The boys from Spey TV are back with another great video featuring spey casting and fishing tips from some of the best in the business. Their latest video features Deneki pal, Charles St. Pierre, on the fundamentals of efficiently working down a run while swinging flies, and you can watch it right this second by…
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Finding Fontinalis – Full Feature Release
Last spring, the good folks at Patagonia, along with generous sponsors (Far Bank Enterprises, YETI, and Costa Del Mar), presented the fly fishing world with a condensed cut of their film, Finding Fontinalis, for the 2016 Fly Fishing Film Tour. The film told the story of one of the oldest recorded fishing world records in history, a…
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Managing Running Line – Video from Mike McCune
Last week week we shared with you a killer spey casting video from the folks at Headhunters Fly Shop featuring Mike McCune on the finer points of the downstream perry poke cast – particularly when casting short two handers for trout. If you missed it, not to worry, you can watch it by clicking right…
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The Downstream Perry Poke – Video
When it comes to Skagit style spey casting, the Perry Poke is arguably one of the most versatile casts out there. It can be used to produce fishable casts in the trickiest of casting situations, not to mention its just plain fun to throw. The good folks at Headhunter’s Fly Shop recently put together a killer video…
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When Guides Get (Too) Excited
What does a fishing guide do during their time off? The best ones go fishing. And, regardless of how many days a year they spend staring at the water, great guides never quite lose that same level of excitement they felt the first time they caught a fish on a fly rod. There just may be…
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Show Some Respect
Today we present you with a quick write up and video, courtesy of our pal Stuart Foxall, on a topic near and dear to our heart; the importance of showing a little respect to your quarry. Thanks Stu! Show Some Respect! Earlier this summer, I was fortunate to fish with Alaska West guide, Jerry French, for…
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Alaska West Video by Magnus Jepson
Earlier this summer we had the good fortunate of fishing with our good friend and Alaska West guest, Magnus Jepson. Magnus has been joining us for a number of years now, and some of you might recall that that he’s put together some pretty cool video from his stays with us over the last few…
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Skagit Revolution – Download Available
The folks at Beattie Outdoor Productions have teemed up Tom Larimer to produce the latest and greatest instructional video on skagit casting – Skagit Revolution. The video has been years in the making, some of which was actually filmed right here at Alaska West. The full video consists of two separate disks. Disk one touches on the…
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OPST: Fly Fishing for Chrome Chums – Video
We might be in the heart of our king season, but pretty soon our rivers will be chocked full of scrappy dime bright, chum salmon. They’re a whole lot of fun on the fly, and today we share with you a super cool video from the good folks at OPST, on just how awesome they really…
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Tying the Calvin Shrimp Intruder – Video
If you check in with us our blog/newsletter from time to time (you know, like you’re doing right now!), odds are you’ve noticed that we really dig intruder style flies when fishing for steelhead and salmon.. That’s because they work well in our neck of the woods, really well! Therefore, today we present you with…
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