We’ve posted a fair amount of photos in the past of dolly varden (or, Arctic Char? Click here for an explanation) in full spawning colors at Alaska West. Why? Because frankly, we think they’re one of the coolest looking fish around. From late July through the end of August, many of our guests love spending part…
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sea lice
Sea Lice at Andros South?
Sea lice, those little parasites found on fresh salmon and steelhead in our rivers in Alaska and British Columbia are pretty cool. A quick examination reveals just how long ago the fish has entered freshwater, almost down to the hour! We’re pretty lucky to be located only a few miles from the salt and therefore…
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Alaska West Sea Lice
We have lots of pictures of sea lice from Alaska West, because with our location 6 miles from the salt, our salmon have lots of sea lice. More on Salmon at Alaska West Whitney Gould’s King Rig 5 Ways to Catch More King Salmon Silver Salmon Lifecycles
Get Loused
A subtle reminder of what those little critters above the anal fin of a Western Alaska or Dean salmon and steelhead really mean – you’re holding a mega-fresh fish that exited saltwater very, very recently. That’s both flat-out awesome and probably a good reason the battle was so epic. But, since we’ve honestly got the…
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We Like Them Bright
Yeah, we’re a little snobby about chrome steelhead. At BC West, the farthest point that we fish from salt water is 5 miles. We get a lot of fish in condition similar to the one Tom Larimer and Scott Baker-McGarva encountered in the photo above – chrome as can be, sea lice attached. Dean steelhead…
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Sea Lice
For anglers who like chasing salmon and steelhead, sea lice are a topic of great interest for a couple of reasons. Today Mike Sanders, our General Manager at Deneki Outdoors, gives us the rundown! What Are Sea Lice? Sea Lice are planktonic (adj. – of or relating to plankton) fish parasites that live in sea…
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