Alaska West

Western Alaska Trout Fishing Techniques

April 8, 2013
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We are really lucky at Alaska West to have an incredibly varied fishery for rainbow trout.  We fish many different parts of our river using a bunch of different techniques to catch a wide range of trout. We use so many different techniques that you couldn’t hope to cover them in a single post – [...]

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5 Reasons to Fish Week One

April 5, 2013
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You might have heard that Alaska West runs a spey instruction program during our king salmon season – we bring the best casters and teachers in the world to the lodge to help you get better with your casting. Charles St. Pierre is our longtime instructor during the first week of our season.  Today he [...]

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Follow an Alaska Fishing Guide’s Preparations

April 1, 2013
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Spencer Dixon guides for Alaska West during the summer months.  During the winter he guides out of Cascadia Fly Shop in Oregon – and he’s writing a series of posts for the Cascadia blog about his preparations for the summer at Alaska West. He started with this post – 65 days before his departure for [...]

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Tracy and Matt Write About Alaska

March 23, 2013
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This past July our crew at Alaska West had the huge pleasure of hosting Tracy Moore and Matt Thompson at the lodge.  We’re really lucky to fish with a bunch of enthusiastic, joyful, genuine folks – but this couple absolutely pegged the Awesome Meter. They’ve each since started blogs about their fishing experiences, and we [...]

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Midge Fishing for Grayling

March 18, 2013
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Last week he heard how Jason Rivers fishes for grayling around Fairbanks in Interior Alaska.  Today we learn about a very different kind of grayling fishing, from Alaska West’s own Adam Kryder. Midge Fishing for Grayling In Alaska Its no secret that King Salmon season gets a lot of press on our website, but let’s [...]

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Alaska Fishing Photos

March 16, 2013
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Here’s a small gallery of pictures from some good times fishing at Alaska West! More on Alaska West We Still Have Space in July All About Rainbow Trout Frequently Asked Questions

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Jason Rivers’ Grayling Rig

March 13, 2013
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If there’s a mecca for Alaskan grayling fishing, Fairbanks has to be it!  Jason Rivers manages Big Ray’s Fly Shop in Fairbanks, and he was kind enough to put together his go-to grayling rig for us. Thanks, Jason! Grayling Rig Introduction Fairbanks, Alaska would not be the first place you would find water to use [...]

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What We Catch at Alaska West

March 11, 2013
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At Alaska West our fishery is not only incredibly productive – it’s got so much variety you couldn’t hope to sample it all in one trip. Here’s a handy guide to the species we catch at Alaska West, in very rough order of when you might catch them, except for the oddballs thrown in at [...]

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Top Mistakes Made Fly Fishing in Alaska

March 5, 2013
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Sometimes we think it’s easier to tell you what to do by telling you what not to do.  In today’s edition along those lines, we suggest that you don’t do any of these 5 things on your next fishing trip to Alaska. Top 5 Mistakes Made Fly Fishing in Alaska You waded too deep.  Tons [...]

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