Today we present to you the email that goes from our head guide to our guests a month before their trip to Alaska West. We’re running it today for two reasons – to toot our own horn, and to give you some more useful information about getting ready for a trip to Alaska. Tooting Our…
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Andros Island Iguana
Cruising around on the flats and keys of South Andros Island, you expect lots of encounters with wildlife. Bonefish, of course. Sharks, too. Osprey? Yep. Crabs? OK. Rays? Wildlife … everywhere! How about a four foot iguana cruising around in the mangroves? Didn’t think so. NOTE: Relax. Never in the history of our lodge has…
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5,000 Comments?!?! Thank You!
Every once in a while, from our Evil Command Center at the top of the Space Needle, we look across our Imperial Dashboard of Statistics and notice a remarkable milestone. Today’s Commemoration of Dominance? 5,000 comments! OK, hopefully you realize that for the last 4 1/2 years (whoa!) we’ve been continually amazed by how many…
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Sage ONE Switch Rod – 8116-4 Review
When we heard that the switch rods in Sage’s ONE lineup would be 11’6″ long, we got pretty excited, for two reasons. Rods north of 11′ tend to work a lot better for our ‘short spey’ applications of switch rods. Yeah, an 11′ rod might overhead cast better…but in our world we don’t overhead cast…
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Nice King, Finn
Here’s long-time (seriously) Alaska West guest Finn Ward with a very nice king salmon and a lot of enthusiasm. Good times! More on King Salmon at Alaska West 6 Reasons to Fish Alaska West in July Thunderdoming Not Always As Deep As You Think
Roll Casting for Bonefish
Let’s do bonefishing tips from a steelhead guy! Scott Baker-McGarva, our head guide at BC West, just got back from Andros South – yes, there are benefits to working for Deneki Outdoors. He checks in today with a great reminder to utilize that most ‘basic’ of casts – the roll cast – when light is…
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3 Good Articles
Fly fishing people We think that you will enjoy These three articles Three Articles We Think You’ll Like Use Your Hat as a Fly Rig Keeper. Simple, unorthodox advice from Midcurrent. Help Make Bonefish and Tarpon C&R in Florida. Seems obvious, doesn’t it? BTT tells us why. Omnispool Product Review. We saw these at IFTD…
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Insider Alaska Fishing Tips
How about just three handy tips for fishing trips to Alaska, from the team that has spent a whole heck of a bunch of years up there? Alaska Insider Fishing Tips Keep the DEET away from your fishing gear. It’s by far the most effective repellent when the bugs are really bad, but DEET is…
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You’re Getting Our Newsletter, Right?
Hey there, fly angler! We really appreciate you reading our blog. You know that you can read all this stuff once a week, automagically, right? You’re Signed Up for Our Newsletter, Right? As of today 5,924 of you have chosen to receive our fly fishing articles in newsletter format. What exactly does that mean? It means…
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Land Crabbing
If you come to Andros South in May and want a bit of local flavor, bring a headlamp and work gloves for some Land Crabbin’. It’s a great way to spend some time with the friendly staff, see a bit of the backcountry and have a bunch of fun running around the jungle. Land Crabs…
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