It’s Booming at Rapids Camp Lodge. All the fish are cooperating, the guides are putting the guests on fish, and guess what? Bears decided to join us. Fun fact…there are more bears in Alaska than there are people. Bears are cool and we can watch them all day. At Rapids Camp Lodge, as part of…
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Our Best Guests
Happy Birthday Frank!
Today we’re joined by one of our longest returning guests, Dr. Frank Carlton. Frank has been with us since before the beginning, fishing at our locations for over twenty years.. Wow. Today also marks Frank’s 82nd birthday, and we’re fortunate to be celebrating it with him at Andros South. Happy Birthday Frank. We’re super lucky…
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Tube Fly Organization
At our lodges in Alaska and British Columbia, we really like fishing tube flies for a whole bunch of reasons. However, organizing tube flies is always a constant battle. After all, there’s no hook to nest in a traditional fly box, and larger ‘bushy’ patterns tend to fill up a simple plano box pretty fast….
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Andros South Guest Post: 10 Things I Would Do Differently on My Next Bonefishing Trip
Our bonefishing season at Andros South is just around the corner and we can’t wait to get back on the flats. We have a feeling that some of you might feel the same way, and may even be gearing up for a bonefish trip of your own! Last season, we were fortunate to spend a…
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Alaska West Guest Video by Kasey Halcro
A couple weeks back, Kasey Halcro joined us here at Alaska West. Kasey had a pretty special week catching nearly every species the mighty Kanektok has to offer, with a few specimens along the way! Don’t take our word for it however.. Kasey was kind enough to put together a quick highlight video of his…
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Nice Fish, David!
Congratulations to Alaska West guest, David Keene, who landed this stud of a trout this past Monday. David has a fairly unique goal of landing a fish over 24 inches in length of every major trout species. Clocking in at 26 inches, Dave was able to check the rainbow trout off the list with this beauty….
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Grand Salami
We want to extend big Kudos to Alaska West guest Kasey Halcro. Kasey started his morning yesterday planning to target silver salmon early in the morning and hoping to find the clowned up dolly varden of his dreams in the afternoon. Pretty typical day at Alaska West in August. What Kasey did not expect is that…
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Our Best Customers Know Enough to Know the Difference
A recent look through our bookings for the upcoming year revealed something about our best customers. Guests who fish with us a lot – joining us year after year, often at more than one of our lodges – have seen enough other fishing lodges that they really appreciate what we do. They know enough to…
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