Background Andrew Grillos is an Alaska West alumnus, an Idylwilde Signature Tier, a Scott Fly Rods Pro Staffer, a Simms Guide Ambassador…and a guide based out of Seattle (you can contact him here). Silver salmon at Alaska West are incredibly plentiful and ridiculously aggressive, and you can catch them on all kinds of stuff. Andrew…
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Silver Salmon
My Nose is Bigger Than Your Nose
Don’t worry though – I’m not too self-conscious about it. More on Silver Salmon Intro to Silver Insanity at Alaska West 5 Reasons to Chase Them 6 Ways to Catch More
Top Salmon Fishing Posts of 2011
Our end-of-the-year ‘top posts’ series marches on. We’ve already given you our top bonefishing posts and our top trout fishing posts, and today it’s all about salmon. Our Most Popular Salmon Fishing Posts of 2011 Jeff Hickman’s King Rig. All the detail on how Jeff rigs up to chase king salmon on two handed rods….
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Cool Coho Composition
We like hero shots as much as the next guy, but honestly we see so many of them that they all start to run together. That’s why we love hero shots that have something unique to offer, like this super cool backlit affair courtesy of our kick-butt photo crew at Alaska West! More on Silver…
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Nice Vertical.
True to form, another silver salmon launches itself skyward. More on Silver Salmon 5 Reasons to Chase Silver Salmon 6 Ways to Catch More Trevor Covich’s Silver Rig
When to Go Fishing in Alaska
Judging by the number of people we’re hearing from right now who are planning their fishing trips to Alaska for next summer, a lot of you are planning your fishing trips to Alaska for next summer. Yep, it’s happening right now, and we’re proud of you for planning ahead! We’re always looking to provide you…
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Different Doubles
All throughout our season at Alaska West, the variety in our fishery is amazing. We target eight species of fish and catch a couple others incidentally, and we use a whole bunch of different techniques in the process. August is no exception. Besides the great trout fishing, the numbers-oriented silver salmon fishery is a very…
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Nice Fish, Larry
Larry Klein has been fishing with us at Alaska West for years. A couple of weeks back he landed a really nice-sized silver salmon (in addition to his countless other silvers of course). Nice fish, Larry! More on Silvers at Alaska West 5 Favorite Flies Trevor’s Rig to Catch Them 5 Reasons to Chase Them
Pop, Pop, Pop…
When the silvers are around in numbers (that’s late July through early September in our neck of the woods at Alaska West), one of our favorite methods is to fish poppers. It’s pretty simple. Locate pack of bright silvers. Huck floating line and popper out into the middle of ’em. Strip abruptly, making the popping,…
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Top 7 Alaska Fishing Tips
With our season at Alaska West right around the corner, we figured it was an excellent time to review our most popular posts with Alaska fishing tips on our blog. 7 seemed like a good number, and these have gotten the most visits in the lifetime of our humble little home on the web! Bead…
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