Trevor Covich is one of our senior guides in Alaska and Chile. He loves tying and fishing sculpin patterns and he’s darned good at both. He put together a great piece for us on sculpin fishing. Sculpin fishing is an extremely versatile way to fish, and oh by the way, a great way to select…
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Rainbow Trout
Nice Fish, Kevin
Kevin Riley fishes at Alaska West every year, and his favorite time is the last week in August, when the silvers are plentiful and the trout get porky. A summer of chowing on salmon eggs and flesh will do that to a trout. Nice fish, Kevin. More Nice Fish Dean Chinook Chilean Chinook Kanektok Chinook
Parent, Child, Trout
Have we mentioned that we love taking families fishing, and that we think the experiences that families share together on the water are just about the coolest thing since sliced bread? Steve and Finn Ward had a great time fishing together at Alaska West, and caught some great trout together too. More Cool Pictures from…
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Top Trout Fishing Posts of 2010
We’re nearing the end of 2010, so as dutiful members of the media we figured it was time to run a series of posts looking back on some highlights of the year. Since it’s really all about the fish, we decided to group these little roundups by type of finned friend. The formula is pretty…
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Mouse Water
Any time you’re using your fly to imitate a food source, step #1 is to understand what type of food source lives in the water that you’re fishing and try to imitate it. Stonefly nymphs are most often found in quick, rocky water, so if you’re in quick, rocky water you should think about fishing…
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Red Stripe
It’s not just the name of a Jamaican beer. Rainbow trout from the Kanektok and Arolik Rivers are all super cool, and they’ve all got their own unique looks. This one? Olive color, heavy spotting, deep red stripe. More on Rainbow Trout from Alaska West Mend Less Fat One When to Fish for Them
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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Nice to Meet You.
Hi there. I’m a leopard rainbow trout. I live in the Kanektok River in Southwest Alaska. Let me tell you a little about myself. I’m not as big as lots of my brothers and sisters, but I’ve definitely got the family’s typical pink cheeks and mega-spots. I like hanging out on shelves and dropoffs, around…
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Louis Strikes Again
You’ve seen a bunch of Louis Cahill‘s pictures on our blog. He’s been to Andros South a couple of times and has loaded us up with a whole bunch of awesome shots. Louis visited Alaska West this past August and we’re the lucky recipients of a giant batch of new pictures from Alaska. Today, just…
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Flesh Flies and Snags
Yet another reason why you should fish your flesh fly around snags when you’re targeting rainbow trout in Western Alaska – illustrated in one simple photo. See the snag? See the dead salmon on the snag? See why rainbow trout near that snag might be looking for salmon flesh? Thought so. More on Rainbow Trout…
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