Judging by the number of people we’re hearing from right now who are planning their fishing trips to Alaska for next summer, a lot of you are planning your fishing trips to Alaska for next summer. Yep, it’s happening right now, and we’re proud of you for planning ahead! We’re always looking to provide you…
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Rainbow Trout
Different Doubles
All throughout our season at Alaska West, the variety in our fishery is amazing. We target eight species of fish and catch a couple others incidentally, and we use a whole bunch of different techniques in the process. August is no exception. Besides the great trout fishing, the numbers-oriented silver salmon fishery is a very…
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Smile!
This is just a picture that one person took of other people taking pictures of a fish. Somehow we just thought it was kind of funny… More Fish Pictures Big Chrome Slab Big Bonefish Anadromous Nirvana
Good Luck.
Big rainbow trout in Western Alaska like hanging out around structure. Snags and drop-offs are some of their favorite neighborhoods – especially for the main channel fish. Good luck getting a fly in front of this one! It’s not uncommon for us to spot really nice fish in lies that are pretty much un-presentable. In…
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Just Another Slab of a Trout
More on Alaskan Rainbow Trout Spey Fishing for Trout – Why 5 Reasons We Love Arolik Rainbows Mr. Hankey Produces
Rainbow Trout Flies – 5 Favorites for Alaska
As we mentioned on Friday, it’s trout time at Alaska West. Late July trout fishing rocks! If you’re headed to Alaska West to chase our legendary leopard rainbows, here are 5 flies that we think you should bring along. Idylwilde makes some pretty awesome trout flies – these are all available from your local Idylwilde…
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Trout Time
We have pretty darned consistent trout fishing throughout our three months of operation at Alaska West – these fish are here all season long and when it’s summer, they’ve got to eat well. But mid-July is right smack in the middle of our season, and right smack in the middle of our great trout fishing….
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Trout Tail
Just another cool angle on a very cool fish! More on Rainbow Trout in Alaska When to go Trout Fishing Arolik River Rainbows and Why We Love Them Why We Like Flesh Flies
Top 7 Alaska Fishing Tips
With our season at Alaska West right around the corner, we figured it was an excellent time to review our most popular posts with Alaska fishing tips on our blog. 7 seemed like a good number, and these have gotten the most visits in the lifetime of our humble little home on the web! Bead…
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Trout, Man, Woman, Boat.
Guide Whitney presents angler Kevin’s good looking rainbow trout. Their trusty steed provides the backdrop. More Pictures from Alaska West Big Chrome Slab Little Water, Big Bend Just Another Chrome Silver