The first lesson you learn in blogger’s school is that at the end of the year, you have to write posts giving highlights of the year. We’re nearing the end of 2013, so today we present you with the 10 most popular posts we wrote during the year. Thanks for reading our blog! Our Top…
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Merry Christmas
We at Deneki Outdoors wish you a very Merry Christmas, and all the best in 2014.
Don’t Trout Set.
Here’s a friendly reminder to avoid the ‘trout set’ when you’re bonefishing. When fishing for bonefish it’s crucial to set the hook using a long hard strip rather than raising the rod tip. We have written detailed posts on this very subject in the past and if you have fished for bonefish before, you know…
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Dan Herrig’s Naknek Swinging Rig
Dan Herrig is the Head Guide at Rapids Camp Lodge, our fly out operation in Bristol Bay. Rapids Camp is located on the Naknek River, home to some giant rainbow trout. In the late season at Rapids Camp, there’s a phenomenal swing fishery for these rainbows. If Dan was to step into a run on…
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The Shrimptruder
We swing a lot of flies while fishing in Alaska and B.C., and if you read our blog or hopefully visit with us at these locations, this is not news to you. When swinging for anadramous fish, we have been sold on Intruder-style flies for years. However, as the seasons turn there is a time…
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Looking for Bonefish
We’re not the only ones. More Pictures from South Andros Another Beautiful Morning Stripping Nurse Shark Escort
Top Posts on Fly Lines
You probably know the drill by now – every so often we give you a list of our top posts on a particular topic. Today it’s all about fly lines. In compiling today’s list we’ve realized that our fly line reviews have been really focused on spey lines and bonefish lines – we’ll do our…
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Hair Ties as Rod Straps
If you’re headed out to fish a local piece of water, there’s often no need to bring your rod in a tube – rod tubes are bombproof, but they’re also clunky to carry and pack, they make you take the reel off your rod, and they’re totally overkill if you’re just hopping in your car….
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Three Random Bonefishing Tips
Here are three things you can do to catch more bonefish. Enjoy! Use a stiff leader. Stiff leaders help turn over bigger flies, and they make your cast land straighter too. Here’s how to tie your own. Try a curl cast to a fish swimming away. Advanced anglers only on this one! Shots at fish…
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Picture Perfect
It’s a picture that looks like a painting! Perfect virgin gravel on the Kanektok River at Alaska West, circa 2004. More Cool Pictures from Alaska At the Ready Go Make Babies We Have Liftoff