We welcomed our final group to BC West this week, as we have every year since our inception – our friends from Europe. There could not be a better group to have to wrap up a very busy season as our ‘Europeans’. They truly enjoy not only our famous steelhead, but everything that the Dean and British Columbia…
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Archives for August 2011
Sage Quest Softshell Hoody
Today we’ve got a little preview of one of the cooler pieces of gear that we saw at IFTD in New Orleans a couple of weeks ago. It’s a softshell hoody by Sage, and its full legal name is the “QUEST Softshell Insulated Hoody”. What makes it cool? Well, it’s a softshell hoody to start,…
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Tailing Bonefish – Hit ‘Em On the Head
Most of the time that you’re casting a fly to a bonefish, that fish is cruising and you want to lead him with your fly – maybe 2 to 10 feet depending on the situation. Leading him gives your fly time to sink and ensures that he doesn’t spook from the ‘plunk’ of the fly…
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Get in There!
Dave Baca and Scott Baker-McGarva land a steelhead in a very pretty place. More Pretty Places Arolik River Kanektok River South Andros Island
Alaska West Fishing Report: August 19 – 26
This week we welcomed back only a few past anglers, with most guests being first time anglers of the Kanektok and Alaska West. It was really nice to see Larry Klein, who has been here many times, and his new fishing buddy Bill Manning. It was Bill’s first trip to Alaska West and we think he was…
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1,000 Posts!
We’ve been blogging about fly fishing for a while now, but still were blown away when we realized…this is the 1,000th post on the Deneki Outdoors blog. Wow. Thanks so much for reading our blog, for participating with your comments, for getting our newsletter and for having great times on the water with us. We…
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No Damage from Hurricane Irene
Thanks to everyone who has expressed concern about Andros South and Hurricane Irene. Our team on South Andros is safe and sound, and we experienced no damage from the storm. Irene passed well to the east of South Andros Island – maximum winds on the island were estimated at 50 mph. At the same time…
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Nice Fish, Hope
Hope Hitchcock caught a nice big king at Alaska West this summer. We think her smile says it all. Nice fish, Hope! More on King Salmon Nice One from the Dean A Big Chrome Slab 5 Ways to Catch More
10 Ways to Have a Better Fishing Day
We’ve passed on a whole lot of fishing tips on our blog – 201 so far, to be exact. Today we’ve got some tips that we think will help you have a better day on the water – and not a single one of them will help you catch more fish. Have a read, and…
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Gink and Gasoline
Some friends of ours have a new web site, and we think you should check it out. It’s called Gink and Gasoline. If you’ve been on our blog at all, you’ve seen Louis Cahill’s name a whole bunch of times. He’s a ridiculously great photographer who also happens to be a great angler (and he’s…
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