At Deneki Outdoors, we love tube flies. If you have swung flies with us at Alaska West or late season Rapids Camp, odds are you have seen first hand why we are big fans of tube flies. Here are 4 reasons why we love them! Easier to cast. Being made out of a tube, this…
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Archives for March 2020
Target Species // The Pink Salmon
2020 is an even-numbered year which means we can expect to see large numbers of Pink Salmon swimming in the rivers of Western Alaska this season. Pinks are the smallest of the Pacific Salmon species and also the most abundant. These factors cause them to unrightfully be considered a somewhat less desirable species to target. …
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Congrats Jeremy Inman!
Rapid’s Camp Lodge guide Jeremy Inman was recently selected by Trout Unlimited to be a Save Bristol Bay Guide Ambassador. Meghan Barker, who works for TU Alaska, gave the following description over what being a Guide Ambassador for Bristol Bay entails. “It’s the job of the guide to know the river. It’s the job of the…
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Fishing With Nitrile Gloves
Has anyone else noticed people fishing in what appears to be a pair of black latex gloves? I have recently been seeing more and more of this and decided to do a little research behind it. I’ve learned that they are Nitrile Gloves and cold water anglers are beginning to swear by them as they…
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Interesting Catch On South Andros
Our guest Kurt Schwarz was following around a cruising permit last week. Not a target fish most of our guests associate with the flats of South Andros but we have been seeing more and more permit every year. Kurt had a great shot at the fish but before the permit could eat his fly, a…
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Flash Back Friday, Fly Tying Friday
About 5 years ago, we shared a step by step video of Alaska West alum, Trevor Covich, tying one of his go-to sculpin patterns, along with the handy camera work of another Deneki alum, Ben Paull. The video was a big hit, and many of you expressed how much you enjoyed it! Therefore we wanted to…
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Jeffery Francis
Many of our regular Andros South guests will recognize this face. Jeffery Francis grew up on the island and worked at the lodge on weekends throughout high school. He was offered a scholarship to play basketball at a couple different schools in the States and ended up choosing Blessed IJN Prep Academy in Jackson, MS. We…
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