In Alaska, all Salmon are on a spectrum of appreciation. Some are more appreciated than others. Of course, you have your King Salmon and Silver Salmon leading that list, followed by Sockeye Salmo...
Take a Kid Fishing! They are the future of this wonderful sport. We work hard to protect places like this from bad ideas (cough, cough Pebble Mine) in part to preserve them for future generat...
Last week we welcomed Brittany Roy on her first ever trip to Alaska. I would say she left with a good representation of how incredible the Last Frontier and the Kanektok River can be. Here ar...
We love having a range of species to target at our lodges. Admittedly it can be easy to get tunnel vision chasing the flagship ones such as the leopard Rainbows or the mighty Kings, but we ofte...
Here is your 2019 Alaska West Salmon Calendar! Alaska West typically has an incredibly consistent run of the various Pacific Salmon. Veteran guides up there can almost tell you what day of the ...
We pride ourselves in keeping the best interest of our fisheries in mind at all times. That’s largely why we’ve adopted camp policies at Alaska West such as 100% barbless hooks, catch and rel...
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We’re really lucky in that most of the fish we target at our locations are not overly picky about specific fly patterns. Our lodges are located (intentionally, we might add) in areas where lots...
Our annual chum salmon run is in full force, which is why today we present you with a great post from our pal, Brian Niska, on some tactics and gear advice when fishing for chum salmon on the Ka...
Because if the election didn’t quite go your way, what better way to cheer up than a photo of not one, not two, but three fish hooked and landed at the same time at Alaska West. More Pick-Me-Up...
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Over the past few seasons, mild winters and reasonably dry summers have made for some low water conditions on our home river at Alaska West. However, this year we’ve been experiencing signific...