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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It’s Really Pretty on the Kanektok
The Kanektok River, where we operate Alaska West, is not the land of jagged peaks, glaciers and Sitka spruce. Our Alaska is vast, lush and a pretty beautiful place to spend a week. All photos by Cameron Miller
John Toker’s Steelhead Rig
John Toker, livin’ the life on the Dean. John Toker is a long-time fanatical steelheader who used to manage BC West, our lodge on the Dean River. John likes using a lot of different two-handed rigs when he’s chasing steelhead, but if you encountered him on the Dean on any given day, he might just…
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Andros South Fishing Report – February 2009
The first week of February started out like many in the past – consistent fishing for great guests. Photo: Andros South Guests This week we were joined again by Bill Cox and his son David. Bill has been with us for a while and he spends two weeks with us splitting the weeks with his…
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Cantaria Redux
Um, yeah…that’s a big beetle. Photo: Trevor Covich We’ve posted before about the incredible Chilean trout food known as the Cantaria beetle. This photo from last week at Chile West kind of brings it home, don’t you think? That’s a big meal for a trout. Maybe it makes sense that they go nuts when they…
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Family Fishing in Alaska Part Four – When and Where to Go
Mom found some nice rainbows… We continue our series from Bryan Whiting on his family’s fishing trips to Alaska West, with his thoughts on making your decision of when and where to go. — When can I go? If your boss, your spouse, your work or circumstance determines when you can go, don’t be concerned because…
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