Blog: Alaskan Pacific Salmon fishing tips
Fishing for Pacific Salmon has over the last few years become increasingly popular with the British Salmon Angler. With the sad demise of our own home Atlantic Salmon fishing, many anglers have decided to travel further abroad to get...
Blog: Chasing Silvers In Alaska
There are moments in everyone’s life were you just wished time had stood still or moved a lot slower. Our recent group trip to Alaska at Bristol Bay was just one of those moments. As normal we had picked...
Blog: Top 10 Fishing Rivers in Alaska
If you ask a fly fisherman about the places they would love to fish, you will find Alaska is always at the top of their list. It’s no wonder as the state of Alaska has over 12,000 rivers. However,...
Blog: Top Destinations To Catch the 5 Types of Pacific Salmon
We here at Sportquest Holidays offer a range of breathtaking fishing experiences for types of Salmon, we have created this wonderful list of our top destinations to target the 5 types of Pacific Salmon for you to look at...
Blog: Fishing Methods When Using Arctic Char Flies
Arctic Char are one of those fish that often get regarded as a ‘nice bycatch’ when anglers are targeting bigger Trout or Salmon species. This is mainly because waters that hold trophy Sea run Char are not as plentiful...
Blog: Species Spotlight: Chinook Salmon
Species: Chinook Salmon Also known as: King Salmon, Quinnat Salmon, Spring Salmon, Chrome Hog, and Tyee Salmon Latin Name: Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha CHINOOK SALMON Description Like many Pacific Salmon, Chinook will change in appearance and colour as they travel from...
Blog: Species Spotlight: Pink Salmon
Species: Pink Salmon Scientific Name: Gorbúša Also known as: Humpback Salmon, Humpie. In the ocean, Pink Salmon are bright silver in appearance, but as they return to their spawning streams, their colour changes to a pale grey with a yellowish-white belly, with...
Blog: Meet The Team – Sportquest Holidays
As part of our 20th birthday celebrations, we thought we'd run a feature on the fantastic team we have here at Sportquest Holidays, from those in our marketing department who produce all the content you see online to those...
Blog: Best Waders for Fly Fishing – What makes the perfect waders?
So if you need a new pair of waders, but how do you choose? Should you stick with a particular style, fabric or construction? We have our opinions, and we believe they’re worth sharing. Allow us to weigh in with...
Blog: Species Spotlight: Dolly Varden
The Dolly Varden Trout is a beautifully coloured member of the Salmonoid family, this fish is considered by many to be on of the prettiest of all the salmonoid species and therefore it is a sought after prize by...
