January 2009

We Love Singles

January 30, 2009

Who needs a partner when you can hang with fish like this? Photo: Cameron Miller Many guests who visit our lodges are ‘singles’- anglers who like to travel alone or just couldn’t talk their buddy into joining them on one particular trip.  We love hosting singles.  The environment at our lodges is great for people [...]

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A Family Fishing Trip to Alaska

January 29, 2009

Dad, do you think we’ll catch one? In 2004, the team at Alaska West had the pleasure of hosting Bryan Whiting and his sons Jason and Eric on their first fishing trip to Alaska.  We were really taken by the lengths to which Bryan and his wife Kathy went to give their kids a great [...]

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King Rig Roundup

January 28, 2009

Kanektok Kings – an embarassment of riches. Over the past couple of months, we’ve posted the two-handed rigs of six guys who spend a lot of time at Alaska West swinging flies for king salmon. There’s a wealth of information, and a wide range of opinions, in these posts. If you’re headed to Alaska West [...]

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Autotethers

January 27, 2009

We’ve installed Autotethers on all of our boats at Andros South. This is a great new wireless system that replaces a lanyard connection to the kill switch on our motors.  If for any reason the guide exits the boat while running, the motor is automatically killed without the need for clipping into a lanyard before [...]

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Ed Ward’s King Rig

January 26, 2009

This is the first picture ever taken of Ed when he wasn’t casting, or holding a chrome anadromous fish. Photo: Cameron Miller Ed Ward has been called many things.  ’Jedi knight’, ‘Zen master’, ‘Buddha’ and more all apply to Ed when speaking of anadromous fish, particularly when two-handed rods are involved. Ed is one of [...]

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Kings in Chile?

January 23, 2009

Trevor Covich, not really sure where he is… Chilean King Salmon.  Really. Our trout fishing at Chile West is tried and true.  Our king fishing is exploratory, but as you can see, we’ve found a few. Interested?  Drop us a line.

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It’s Really Pretty on the Dean River

January 22, 2009

Al Lind, enjoying the view. The Dean River is widely known for having the hottest steelhead in the word.  Less talked about is the fact that it’s surrounded by some of the most incredible scenery that you’ll ever come across.  At BC West, we love our anadromous friends in the river, but we also try [...]

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Upwind, Shoot Line Into Your Backcast

January 21, 2009

Bruce Chard shot line into his backcast, and look how happy it made him. Wherever you’re fishing on the flats, getting your cast out there quickly will greatly improve your chances of hooking that fish. Shooting line not only into your forward cast, but also into your backcast, helps minimize false-casting and enables you to [...]

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The Arolik River

January 19, 2009

The Upper Arolik Photo: Cameron Miller Many guests who visit Alaska West like to spend some time on the Arolik River during their stay with us.  The Arolik is a costal river that runs roughly parallel to the Kanektok and has about half the flow of the Kanektok.  Like the Kanektok, the Arolik is home [...]

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