King Salmon

Down and Dirty

January 6, 2012
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When you’re fighting big steelhead and salmon, sometimes you need to get down and dirty.  Whitey gives an excellent demonstration above. And isn’t it nice when you’re efforts pay off?  You’ve seen this fish before, but another look never hurts… More on Fighting Fish Pull Hard. Top 5 Mistakes Fighting Big Fish Fighting Bonefish – [...]

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Top Salmon Fishing Posts of 2011

January 3, 2012
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Our end-of-the-year ‘top posts’ series marches on.  We’ve already given you our top bonefishing posts and our top trout fishing posts, and today it’s all about salmon. Our Most Popular Salmon Fishing Posts of 2011 Jeff Hickman’s King Rig.  All the detail on how Jeff rigs up to chase king salmon on two handed rods. [...]

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What’s Your Favorite Trailer Hook?

December 29, 2011
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Look, we know you steelhead and salmon types are a bunch of opinionated…well, we know you’re opinionated.  That’s OK – we are too. We want to hear your opinions on a topic that’s near and dear to the hearts of those of us who swing articulated and/or tube flies – what’s your favorite trailer hook? [...]

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Nice Fish, Charles

December 5, 2011
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One of our big jobs during this winter months is to go through the bazillions of photos that get shot at Alaska West and BC West during the summer.  For various reasons, some jump out. Like this one!  It’s a our good buddy Charles St. Pierre with a beautiful king salmon he caught spey fishing [...]

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Setting the Hook – Steelhead and Salmon

November 10, 2011
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Today we’ve got a video tip segment for those of you who like to swing flies for steelhead and salmon. Tom Larimer, Oregon guide and host at Alaska West, BC West and Andros South, gives us a quick rundown on his approach to setting the hook. In the video, Tom covers Holding a loop when [...]

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When to Go Fishing in Alaska

October 20, 2011
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Judging by the number of people we’re hearing from right now who are planning their fishing trips to Alaska for next summer, a lot of you are planning your fishing trips to Alaska for next summer.  Yep, it’s happening right now, and we’re proud of you for planning ahead! We’re always looking to provide you [...]

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Nice Fish, Fraser

October 19, 2011
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Here’s Alaska West’s good friend Fraser with a beautiful king salmon of the purple-backed variety. Nice fish, Fraser. More on Alaska West King Salmon Ed Ward’s King Rig Just A Big Chrome Slab. 5 Ways to Catch More King Salmon

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You’re Probably Not Up For It

October 11, 2011
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Chasing Chinook Salmon on the Dean River is not for everyone.  If you’re like most anglers out there in the world, you’re just not up for it. We know of no greater challenge in fresh water than to land one of these beasts.  There’s also no greater accomplishment – but it’s critical to understand the [...]

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Whitney Gould’s King Rig

October 6, 2011
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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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