You might have heard that Alaska West runs a spey instruction program during our king salmon season – we bring the best casters and teachers in the world to the lodge to help you get better with your casting. Charles St. Pierre is our longtime instructor during the first week of our season. Today he…
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Deneki Blog
Michael White to Join May Week at Andros South
World-Famous Angler Excited, Hopes to Land 8,617th Bonefish. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bozeman, Montana – Expert fly selector, Simms representative and Spey Team Six member Michael White announced today his plans to visit Andros South Lodge from from May 25 to June 1, in the pursuit of a variety of flats species. White will join Deneki Outdoors…
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In Water Hero Shots
Our post from last week about how to treat your fish better got shared a ton and generated a lot of really great discussion. That’s super cool – it’s great to see how much folks care about our resources. We heard from a bunch of folks with a reminder of one of the very best ways…
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Longer Fishing Days at Andros South
We’re really happy to let you know that we’ve extended our fishing days at Andros South. Our anglers now spend a full 9 hours on the water, from 8am to 5pm. It’s a simple change but one that adds up to another 6 hours of fishing during your week-long trip. Like you needed another reason…
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Follow an Alaska Fishing Guide’s Preparations
Spencer Dixon guides for Alaska West during the summer months. During the winter he guides out of Cascadia Fly Shop in Oregon – and he’s writing a series of posts for the Cascadia blog about his preparations for the summer at Alaska West. He started with this post – 65 days before his departure for…
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Gear Maintenance
Jordan Sly today is back with a handful of tips on maintaining your fly fishing gear. Take good care of all that fancy stuff! Don’t Fold – Roll. If you can’t hang your waders up, always roll them. Folds can cause creases, and creases can cause cracks and thin spots. So instead, place both feet…
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Come a Little Closer
Use caution when photographing barracudas. More on Barracudas Barracuda Flies for the Bahamas Bruce Chard’s ‘Cuda Rig Rigging with Irving and O’Keefe
Top Posts of 2010
We’ve been doing the blogging thing for a while. Most of you folks have found us pretty recently (thanks for reading our blog!), so every once in a while we like to direct you to some posts that are kind of, well, old. Today we present to you the most popular posts on our blog…
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Explore During the Off Season
Most guests at Alaska West know Jordan Sly as the super friendly guy who hauls freight and fuel around the river. That’s his job at the lodge, but it turns out Jordan is one of the most knowledgeable anglers you’ll meet. Jordan grew up fly fishing, and his passion for angling drove him to get…
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7 Ways to Treat Your Fish Better
If you’re like most fly anglers, you’re going to release most of the fish that you catch. Because you want to preserve healthy fisheries, and because it’s the right thing to do, you want your released fish to survive, and thrive, and get bigger, and make babies. Here are 7 ways you can treat your…
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