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Archives for April 2011
3 Good Articles
In the past week we came across three fishing articles on other web sites that we thought you might be interested in. Have a look. Hatchery Programs Come Front and Center in Debate Over Wild Salmon. The Native Fish Society and the Pacific Rivers Council are suing over hatcheries on the Sandy River in Orgeon,…
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Alaska T-Shirt Giveaway
Here at Deneki Outdoors we’re pretty excited about the recent arrival of some super-cool original new T-shirts! One has an awesome bonefish design for the flats-inclined, and the other pays homage to the fabled Alaska Grand Slam (that would be all 5 Pacific Salmon, all in a day, all on a fly – like we…
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5 Ways to Catch More King Salmon
We’re already getting excited about the king salmon we’re going to be catching at Alaska West and BC West starting the second week of June. These are not your normal king fisheries – we’re swinging flies for hot chrome fish just a few miles for the salt, and that really turns our crank! Anyhow, we’ve…
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Rio Alloy Hard Mono
A few months ago, we ran a video featuring Bruce Chard that detailed his approach to tying leaders for flats fishing. If you fish on the flats, you really need to check out the video – we’ll give you another chance with a link right here. The foundation of Bruce’s leaders is Rio’s Alloy Hard…
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Taking Kids Fishing
We’ve told you in the past that we love taking kids fishing, and for you family folks out there, we think it’s a pretty darned important thing to do. Today’s just a friendly reminder of one of the many things that kids bring to the table on the water – enthusiasm! More on Fishing with…
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Be a Steward.
Our friends at Recycled Fish do a great job getting the word out on taking good care of the waters we love. They’ve just launched a campaign encouraging folks to take a Sportman’s Stewardship Pledge. We think this is a great idea, so we’re passing on the word. Click right here to become a steward…
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Nice Fish, Beverly
Beverly Jefferson and her husband Don joined us at Andros South earlier this month for a little warm weather and a little bonefishing. Of the 10 anglers at the lodge during the week (9 of whom were men), Beverly came away with the biggest fish of the trip. We can’t say we were surprised –…
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The Buildup
Late last year Josh Mills wrote one of our most popular guest posts ever – a letter to Carson, his son…who hadn’t exactly been born yet. Josh is back today with a writeup on something we all experience – the anticipation of going fishing! Thanks, Josh. The Buildup Gigantic gear piles assemble at your door…
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Don’t Give Up!
It’s one of the most common mistakes we see guests make on their first trip to South Andros Island. The angler makes a shot. The bonefish doesn’t eat. And just like that, the angler gives up! The shoulders slump, some choice words are muttered, and the line is slowly stripped back in. But the fish…
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