In 2020 Bristol Bay, Alaska overcome a huge threat in Pebble mine. We thank all those who supported the cause. There is still a lot of work to do to establish permanent protection of Bristol Bay, Alaska. With that, we have another current major threat to our aquatic ecosystem in the opposite corner of the…
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Deneki Custom Fly Series: Andros South Shrimp
We recently commissioned Solitude Fly Company to help create a series of flies specific to our fisheries at each of our lodges, Alaska West Lodge, Andros South Lodge, and Rapids Camp Lodge. Each fly was developed with careful consideration, a plethora of experience, and a lot of testing for approval. Our first featured fly is…
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Deneki Chronicles: Spey Casting Tips – Anchor Placement
Deneki Chronicles is an archive of past blog posts that are still relevant regardless of how old they are. They are timeless tips that will improve your fishing. This post will help improve your Spey Cast dramatically by making sure to be mindful of your anchor placement. Anchor placement is one of the keys to…
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Tribute to Robert “Bob” Veverka
Sadly, on January 3, 2021, the fly fishing community has lost one of the most prolific designers and fly tyers. Bob Veverka, was a creative, strategic, and innovative fly tyer. With two of the most coveted books in the fly tying world, Spey Flies: How to Tie Them and Innovative Saltwater Flies, Bob left a…
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March 2021 Andros South Bonefish School
Once again we are pleased to offer two bonefish schools at Andros South Lodge during the 2020/21 season. This coming season there will be two week long schools to help anglers of all abilities enhance their understanding and skill of saltwater flats fishing. Then in March our long-time friend and fishing guide from Asheville, NC, Walker Parrott will…
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Rapids Camp Lodge: Prime Trout Dates
This Post is courtesy of Rapids Camp Lodge Head Guide Chad Bryson. You could say that I live my entire life just so I can get in a floatplane to guide trout fishing in Bristol Bay, Alaska during August. It’s my favorite. It’s the irreproachable epitome of everything Alaska – bears, floatplanes, and sight casting…
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Fishing Tip: Over Wading
Fly tying savant, fishing extraordinaire, and most importantly, Friend of Deneki, Stuart Foxall drops some knowledge about wading while fishing. Trust us, this is something you’ll want to consider. Enjoy! There’s one major mistake that I see made while swinging for kings on the mighty Kanektok River time and time again. Over wading……and here’s the…
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Deneki Chronicles: Rigging Stinger Hooks – The Twisted Hitch
Deneki Chronicles is an archive of past blog posts that are still relevant, effective, or funny. We don’t have a lot of funny ones. This post is a classic from one from Alaska West Lodge Jerry French. Today we present you with some rigging wizardry courtesy of Alaska West guide, Jerry French. You may recognize…
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Deneki Outdoors 2021: Andros South Hosted Bonefishing Trip
We here at Deneki Outdoors hope you and yours had a fantastic time bringing in the New Year and we wish everyone a prosperous 2021! 2020 was a challenging year for us all but if you’ve been thinking about getting away on a fishing adventure, we may be able to help. Later this month and…
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Goodbye, 2020. Hello 2021
We probably feel a little like Balboa in Rocky III after his first fight with Clubber Lang. It’s been a tough year, but the good news is we made it. 2020 has been a memorable year, to say the least. With 2021 here, we’d like to thank you for reading our blog and the newsletter…
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