Show your colors! Front view We’re fired up to let you know that we’ve got new Deneki Outdoors t-shirts available for purchase online, through a partnership with a really great Seattle company called Destee-Nation. You do both, don’t you? Back view Destee-Nation works with locally-owned businesses to make their shirts available online and in stores,…
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Top 7 Tips – Fly Fishing for Dorado
Yes, this is a productive, healthy harvest fishery. Fly fishing for dorado in a super-productive fishery like the Tongue of the Ocean off of South Andros Island is a ton of fun. The basic formula is fairly straightforward: locate cover which also locates bait, locate fish, strip flies. There’s a little more to it than…
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Andros South Fishing Report – May 2009
The first full week of May welcomed home a longtime friend of Andros South, Capt. Rick Grassett. Rick brought a great group of guys to join us this season with some of them new to Andros South and a few having been here before. Adam Tavender and John Andrew joined us all the way from…
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Our Food at BC West
Soup’s on. Photo: Belinda Miller We’re really proud of the food we serve at BC West. Our small size (maximum of 5 to 8 anglers depending on the week) enables us to put a lot of care into the meals we serve. We have a fantastic team in the kitchen, and this is one place…
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Mousing for Rainbow Trout – 5 Tips
Mouse flies are not delicate. Photo: Cameron Miller One of the most fun and unique ways to target rainbow trout in Western Alaska is by ‘mousing’. Small voles and other rodents often find themselves in the river, intentionally or not, and our bigger predatory rainbows are always on the lookout for a meal that’s even…
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Simms Neoprene Wading Socks
Seriously, socks matter. Read on. Photo: Simms Fishing Products Simms says that their Neoprene Wading Socks are “ideal to wear with our wading sandals when fishing cold rivers on hot days”. That may be the case, but they’re also our favorite socks to wear when we’re wading on the flats of South Andros. At Andros…
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Last Day of the Season at Andros South
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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Our Facility on the Dean
Lodge grounds at BC West. BC West is located on the Lower Dean River, below the Dean River Canyon, tucked into the woods behind the run known as Cut Bank. It’s a beautiful, quiet location. The accomodations are comfortable but casual. The team is at your service. The food is phenomenal, but that’s a post…
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