Valentine’s Day is still a few months away, but this shot from the last week of our season at Alaska West just couldn’t wait that long. When Kevin says he loves trout fishing, he means it. More on Rainbow Trout When to Go Trout Fishing in Alaska Mr. Hankey 5 Reasons We Love Arolik Rainbows
Rainbow Trout
Get It Down!
We’ve been beating the drum lately about the fact that flies that imitate salmon parts work really well when targeting rainbow trout in Western Alaska. We’ve also mentioned that dead drifts aren’t that important, but getting your fly down is. In the process of going through the 1,273,489 pictures from our summer season at Alaska…
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Why We Like Flesh Flies
We fish a lot of flesh flies for rainbows at Alaska West. Here are 5 reasons why. There’s always a flesh hatch. Our rivers get jammed with salmon biomass every summer, and when the salmon die, their flesh winds up in the river. It sticks around for a long time. Flesh hangs up on snags…
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Why They Call ‘Em Leopards
One of the coolest features about the amazing rainbow trout that we chase at Alaska West is their spotting. Patterns and coloration vary wildly, but it’s the massive number of spots that have earned these fish the ‘leopard rainbow’ nickname. We’ll take it. More on Alaska West Rainbow Trout Mike Mercer Caught One When to…
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4 Things to Learn About Trout
4 Things to Learn About Fishing Alaskan Rainbows From This Picture They like banks. There’s plenty of structure right along grass and tundra banks. Banks are undercut much more than you would think – giving trout a great combination of cover underneath the bank and access to food in the current. They like ledges. Same…
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Nice Fish, Tyler.
Trevor Covich winds up in a lot of pictures with big trout from Alaska to Chile. He teamed up with Tyler Cook earlier this month on the Arolik River, and the team won. Nice fish, Tyler. More on the Arolik River Intro to the Arolik 5 Reasons We Love Arolik Rainbows Arolik Silver Fishing is…
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Big Nasties
Just a selection of big meaty morsels preferred by rainbow trout in Western Alaska! More on Flies for Alaska Silver Salmon Fly Selection Mr. Hankey Steak and Eggs
Cotton Candy – The Old Standby
At Alaska West our guides are constantly pushing the envelope as it relates to fly design. Big, beautiful composite hackle king flies, innovative new mouse designs, dangerously articulated flesh flies and more are routinely born in our staff quarters next to the Kanektok River. On the other hand, there are some patterns that have produced…
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June’s Best Kept Secret – Trout!
During June at Alaska West, most of our guests are really, really fired up about catching king salmon on swung flies. That’s with good reason – our king fishery is a pretty darned unique resource. But in all that excitement about catching kings, it’s easy to forget that the trout fishing this time of year…
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5 Reasons We Love Arolik Rainbows
At Alaska West we have the incredible opportunity to host a handful of guests each day on the Arolik River – a pristine, totally undeveloped river a few miles from our camp that was tailor made for rainbow trout fishing. Arolik rainbows are like no others. Here’s why we love ’em. Each one is different….
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