Photo: Trevor Covich If you’ve been reading our blog for a while, you know that we think an important part of experiencing local cultures is drinking the local beer. In Chile there are many beers to choose from, but at Chile West we prefer to serve Escudo. Escudo is the Portuguese and Spanish word for…
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Combining Business and Pleasure
Mike Erickson, building relationships. Mike Erickson is an attorney at Summit Law Group in Seattle. He’s also a good friend of Deneki Outdoors. Mike has brought some of his best clients on fishing trips with him, and he was kind enough to put together a guest post for us about why he thinks that’s a…
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We Have Another Winner!
Abbott will be doing this real soon. Congratulations to Abbott Sparks from Dallas, Texas! Abbott was randomly chosen this week from our list of weekly newsletter subscribers, and he’s won himself a free week-long trip to Andros South. Thanks to all of our readers who signed up for our weekly newsletter. We look forward to…
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Salmon Egg
Trout snack. Photo: Cameron Miller Break out the beads – there’s eggs in this here river. Just another shot of the Alaskan experience by Cameron Miller. More Cool Pictures By Cameron Underwater Chums Alaska Fishing Pictures Underwater Trout
Alaska Rainbow Fishing – When To Go
Here’s one from late August. Photo: Cameron Miller We get lots of questions from anglers planning trips who want to know ‘the best time to go’. When it comes to rainbow trout in Western Alaska, the answer depends a lot on what you’re looking for. Since rainbows in the Kanektok are all resident fish and…
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The Rio Tigre
Fun in the sun on the Rio Tigre. Photo: Chris Price One of the smallest rivers that we fish at Chile West is the Rio Tigre, just outside Palena. Originating from a small lake in Argentina and combined with snowmelt from nearby mountains close to Lago Palena/Vinter, the Rio Tigre or Tiger River flows south…
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Bonefish Flies – 5 Favorites For South Andros
Something in here’s gotta work. Compared to most in the bonefishing world, the flies that we like to fish on South Andros tend to be an unusual combination of big and light. For anglers wanting to load up a fly box before their trip, that can make it a little hard to buy commercially available…
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Buffs – Merino Wool
Cozy, not crazy. We’ve told you before that we like Buffs, because they keep the sun off, they keep the bugs off, and they’re cozy when it’s cold out. Buff has just come out with a new version of their headwear product that’s specifically targeted at that last scenario – cozy when it’s cold out.The…
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Global Rescue Coverage
Very pretty and very remote. In our minds one of the keys to a great angling experience is to fish in a really remote location. It’s nice not having a lot of people around, and in general, remote locations make for better fishing. Guess what – our lodges are all really remote. On the other…
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What Do Wild Steelhead Mean To You?
Photo: MoldyChum.com Any of you out there who are interested in steelhead in the Northwest, particularly in the state of Washington, listen up. We’ve been doing some work with our friends at Trout Unlimited and MoldyChum.com to provide the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife with information about how important wild steelhead are to anglers…
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