Our annual run of silver salmon have arrived here at Alaska West, and it won’t be long before they’re stacked up in shockingly high numbers. So, in anticipation of silver madness, we’re coming at you with another edition of our expert rig series, where we give you all the details on how the experts rig up. Today’s expert…
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Whitney Gould
Get Mellow
Today we present you with nothing more than a cool black and white shot of our Tiki Hut at Andros South. Quite possibly the most mellow place on earth. More From Andros South Bonefish Flies – Our Favorites for South Andros Three Reasons to Fish Andros South in May Everybody Blows Shots
Spey Casting – The Lift
Many spey casting faults can be traced all the way back to the very beginning of the cast, that’s right, on the lift. It’s the lift that sets the stage for a well executed cast, yet it receives little attention from those looking to fine-tune their casting. However, we won’t waste time trying to convince you…
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Storing Rigged Fly Rods
We see a lot of broken fly rods over the course of a season. Although we’d love to dish out stories of huge, rod buckling fish, the majority of the time rods are broken getting in and out of a boat, sticking them in a ceiling fan, or other less glamorous ways. Safely storing your rods…
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Whitney Gould’s Competition Rig
Last week, we ran a post congratulating our own Whitney Gould as she won the women’s division of this year’s Spey-O-Rama world spey casting competition.. again! Whitney won her fourth Spey-O-Rama title placing in six years after taking last year off to fish in Montana (the test of a true fish bum). We’re super proud…
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Congrats Again, Whitney!
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, Whitney won the women’s division with casts of 129, 135, 132 and 138 feet. Wow. Congratulations, Whitney! We’re super proud of you. More on Spey Casting All About Spey Fishing Rotate Your…
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Teaching, Fly Casting and Guiding
Whitney Gould – guide, teacher and caster extraordinaire – is part of our totally stacked team at Alaska West. Here’s a great article she put together that shows you the mindset that takes days on the water to another level. Thanks Whitney! Teaching, Fly Casting and Guiding Willa, my dog, has rolled in half dead…
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Skagit vs. Scandi Heads and Keeping it Simple
Whitney Gould is a master spey caster and guide, and we’re really happy to have her back at Alaska West this summer. Thanks to Whitney for this great overview of spey line selection, and the best applications for Skagit and Scandi heads! Keeping it Simple The phone rings, and when I answer my Mom’s voice…
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Congratulations Whitney!
We’re really happy (happy, but not surprised) to pass on the great news that Alaska West’s own Whitney Gould is once again the women’s world champion of spey casting. At the Spey O Rama in San Francisco this spring, Whitney launched casts of 134, 127, 135 and 129 feet to repeat her victory from 2011….
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Whitney Gould’s King Rig
We’ve got another post in our Expert Rig series today – in which we profile, in detail, how various expert anglers set up their gear to chase a particular species in a particular place. We’re really proud to have Whitney Gould on our guide team at Alaska West. If you don’t ask her about it…
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