo: Tosh Brown. Our Alaskan season is just around the corner (71 days in fact, but who's counting?), and that means...

Opportunism
Piggy ate a mouse.. Photo: Ben West. This year at Alaska West, our run of chum salmon came in a bit later than normal (don't worry,...
Nymphing Without an Indicator – 8 Tips
Look Ma, no indicator.. Photo: Ben West. Last month we ran a post on the advantages of nymphing without an indicator. Judging by the number of...
Our Trout Like Big Flies
Big fly, small hook, big trout. Photo: Bruce Chard. The trout in our neck of the woods typically don't pay much attention to 'traditionally sized' trout...