We like watching videos, especially about spey casting. The following videos are timeless videos exhibiting various casting techniques. All these tips are relevant, and let’s be honest they’re just fun to watch. Whether a refresher or learning or a first-time spey caster, check out the videos and then go cast some line. Over the past…
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Independence Day 2020
Mankind. That word should have a new meaning for all of us today. We can’t be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interest. – President Whitmore ( From the moive Independence Day circa 1996) This guy is fictional but can we elect him? In all seriousness, today, we…
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Taking Alaskan Salmon
Fishing is great, but in addition to the exhilaration of the initial tug, fight, and landing fish, one of the best things about fishing with Deneki Lodges in Alaska, is you get to take fish home. Each fish will be cut to your specification, rinsed, professionally vacuum packed, frozen, and placed in a waxed box…
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Deneki Chronicles: Ed Ward’s King Rig
This post is one of our favorites from 2009 about one of our favorite people, Ed Ward and his arsenal for striking kings. This is the first picture ever taken of Ed when he wasn’t casting, or holding a chrome anadromous fish. Photo: Cameron Miller Ed Ward has been called many things. ‘Jedi knight’, ‘Zen…
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Every day should be “Take a Kid Fishing Day”
I fully get the whole “Take a Kid Fishing Day or a “Kids Fishing Only Day” at a particular waterway. It’s great and it promotes getting the kids interested in the outdoors and doing something that is not digital. That’s what we are hoping for at least. I have had the pleasure, most of the…
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Sunglasses: Lens Color Selection
Whether you’re fishing in Western Alaska, South Andros, or anywhere in-between, the right sunglasses can make a big difference in your fishing experience. Sunglasses not only protect your eyes and part of your face from wayward shanks, but the right lens color for the right conditions can enhance your fishing experience by reducing glare, sharpen…
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Safety First, Fishing Second!
We are lucky enough to spend a lot of time around rivers, lakes and oceans, and quite often it’s usually in a boat. Anglers naturally “dabble” in all things water. From canoes on lakes, to driftboats on rivers to deep water fishing for halibut and rock fish, anglers spend lots of time on the water….
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Seeing Bonefish
One of the most gratifying things about bonefish (other than having one take your fly), is seeing them. Sight fishing is awesome. Sight fishing for bonefish is amazing. For those of us who aren’t fishing for bonefish right now, we’ve got your covered. Enjoy.
Things To Consider: Camping / Travel Gear
When you fly fish you eventually end up fishing for a few days either off a road system fishing site, a tent lodge, or maybe even on a boat. With this, there are a lot of obvious things to pack to make your trip not only enjoyable and comfortable, but the following are the not so…
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Friend of Deneki: Jerry French
What can we say about Jerry French…pioneer, innovator, inventor, creative…all adverbs to describe Jerry. You can add up the years of experience like dog years…they are exponential. Through trial and error, collaboration and many years on the water, Jerry French is a purveyor of all things fly fishing. From flies, to rods, and reels, Jerry’s…
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