We love rainbow trout and we think you should too. Here are, in no particular order and for no particular reason, 4 posts about Oncorhynchus mykiss. 4 Posts About Rainbow Trout 4 Tips for Trout Fishing in Side Channels. Alaska side channel fishing is a lot more like normal ‘lower 48’ trout fishing. Rainbow Trout Rig…
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Rainbow Trout
Beautiful.
…and speaking of summer fishing, here’s a picture of a beautiful, fat rainbow trout from Alaska West. More on Rainbow Trout 9 Questions About Alasksan Trout Your Were Afraid to Ask Painting Trout Beads Giants of the Naknek
Big Rainbow Trout
One of the big reasons that people like to fish at Alaska West is the fact they might catch a really big rainbow trout. More on Rainbow Trout at Alaska West Alaskan Rainbow Trout – All You Want to Know 19 Reasons to Fish a Mouse Fly 9 Questions About Alaskan Trout You Were Afraid…
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Doing the”HOP”
Doing the “Hop” Have you ever had that urge to just pick up and move once you had fished the best of a stream? Not just to the next riffle, or run, but to a totally different river all together? See new country, fish first waters, and just plain stay on top of the bite…
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Three Good Articles
Today we present you not with two, not with four, but with three good articles about fly fishing, from other web sites, that we think you’ll enjoy. Enjoy! Three Good Fly Fishing Articles Making the Switch to Two-Handed Casting. The always-content-rich Gink and Gasoline weighs in on one of our favorite topics. Rio Tinto Pulls…
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Little Ku
The Little Ku On the Southern Shore of Kukaklek Lake, moments from Rapids Camp Lodge, in the Northeastern section of the Katmai National Park, lies a creek legendary to backcountry Alaskan trout fishermen. Loaded with big Kukaklek leopard rainbows, this piece of water can wreck a trout fisherman for life. Totaling about 10 miles of…
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Battle Creek
Battle Creek in the Katmai National Park is a favorite destination of Rapids Camp Lodge. Just a 20 minute float-plane ride through some of the most stunning back country the park has to offer, and nestled in a long steep-rimmed valley lies Battle Creek. Flowing from east to west, from Battle Lake into Narrow Cove…
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19 Reasons to Fish a Mouse Fly
It’s no secret how much we love fishing mouse patterns for big Alaskan rainbow trout. We do a lot of it and, as odd as it may sound, it is our most productive method for catching trout on the surface. With a conveyor belt of salmon flesh and eggs throughout an already short growing season,…
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Rainbow Trout
Just another super-pretty leopard rainbow trout from Alaska West! More on Rainbow Trout All About Rainbow Trout Reference Page Questions About Alaska Rainbows You Were Afraid to Ask 5 Ways to Catch More of Them
Giants of the Naknek
Over the years countless stories, magazine articles and videos have chronicled the tremendous rainbow trout produced by the Naknek Lake system. Many of the rainbows hooked over 30” aren’t landed due to their sheer tenacity in the 6 plus knots of current. They will put to the test any angler’s gear and abilities on a…
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