Archives for July 2017

Timeless Tip Tuesday: Rainbow Trout Lies
Kevin in the couch water. Photo: Kyle Shea. We asked our Deneki Expert Panel a question a little while back about trout lies - no, not...

We Have Fun
Fish hard, have fun, grow awesome facial hair. Photo: Lucas Horm Young. It might seem we're in the business of running fishing lodges, but really, we're...

Mouse Fishing for Trout – Try a Dead Drift
Mickey had a bad day. Photo: Kyle Shea. When fishing mouse flies for hungry Alaskan rainbows, a typical presentation goes something like this - Cast at...

Get Hitched – Rigging Stinger Hooks on Tube Flies
Get hitched. Photo: Kyle Shea. We fish a lot of tube flies at our lodges, and while they can be rigged several different ways, one of...

Spey Casting – Top Three Tips
Ryan watches his D-loop. Photo: Greg Houska. Whether we're searching for steelhead on the Dean, swinging flies for kings on the Kanektok, or soaking sculpins for...

Nice Fish, Joe!
We like fish that take four hands to hold. Photo: Fraser Heston. When we first got wind that our good friend and long time Alaska West...

Hooligan
That's a lot of protein. Photo: Greg Houska. Believe it or not, the first anadromous species to enter our river system at Alaska West each spring...

King Salmon in Low Water – 5 Tips
I still eat flies when the water is low and clear. Photo: Fraser Heston. Like most of Western Alaska, we're experiencing slightly lower than average water...