Sockeye Salmon
Common Mistakes Fly Anglers Make When Targeting Alaska Sockeye Salmon-and How to Fix Them
Each summer, more than 50 million Sockeye salmon surge up Alaska’s rivers- a living tide of salmon, pulsing with purpose and ancient memory. That’s not hyperbole; it’s the annual migration...
Fly Tying: Sockeye Caviar
This segment of Fly Tying is provided by Mossy’s Fly Shop, serving Alaskans since 2010. If you’re traveling to Alaska for a Fly Fishing adventure and need fly fishing rods, reels,...
Sockeye Will Take a Fly
The biggest myth about salmon fishing in Alaska is Sockeye (Red) Salmon won't take a fly. Sockeye will take a fly, and when they do, it is one heck of...
Fly Tying: Mini Krystal Shrimp
Mini Krystal Shrimp Originator: Dave Stanley. Photos and Instruction by Mike Brown. Mike Brown is the owner of Mossy’s Fly Shop in Anchorage, AK. A lifelong Alaskan with a passion...
Happy Valentines Day
Who says courtship is dead? Photo: Greg Houska. Today's post is dedicated to all the fishy couples out there. We hope you're sharing the water with the...
Weekly Fish Story – The Unintentional Grand Slam
True story.. Photo: Ed Novinsky. We're back with another edition of our 'Weekly Fish Stories' series of posts where our guides and guests share their first...
The Chrome Slam
Good work Bryan! Photo: Jason Whiting. We're really lucky to witness prolific runs of all five species of pacific salmon throughout our season at Alaska West. That means...
Pacific Salmon Mini Gallery – Spawning Colors
Same species, different colors! Photo: Jason Whiting. We talk an awful lot about ‘chrome bright salmon,’ but we’d be lying if we said we didn’t think...
