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Lower Dean River: Michael White’s Favorite Run
Michael White is a good friend of Deneki Outdoors – former guide at Alaska West, current Simms rep for the Southern Rockies, spey instructor, trip host and one fishy S. O. B. ‘Whitey’ has spent a good chunk of time chasing steelhead on the Dean River, and today he checks in with a writeup on…
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Cool Weather Bonefish
OK, so what do these 4 pictures have in common? Yeah, they’re all shots of pretty darned nice-sized bonefish. But what else? Notice how Nobody in these photos is wearing shorts and T-shirts? There’s no sweat on anyone’s brow? You could even say that these guys are bundled up? These shots were all taken during…
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Andros South Fishing Report – March 2010
March at Andros South is typically one of the best months of the season and this year was no different. The weather the last two months was a bit colder and windier than normal so we were happy to see that it warmed up and settled down for our March guests. We’re not saying that it was…
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Silver Salmon – 3 Reasons to Love Them
There’s billions of them. OK, not billions, but it’s putting it mildly to say that fishing for silver salmon at Alaska West is a ‘numbers-oriented’ fishery. We catch lots and lots of them. They eat poppers. And pollywogs. And wet flies and…well, in certain circumstances, pretty much anything. Yes, certain flies work better than others…
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Favorite Steelhead Rod Roundup
Early last week we asked our loyal readers about which rods you like to fish most for steelhead. Just like we did with our polls about trout rods and bonefish rods, today we’re here to give you the results. Single Handed or Double-Handed? You guys like fishing two-handed rods! Note: there was one switch rod…
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Alaska West Looks Forward to Opening Day
After a busy spring juggling veterans and rookies, lefties and righties, strengths and weaknesses and clubhouse chemistry, Alaska West has locked in its 12-man guide roster for the upcoming summer season. “We’re feeling really good about our lineup for the year,” said General Manager Mike Sanders. “This team is fired up and ready to go….
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Sea Lice
For anglers who like chasing salmon and steelhead, sea lice are a topic of great interest for a couple of reasons. Today Mike Sanders, our General Manager at Deneki Outdoors, gives us the rundown! What Are Sea Lice? Sea Lice are planktonic (adj. – of or relating to plankton) fish parasites that live in sea…
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Let That Bonefish Run
Josie Sands has seen his fair share of battles with bonefish. He’s been guiding on South Andros Island since before Al Gore invented the Internet. Today we get to hear Josie explain why you need to let that bonefish run after you’ve hooked him. Note: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader,…
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Salmon Recipe from Rick Sisler
One of the many benefits of making our home at Alaska West on the Kanektok River is that we’re right smack on top of a healthy, well-managed salmon fishery. Salmon runs in the Kanektok are big and consistent, and that gives us the privilege of allowing our guests to harvest some salmon during their trip….
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