…that ate a fly swung on a two-handed rod in Western Alaska. That’s all. More on Alaska West Kings 10 Tips on Swinging for Kings Greg Thomas on Fresh Fish Top 5 Mistakes Fighting Big Fish
King Salmon
Big Flies, Leaders, and More
Our head guide on the Dean River at BC West is Scott Baker-McGarva. There’s a reason he’s in his job – he knows a lot about swinging flies for anadromous fish. Scott wrote an excellent piece on big bugs and leaders. We think those of you who crave chrome will appreciate it. Big Flies, Leaders,…
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Top Salmon Fishing Posts of 2010
Congratulations – you’re about to endure the last of our ‘Best of 2010’ posts. You’ve seen which of our articles about trout, and bonefish, and steelhead were most popular in 2010. If there’s anything we know well it’s fly fishing for salmon, and today you get to see which of our top 10 salmon fishing…
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Backyard Salmon
Rivers change every year, and the Kanektok River, home of Alaska West, changes more than most. As a gravelly, low-gradient river, runs come and go with regularity on the Kanektok. Sometimes we get great water right in our backyard… And that’s the topic of today’s guest post by Kimi Reid. Kimi is a proud alumna…
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King Salmon in Week 1 at Alaska West
King salmon – the baddest and brightest of the season – on swung flies. That’s what the first trip of our season at Alaska West is all about. In 2011 ‘week 1’ is actually not a week-long trip. The run timing in the Kanektok is consistent enough that we can usually guess within a couple…
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Oh No, Not Again
Yep, it’s another one of those days. Just a picture of some dude who was lucky enough to swing flies for kings with his two-handed rod at Alaska West this past summer. Sorry! And if you must know… More on Kings at Alaska West Which Rods You Should Use 10 Tips on Swinging for Kings…
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Estamos Listos
For those of you who don’t speak Spanish, ‘Estamos Listos’ is our very rough translation of ‘Game On’, because today the first guests of our season are arriving at Chile West. It’s our third season operating in Chile, and we’re really happy to be back at it. From now through the end of April, we’ll…
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A Very Simple Explanation
This is why you fish the Dean in June. Any questions? More on the Dean River Steelhead Fly Selection Dana Sturn’s in Love 5 Cool Things About the Dean
Top 5 Mistakes Fighting Big Fish
At Alaska West and BC West we see a lot of big fish fought by our guests – we’re talking steelhead and king salmon here. Sometimes our anglers do a great job fighting the big ones. Other times…not so much. Fight hard, fight smart, and get it over fast! Top 5 Mistakes Made Fighting Big…
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10 Cool Things About Fishing in Chile
In no particular order. Entire rivers to yourself. On your fearless editor’s last trip to Chile West, we first saw another angler on day 9 out of 9. Cantaria beetles. They’re big and crunchy, and trout of all sorts go nutty for them. Bangin’ the banks. It’s action packed and it selects for bigger fish….
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