Spending some quality time. Today we conclude our series from Bryan Whiting on his family’s trips to Alaska West. Bryan has made 3 fishing trips to Alaska with his family, and was gracious enough to write a 6-part series for us on the trips. Thanks so much, Brian! This last chapter is focused on what…
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Alaska Fly Tackle Recommendations
Something in here’s gotta work. Photo: Mike Duffy Our Alaska West web site has a whole bunch of information about the fly tackle required in the pursuit of the eight different species we target on the Kanektok River. Whether you’re headed to Alaska West or elsewhere in Alaska, have a look at our tackle recommendations….
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Dean River Run Timing
Jack Mawdsley, hooked up to a chinook in June. Unlike the Skeena system further north in British Columbia, the Dean River has a summer run of steelhead. Combined with chinook and coho salmon runs, this makes for a very busy summer on the Dean! Please note that for the purposes of this post, we’re talking…
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South Andros Fisheries Part One – East Side Creeks
Andy Kurkulis ducks the wind in Deep Creek. The first of our four-part series on the fisheries at Andros South covers the tidal creeks on the east side of the island. We cover a huge area at Andros South, and you’ll see that we’ve got a wide variety of fisheries with different exposures at our…
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Family Fishing in Alaska Part Five – What We Learned
Jason Whiting, bombin’ the two-hander. Photo: Cameron Miller Today we hear from Bryan Whiting on what he and his family learned on their trips to Alaska West in 2004, 2006 and 2008. Today’s post is all about strategies for the trip – we’ll have a follow-up post on what they learned about the fishing. As…
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Horsepacking in Chile
Running shuttle, Chile style. Photo: Chris Price One of the options during a trip at Chile West is to do some horsepacking. Besides the fun of actually riding horses, horespacking allows us to get our guests into some incredibly remote, beautiful areas. Guides and guests load up on horses to access a pristene river valley….
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Simms Dry Creek Flats Pack
We love the new Simms Dry Creek Flats Pack. It’s perfect for walking the flats of South Andros. Throw in your fly box, leaders and tippet, clip on your pliers, and you’re good to go. What’s to like about the pack? Zippers on dry packs are hard to get right. This one keeps out rain…
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Dominoes – National Sport of the Bahamas
This is the real deal. OK, maybe it’s not the official national sport, but if you spend some time in the Bahamas, you’re going to see a lot of dominoes being played. Walk into any local bar and you’re likely to find a well-worn table surrounded by some folks deep into a game of dominoes….
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100th Post – Give Us Some Feedback!
At the end of the day, it’s all about the fish. Today marks the 100th post on the Deneki Outdoors blog! Thanks so much for checking us out – we appreciate the opportunity to give you a little dose of fishing in your day. We’d like to turn it around today and ask you for…
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Feeding the Tarpon at Robbie’s
Snack time. There are actually some fisheries that we love, where we don’t operate lodges! One of them is in the Florida Keys. Though not particularly remote, the fishery in the Keys is one-of-a-kind, particularly as it relates to tarpon. If you’re in the Keys, make sure to stop in at Robbie’s, just south of…
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