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King Salmon

Really Nice Fish, Mike!

Victory! Photo: Shirley Walsh
Congratulations to Mike Walsh for landing this big, beautiful chinook salmon at BC West last week! Mike has been fishing the...

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Tube Flies – Why We Like ‘Em

Totally tubular.
Any guest of either Alaska West or BC West in recent years has to have seen this one coming: We’re loving tube flies...

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Spey Rods for King Salmon

Carry a big stick.
One of our specialties at Deneki Outdoors is spey fishing for king salmon.  Alaska West and BC West are located on two...

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Nice Fish, Steve

Purrty!
Jeff Hickman shows us Steve Joyce's nice king salmon caught with a spey rod at Alaska West.  Nice fish, Steve! P.S. It's king season at...

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King Flies – Size Does Matter

Jeff's starting lineup. Photo: Jeff Hickman
Jeff Hickman is a two-handed rod steelhead guide from Oregon who owns Fish The Swing LLC. He is a signature Idylwilde...

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It’s Almost Time

Niki, Greg and Chromy Chromerson.
Our setup crew has arrived at Alaska West!  You know what that means - in just a couple of weeks, a...

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What’s Your Favorite King Salmon Rod?

Your preference, please? Photo: Cameron Miller
We've gotten some really interesting input from all of you when we've asked you about your favorite fly rods for...

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New King Salmon Retention Policy at Alaska West

This one gets released. Photo: Cameron Miller
For years at Alaska West we've had a policy restricting the amount of salmon our anglers retain - to...

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