It might not look like ideal weather to most, but when we’re chasing salmon in Western Alaska, we long for days like this.. Bright sunny days can make for epic trout fishing, but dark, gloomy, and down right miserable looking days means happy salmon, and we like that. More on Salmon Fishing The High Sun Game Plan…
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Silver Salmon
Keep ’em Close!
We recently came across this cool shot of a silver salmon caught on the swing by Alaska West guest, Craig Kopcyzk. It reminded us of a great piece of advice from Deneki alum Cameron Miller on taking good fish photos.. Leave the fish close to the water! Not only is it much, much better on the…
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Popper Fishing for Salmon – 5 Tips
We may be winding down towards the end of the season at our Alaska operations, but chances are if you live near a river that is inhabited by silver salmon, the cohos are still pushing! We’re fortunate to live on a river that has an extremely productive silver salmon fishery (from late July through early…
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Silver Salmon in Sunny Conditions – 5 Tips
Fly fishing for silver salmon is awesome.. At Alaska West, we are fortunate to have a great run of silvers each August and we look forward to their return every season. We target them on both single and double handed rods, surface and subsurface patterns, and in a multitude of water types. While most of the…
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Jordan Sly’s Silver Rig
Jordan Sly, our operation’s manager at Alaska West and Andros South, is one fishy dude. Check out how he rigs up when fishing for Cohos! Jordan Sly’s Silver Rig It is that time of the year again, the Silver (Coho) Salmon have started to dump into the Kanektok River in great numbers. This time of…
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Doing the”HOP”
Doing the “Hop” Have you ever had that urge to just pick up and move once you had fished the best of a stream? Not just to the next riffle, or run, but to a totally different river all together? See new country, fish first waters, and just plain stay on top of the bite…
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Headed Home.
A Western Alaska silver salmon, briefly detained, heads back on the journey home. More Pictures from Alaska Adam Jackson and a Nice King Another Airborne Chromer Angler and Guide
Silver Salmon Mayhem Could Be Yours.
If you’re looking for very fast-paced Alaska salmon fly fishing action, you can’t beat our August silver fishery at Alaska West – it’s the best silver salmon fishing in the world. The numbers are big. The fish are fresh. The topwater action is laugh-inducing, and it’s super fun for anglers for all ability levels. It…
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Just Another Airborne Chromer
Sometimes it seems like salmon in Western Alaska like the air just as much as the water. More on Salmon Adam Jackson’s King Rigs Golf Tee Popper 9 Questions About King Salmon You Were Afraid to Ask
Fly Fishing for Fussy Silver Salmon
At Alaska West, we have the pleasure of closing out our season with truly prolific runs of silver salmon. Silvers get under the skin of many of our guests due to their strength, acrobatics, and willingness to grab a fly. However, contrary to popular belief, there are times when silver salmon are reluctant to eat…
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