Spey
Top 5 Posts on Gear for the Summer
Maybe we should do one on bear spray. Summer fishing is officially in season, and a lot of you are gearing up for remote fishing trips....
What’s Your Favorite Spey Running Line?
"I prefer mono when casting off my left shoulder." Photo: Cameron Miller Most Skagit-style spey setups these days involve a separate running line - the thinner...
Congrats Again, Whitney!
We're smiling too. Alaska West's own Whitney Gould is once again the world champion of spey casting! Earlier this month at the Spey-O-Rama in San Francisco,...
All About Spey Rigging
Spey Instruction at Alaska West. Photo: Tosh Brown We make sure to pick the brains of the many guests who frequent our lodges on what topics...
5 Ways to Control the Speed of Your Swing
Searching for that 'perfect swing.' Photo: Kyle Shea When swinging for anadramous species like king salmon or steelhead, more often than not, the slower the swing...
Steelheading Simplified
Kara "trusting her gut". Today we have a few steelheading tips coming at you from our own Kara Knight. Kara is our lodge manager at B.C....
Starting Short
Always start short. Photo: Louis Cahill An angler fishes the near water first, in Slide Run, on the Dean River, at BC West. More Pictures from...
RIO Skagit iMOW Tips
iMOW Tip, at home on the Hoh River. RIO's Skagit MOW Tips have been hugely successful since they launched three years ago, and for good reason....
