sculpin

Fly Tying: Fish-Skull Skulpin Bunny
Fish-Skull Sculpin Bunny Sculpin patterns are a go-to when it comes to trout. Dead drift or a slow strip imitating a sculpin swim, sculpin style patterns are effective in rivers...

Fly Tying: Bow River Bugger
Bow River Bugger We realize it is Fall, and the flesh bite is starting. Regardless of the flesh bite, Sculpin is still a prime source of food for trout no...

Fred Telleen’s ‘Twisted Sculpin’
Video tying instructions below. Photo: North 40 Fly Shop screenshot. Our pal and legendary Alaskan fishing guide, Fred Telleen, just put together a great video for...

Alaska Trout Fishing – The Mouse/Sculpin Punch
Dean batted cleanup. Photo: Ted Tsandes. During a large part of our summer, we're fortunate to be able to target trout using one of our favorite...

Jerry French’s Summer Sculpin – Fly Tying Video
Watch the step by step below! Photo: North 40 Fly Shop screenshot. Our friends at North 40 Fly Shop recently teemed up with Alaska West alum, Jerry...

The Sculpzilla – Tying Instructions
The Sculpzilla. Photos: Stuart Foxall. Sculpins make up a large part of the diet for trout in our neck of the woods. They're also available all season...

Sculpin Helmets
Less time tying, more time fishing.. Photo: Kyle Shea. Throughout our season, one of the most consistent ways to target our big Alaskan rainbow trout is with sculpin...
Sculpin
Sculpins make us happy. Photo: Jason Whiting. Sculpins are an important food source for our resident rainbow trout at Alaska West. We spend a great deal...