We love fly fishing for trout. However, targeting trout in Alaska is a bit different than targeting trout in other parts of the world. A high abundance of food within a short growing season makes them more opportunistic than most, allowing us to target them with a bunch of different techniques, some of our favorites…
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Kanektok River
Hooligan
Believe it or not, the first anadromous species to enter our river system at Alaska West each spring are known as eulachons, or ‘hooligans’ as we commonly call them. We aren’t positive, but aside from resident baitfish and the occasional rodent, it’s a pretty safe bet that these anadromous smelt are the first major protein…
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Opening Day at Alaska West
Today marks the opening day of our fishing season at Alaska West. Our guests and guides are taking to the water this morning to cut the first tracks on the Kanektok for the 2017 season, and needless to say, we couldn’t be more excited. We’ll be on site all season long, and plan on keeping…
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Rainbow Trout Flies – Our Favorites at Alaska West
We’re in the process of filing up our boxes for our summer season at Alaska West (we hope some of you are too), and we’ve got one of our favorite species on our mind – Big, wild, Alaskan, leopard rainbow trout. Therefore, for all those looking to stock up on flies for the coming season, we…
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Fish Hard, Wade Easy
We could talk all day long about why we love our home river at Alaska West – from our impressive run of chrome bright king salmon, to our stunning resident leopard rainbow trout, to our staggering numbers of aggressive cohos, to our, well, you get the point. However, one aspect of our river that many…
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Alaska West Mini Gallery – Greg Houska Edition
When Alaska West guide, Greg Houska’s not kickin’ tail on the Kanektok, odds are he’s behind the lens taking some pretty stunning photos.. He just finished editing an impressive batch from this past summer, and today we share a few of his photos with you. Enjoy! More Pretty Pictures from Alaska West Why They’re Called…
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Home Sweet Home
Give a man a fishing rod and he’ll eat for a day.. But give a man a drone and he’ll take some of the coolest photos of our camp on the Kanektok River that we’ve ever seen. A big thanks to Alaska West guest, Austin Moseley, for the stunning shots! More Cool Photos Andros from…
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Savvy Advice from an Experienced Angler
Alaska spoils us as anglers.. So much so that it is not uncommon to lose sight of the bigger picture, and today Deneki pal Ed Novinsky presents us with some savvy advise on how to better enjoy your days on the water. Enjoy! Breathe It In The first time I had the privilege to visit…
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Opening Day at Alaska West
Today we kick off our opening day of fishing at Alaska West, and needless to say we’re more than ‘excited’! We’ll be on site all season long and will be sure to keep you up to date on big fish, good stories, new tips, and the like. Stay tuned! Or better yet, come get in on…
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“Kanektok Slam” – A Story from Alaska West
Today we present to you, a blast from the past, with an eloquently written story of an epic day on the Kanektok River dating all the way back to 1996, recently sent to us by Alaska West guest, Ridr Knowlton. If you’ve ever spent time on the Kanektok, chased a grand slam, or just simply like…
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