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Rats! (Sort of)
07.26.15
Throw any of these patterns anywhere you might find rainbow trout – slack water, back eddies, deep pools, cut banks, staged below salmon… even working them across fast-moving riffles can draw explosive top-water strikes!
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July is King Salmon Time at the OUTPOST Camp
07.19.15
Although we may see a few king salmon in late June, don’t count on it… the king salmon fishing picks up after early July at the OUTPOST camp. Peak king run timing, as it is for all salmon species, is …
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July is King Salmon Time at the OUTPOST Camp
Peak of the Chum Salmon Run
07.12.15
The peak of the chum salmon run at our OUTPOST camp occurs from late June to mid July. They attack bright streamers in pink, purple, chartreuse and black, and can put a solid bend in a 7 weight fly rod …
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Alaska Grayling on Dry Flies
07.05.15
If you enjoy light tackle and all-day-long surface action, it’s hard to beat grayling fishing in Alaska. These feisty and aggressive fish are often overlooked by their larger kin in Alaska – rainbow trout, dolly varden and all the various …
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It’s Tiller Time!
06.28.15
The nearest “town” to our OUTPOST camp is about 60 river miles away. So at the beginning of each season we show up and dust off the winter cobwebs, load the 18′ jon boat full of gear and supplies, put …
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Time to Start Setting up Camp
06.21.15
It’s time to dust off the cobwebs, grab some gear, break out a map, jump in a plane, plug in some GPS coordinates and head south on the Alaska Peninsula to start setting up our Alaska Wilderness OUTPOST camp. After …
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Alaska Wilderness Fishing
06.15.15
Our remote “airports” are not exactly what you’re used to back home, but that’s life if you want to experience true Alaska wilderness fishing.
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The Backseat in the Helicopter isn’t so Bad
06.08.15
There’s so much pristine Alaska Peninsula wilderness to soak in, you and your 2 best fishing buddies quickly forget that you feel like sardines squeezed into the backseat of the chopper.
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The Backseat in the Helicopter isn’t so Bad
Fly Geek Custom Flies Steps Up
06.06.15
We just want to acknowledge that the little guy is definitely more agile and efficient on short notice. And we appreciate that.
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Fly Geek Custom Flies Steps Up
Seizing the Moment on The Tidal Flat
06.01.15
He certainly knows better than to pass up an opportunity to sight cast to sea-bright chum and silver salmon on a tidal flat flood tide under clear skies and calm winds.
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Seizing the Moment on The Tidal Flat