The fish will be here next year. Today we send home our last guests of the season at Andros South. Our guides will be here next year. Our fourth year of operation was our best by far and we’re really grateful to all of our guests and other friends that made it happen. Our fishing…
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Favorite Bonefish Rod Roundup
My, what a fast-action rod you have. Our ‘favorite trout rod‘ poll a couple of weeks ago delivered some pretty interesting results, and when we asked for votes on folks’ favorite bonefish rods, we got some great input once again. Which Brand? Brand loyalty is strong in fly fishing. As was the case in the…
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Follow Our Summer Seasons on Facebook
The real day 1 at Alaska West: the setup crew arrives. Our summer seasons at Alaska West and BC West are underway. We’re a few weeks from hosting our first guests, but our setup crews are on site, hard at work to make sure that we’re more than ready when our fish-crazed angler friends show…
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6 Ways to Catch More Silver Salmon
Got one. Photo: Cameron Miller On the Kanektok River where we operate Alaska West, and on other rivers like it in Western Alaska, the classic method for catching silver salmon on flies involves targeting them in slow-moving water, casting a floating line, and stripping back a weighted fly. Here are 6 ways to make the most of this…
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HDR Photography
The beach on South Andros, at night , believe it or not. Our lodges are located in four pretty stunning locations, which provides us and our guests with great opportunities for taking pictures. If you like taking wide-angle pictures outdoors, and you don’t mind tinkering a bit, HDR photography is a pretty neat way to…
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Chrome Kings Right Around the Corner
My brothers and sisters are headed for the Kanektok… Photo: Cameron Miller This is a pretty exciting time of year for us at Deneki Outdoors. We’re in the final week of our season at Andros South, and our setup crews are on their way to Alaska West and BC West. This is when we get…
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Offshore Fly Fishing Gear
Big. At Andros South we have a lot of fun fishing offshore for dorado (a.k.a. mahi mahi a.k.a. dolphin fish), wahoo, tuna and more. Even better, when we’re targeting dorado, we catch an awful lot of fish on flies. Gearing up for offshore fishing requires some beefy fly fishing equipment. Here’s a quick primer on…
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Simms Movies at Alaska West and Andros South
If you haven’t seen the movies that Simms Fishing Products shot at Alaska West and Andros South, you should check them out. They’re not your average plugs for fishing gear. Simms at Alaska West Simms at Andros South Note: if you’re reading this in a feed and can’t see the movies, have a look at…
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Our Boats at Andros South
One skiff from the fleet in Little Creek. South Andros is an environment that presents quite a few challenges for a flats skiff. We fish some really skinny water, so boats need to run shallow. The fishery is immense, so we need to cover some ground. Our season is long, we’re very busy, and it’s…
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Sage 6000 Series Reels – 3 Things to Like
A not-broken thing that didn’t get fixed. We’ve been big fans of the last-generation Sage 3000 series reels for years. Our loaner gear gets worked really hard, and in particular we’ve always said that “South Andros is where reels go to die”. At Andros South, our old 3000 series reels have held up incredibly well….
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