It’s a funny thing about large snow-pack summers – we want the fish-related benefits for spawning success and over-all water abundance through the summer and fall, but we sure don’t like the higher water that comes when the weather even sneeze’s for a few hours. Such was the case as the first group of the season dropped out…
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Make Your Tips When You Get There
Today’s tip comes to you in a thrilling new format – a synopsis of a phone call that occurred last week at the Deneki Outdoors World Headquarters. The Conversation Tom Larimer: “What’s up?” [Note: this is why we do not write screenplays] Your Humble Editor: “Not much. I’m about to make a bunch of sinktips…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: June 22 – 29
Like an episode of “Friends” circa 1996, Week 2 at Alaska West is in Prime Time. This year we had a mix of some comedy and some drama, but no matter what happened, our anglers were thoroughly entertained. The water for Week 2 was still at a juicy level and the Kanektok continued to force its way south…
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Metal Detector Spey Series – Concept and Design
Brian Niska owns Whistler Fly Fishing and he’s one of our guest spey instructors at Alaska West and BC West. There’s a reason we bring him back every year – he does an incredible job communicating concepts about spey fishing to anglers of all backgrounds. Brian designed a line of spey rods called ‘Metal Detector’…
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Tiki Time
Sorry, we think our tiki bar at Andros South is one of the coolest places on Earth, and we can’t resist posting a picture of it from time to time. More on Andros South Frequently Asked Questions Comfortable, Casual Accommodations Andros South Gear at Our Online Store
Deneki Store Additions
We’re happy to announce some new arrivals at our online Deneki Gear Store! The first arrival isn’t exactly new. Our bonefish t-shirts sold like wildfire, leaving us out of stock on some sizes for a few weeks. We now have all sizes available – now’s your chance to grab one. The Arolik River is an…
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Friendly Facebook Reminder
Now that our summer seasons in Alaska and BC are cranking right along, we figured it was the right time for a friendly reminder – for timely updates on what’s going on at our lodges right now, our Facebook page is your best bet. Here on our blog we post 6 days a week, but…
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New-Skin – Patch Your Hands Up With It
Your hands can get really dinged up when you’re fishing (or even worse, guiding). Leaders and fly lines cut them up. Hooks poke them. Days with lots of rain (and/or fish releases) make them chapped and cracked. Stiff waterproof zippers, sandy anchor ropes, ratchet straps, fillet knives…yeah, your hands can get really dinged up when…
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Tosh Brown Photos from Andros South
Last month, Tosh Brown joined us for a week at Andros South. If you don’t know Tosh, we’ll just sum things up by saying that he’s one heck of a photographer and one heck of a great guy to hang around with. The weather was tough during our week on Andros, but Tosh still managed…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: June 15 – 22
The first week of King Salmon season at Alaska West is always filled with anticipation of what the season is about to bring. During this time the river has just begun to show its features and the fish have started their march past the classic gravel bar runs that have made our camp famous. The most interesting thing about…
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