We’ve gotten a lot of questions lately from anglers wanting to know what combination of rods is most appropriate at various times of year at each of our lodges. We’re happy to answer those questions! Today starts a series on rod ‘quivers’ – combinations of rods that work well in a certain location at a…
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Alaska West
Nice Fish, John
John Hawk visited us at Alaska West a couple of years back. Among just a couple other fish, he had a brief encounter with this specimen from the Arolik. There are some pretty rainbows in that river! More Nice Fish Dean River Coho Fly Fishing for Sharks Kanektok King Salmon
Dolly Varden
A really fishy dude and a really chrome Dolly. Photo: Cameron Miller Besides the salmon and the leopard rainbows that we target at Alaska West, we have a whole lot of fun fishing for Dolly Varden. Dolly Varden and Arctic Char are really closely related in our part of Alaska. So closely related, in fact,…
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Just Another Cool Action Shot
Get in my net! Photo: Cameron Miller When the silvers are around at Alaska West, there’s quite a bit of action to document. Cameron Miller does it again – angler fights fish and guide nets fish. Chances are it wasn’t their first that day. More Cool Alaska Fishing Pictures Chums Underwater Cool Pictures From Alaska…
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Side Channel Fishing
Tight quarters. Photo: Cameron Miller One of the really neat things about fishing at Alaska West is that the two rivers we fish provide a huge amount of variety. In addition to the fact that we chase 8 different species (kings, chums, sockeye, pinks, silvers, rainbows, dollies and grayling!), our rivers are heavily braided in…
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Combining Business and Pleasure
Mike Erickson, building relationships. Mike Erickson is an attorney at Summit Law Group in Seattle. He’s also a good friend of Deneki Outdoors. Mike has brought some of his best clients on fishing trips with him, and he was kind enough to put together a guest post for us about why he thinks that’s a…
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Salmon Egg
Trout snack. Photo: Cameron Miller Break out the beads – there’s eggs in this here river. Just another shot of the Alaskan experience by Cameron Miller. More Cool Pictures By Cameron Underwater Chums Alaska Fishing Pictures Underwater Trout
Alaska Rainbow Fishing – When To Go
Here’s one from late August. Photo: Cameron Miller We get lots of questions from anglers planning trips who want to know ‘the best time to go’. When it comes to rainbow trout in Western Alaska, the answer depends a lot on what you’re looking for. Since rainbows in the Kanektok are all resident fish and…
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Just Another Cool Underwater Trout Picture
We like rainbows and mouse flies. Photo: Cameron Miller Sometimes it’s hard to pick which super-cool Cameron Miller picture from Alaska West to post, just because we’ve got so darned many. Today’s edition is just a nice, normal, beautiful Alaska West rainbow trout underwater shot- heavily spotted, nice red stripe, and with a very run-of-the-mill…
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Ask The Experts – Most Overlooked Trout Lie
Think like a trout. Photo: Cameron Miller Mike Sanders isn’t the only Deneki expert who gave us some great input on those spots that Alaskan rainbows live in, but don’t always get covered by anglers. Here’s what we asked our expert panel this time around – “What’s the most overlooked type of trout lie in…
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