November started out strong with fine weather and great fishing. Photo: Andros South Staff The first guests to be welcomed to Andros South in November were Wayne Walts, Peter Viau, Fritz Parker and Donovan Pieterse whom have all fished with us before at Andros South and Alaska West. Wayne will be joining us again in…
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Smith Ignitor Lens – A Great Choice for the Flats
In our coverage from Fly Fishing Retailer in Denver this year, one new product that we were intrigued by was the Ingnitor lens from Smith Optics. Having been popular in the ski goggle world for flat light conditions, Smith brought this lens to their fishing lineup this year. We said we’d give them a try…
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Most Read Posts From Our First Year
Drake is very excited to have made the Top 10. Photo: Cameron Miller Our little blog turned 1 year old last week. We figured that this was a great opportunity to look back at which of our posts were read the most in our first year. Some are content-rich, and others are, frankly, a little…
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Dolly Varden
A really fishy dude and a really chrome Dolly. Photo: Cameron Miller Besides the salmon and the leopard rainbows that we target at Alaska West, we have a whole lot of fun fishing for Dolly Varden. Dolly Varden and Arctic Char are really closely related in our part of Alaska. So closely related, in fact,…
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Just Another Cool Action Shot
Get in my net! Photo: Cameron Miller When the silvers are around at Alaska West, there’s quite a bit of action to document. Cameron Miller does it again – angler fights fish and guide nets fish. Chances are it wasn’t their first that day. More Cool Alaska Fishing Pictures Chums Underwater Cool Pictures From Alaska…
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Creating a Whipped Loop
Today’s post marks the start of a little experiment of us – posting tips, gear reviews and more as short video clips. Our first crack at it features Bruce Chard showing us how to created a whipped loop in the end of a fly line. We know it’s not perfect (wind noise, fly line the…
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The Carretera Austral
A cool road through pretty country. Photo: Chris Price Our trip at Chile West follows the a road called the Carretera Austral through Southern Chile. Today we learn a little bit about the Carretera! No less than 30 years ago, it was nearly impossible to reach the southern-most regions of Chile. With no roads, the…
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Sage 7126-4 TCX – The Death Star
The Death Star is at home here. Photo: David Lambroughton As use of Skagit-style spey lines continues to grow and become more refined, rod manufacturers are pushing the envelope on some of the basic variables of rod design. One of the biggest trends is that towards shorter rods that are still plenty powerful. Earlier this…
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Ask The Experts – Biggest Surprise on the Flats
Don’t get frustrated – our experts had their surprises too. Photo: Bruce Chard For today’s edition of Ask the Experts, we asked our expert panel to think way, way back to the first time the stalked fish on a warm salwater flat. The question was pretty simple – “What was your biggest surprise the first…
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Happy Birthday To Us
It’s a start. One year ago today, we made our first post on the Deneki Outdoors blog. It was pretty lame (see above or below), but you’ve got to start somewhere! 365 days and 368 posts later, we’ve definitely made some progress. While we’re happy with how it’s going, we’ve got a bunch of improvements…
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