J.E.B. Hall is more than just The South’s Cultural Ambassador to Alaska West. He’s an actual ambassador for Feel Free Kayaks, the author of the Southern Appalachian Fly Guide, and he takes real good photos. Most importantly though, he’s one heck of a fly fishing guide, and he knows his rainbow trout, and he’s one…
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Rainbow Trout
Really Rad Rainbows
…and speaking of rainbow trout, today we present you with a little mini-gallery of leopard rainbows from Alaska West! More on Rainbow Trout Bead Fishing for Rainbow Trout Mousing for Rainbows: 5 Tips All About Rainbow Trout
All About Rainbow Trout
Two of the most popular pages on our web site are our All About Bonefishing and All About Spey Fishing pages – big ol’ lists of posts on some of the topics closest to our hearts, categorized for easy access. We’re kind of slow learners, but we decided “Hey! We should do more stuff like…
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Nice Fish, Kevin
Kevin Riley. Alaska West. Last week of August, 2011. Nice fish, Kevin. More on Rainbow Trout at Alaska West Crazy Rigs for Rainbows – Steak and Eggs 4 Things to Learn About Trout from One Picture 5 Ways to Catch More Rainbow Trout
Trout Spey Program at Alaska West
Spey Instruction You may have heard that we run a really popular spey instruction program during the heart of our king salmon season at Alaska West. Some of the best spey instructors in the world – this year the lineup includes Charles St. Pierre, Tom Larimer and Brian Niska – join us on the river…
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When to Go Fishing in Alaska
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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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