For the past year, we were fortunate to host Peter Christensen, founder of Kokkaffe Media, at each one of our locations. Peter is a super fishy film maker who has produced numerous award winning fly fishing inspired films alongside Kokkaffe Media cofounder Rolf Nylinder. If you’re a fishing film nerd like us, chances are you’ve seen a…
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The Pets
While filleting salmon for our guests, the resident trout around our camp at Alaska West grow pretty fond of the hand that feeds them. Its not uncommon to witness dozens of trophy rainbow trout in the 20 to 30 inch range, patiently waiting for the next salmon scrap to fall off of the fillet table….
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Stu’s Red Shrimp Intruder – Fly Tying Video
Our good friend and Deneki host Stuart Foxall just teemed up with Loop Tackle to put together an awesome video on how to tie Stu’s Red Shrimp Intruder, an awesome pattern anywhere steelhead or salmon can be found. Watch closely for some slick tips that can be used not only when tying intruder style patterns,…
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Alaska West Guest Video by Kasey Halcro
A couple weeks back, Kasey Halcro joined us here at Alaska West. Kasey had a pretty special week catching nearly every species the mighty Kanektok has to offer, with a few specimens along the way! Don’t take our word for it however.. Kasey was kind enough to put together a quick highlight video of his…
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Alaska West Video by Magnus Jepson
Right about this time last year, we ran a post with a very cool video that Magnus Jepson put together on the fishing during his trip to Alaska West. If you saw that video, you know that Magnus is one heck of a videographer and editor. We’re happy to say that Magnus is at it…
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Shrimptruder Fly Tying Video
Last month we ran a post about a bonefish fly created by Kyle Shea at Andros South. Kyle called the fly the ‘Shrimptruder’ and tied it in the same shape as an Intruder steelhead fly. This wasn’t meant to be a serious, innovative kind of move – we were really just having fun with tying,…
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Catch Magazine Andros Video on YouTube
A few years back we shared a private link with you to a very cool video that the boys at Catch Magazine shot at Andros South. They’ve now released the ‘Walking Man’ video on YouTube – what a great time to have another look and pass the link on to your friends! Why not escape…
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Put the Wood to ‘Em
We’ve harped on this before, but when fighting big anadramous fish it’s crucial to keep the pressure on all the way throughout the fight. This means bending the rod all the way down to the butt section as this is where the strength of the rod is. At Alaska West we see many fish come unbuttoned due to…
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Five Favorite Flats Fishing Videos
Two weeks until we open at Andros South! We’ll celebrate with 5 of our favorite videos about flats fishing. NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the videos on our web site. Hand Tied Bonefish Leaders Bruce Chard shows the why and the how. Casting in the…
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Tying Sculpins with Trevor Covich
Trevor Covich is a long-time member of the Deneki family. Over the years he’s developed some pretty sweet sculpin patterns, and he’s here today in video form to show you just how to tie ’em! This is 20+ minutes of detail straight from the horse’s mouth – if you like to tie, grab yourself a…
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