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Spey
Fishing the
Alagnak
River
Fishing
with the two-handed rod has gained tremendously in popularity over the past
several years, and the lower Alagnak River is ideal water to spey fish for salmon. The lower river offers big water well suited to longer
casts.
Spey casting was
traditionally considered a solution to the problem of fishing in areas with
limited or no backcast, and the advantages of spey casting were often
overlooked. Now though more anglers are seeing the advantages; the spey
cast allows you to cover more water, gives better line control, and enables you
to fish more efficiently. In particular when fishing kings, spey casts
require less effort to fish with the weighted flies and heavy sinking lines
required to get down to the fish.
King salmon are still typically fished
from the boat; our boats have both rear and front casting decks, so you can
comfortably fish kings with the spey rod from the boat. The spey rod opens
up more opportunity to wade fish for kings and there are a few good spots to do
so dependent on the tides. Other salmon can all be fished from the many
sandbars in the lower Alagnak.
We have a number of guides who are
proficient with the two-handed rod and can provide instruction to help you
master the techniques. There is no better place to learn!
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