George Cook

Future Spey Anglers

May 7, 2010
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Looking for the next generation of fly anglers? Here you go – they’re in Quinhagak, Alaska. And you know what?  They probably know more about salmon than you do! More on Culture at Alaska West Job Requirements: Facial Hair Native Crafts The Arolik Bus

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Switch Rods – Different Uses

April 9, 2010
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We’ve told you before that we think you should try out a switch rod if you haven’t already.  We’ve also told you that we tend to think of switch rods as basically being little spey rods.  They definitely can be fished like little spey rods and that’s maybe the use that’s most applicable in our [...]

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Dean River Steelhead Fly Selection

February 26, 2010
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Dean River.  Steelhead.  Fly Selection.  George Cook – Northwest Angling Luminary.  Video. If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on YouTube. More Gear for BC West Tom Larimer’s Steelhead Rig Sage 7126-4 TCX – The Death Star Polyleaders

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Silver Salmon Fly Selection

February 12, 2010
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We’ve written in the past about some silver salmon flies that we like to use at Alaska West on the Kanektok River, but that was in boring old words-and-pictures blog format. Today we’ve got a video featuring George Cook, Northwest angling mainstay and Sage/Redington/Rio rep, telling us about his approach to selecting flies for silvers [...]

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Ask The Experts – Biggest Surprise on the Flats

November 25, 2009

Don’t get frustrated – our experts had their surprises too. Photo: Bruce Chard For today’s edition of Ask the Experts, we asked our expert panel to think way, way back to the first time the stalked fish on a warm salwater flat. The question was pretty simple – “What was your biggest surprise the first [...]

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Spey Instruction At Alaska West

August 14, 2009

Class is in session. Photo: Cameron Miller From June 12th to July 17th of this year, we ran another season of really successful spey instruction programs at Alaska West. Since swinging flies on two-handed rods tends to be the favorite method for targeting our chrome kings, we invite the best of the best in the [...]

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George Cook on Sinktip Selection Through A King Season

July 28, 2009

Hey, George caught one! Photo: Cameron Miller George Cook is one of the pioneers of spey fishing for king salmon in the Northwest, and he’s one of our best-in-the-business spey instructors during our king season at Alaska West.George has shared with us a bunch about his philosophy of king fishing in the past, and today [...]

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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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More From George Cook on King Fishing

December 27, 2008

If it ain’t chartreuse, it ain’t no use. In tidewater, at least. Photo: Cameron Miller We’ve looked at George Cook’s go-to king rig for fishing at Alaska West on the Kanektok, and we’ve seen what George’s quiver looks like when he’s chasing Kanektok kings. We’ll end our George Cook series with some of his thoughts [...]

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