When it comes to trout, streamer patterns are without a doubt, extremely effective. The best thing about streamers is, they relatively easy to tie, and the color combinations are as vast as the number of colors out there. That being said, a surefire color combination is red and black. Is it a confidence thing? Maybe….
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Alaska West
Deneki Chronicles: 5 Ways to Avoid Tangles in Your Running Line
One of the most frustrating things about fishing with any kind of shooting head system (spey casting Skagit heads comes to mind) is the tangling that inevitably, occasionally, happens in your running line. You make what was otherwise a beautiful cast, it stops suddenly way short of its target, you say some bad words, and…
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August in Alaska: Silver and Rainbows
August is an exceptional month in Western Alaska. August marks the beginning of a change in seasons with slightly cooler temperatures. More exciting is, August also marks the beginning of the Silver Salmon season. Both Silver Salmon and Rainbow Trout are voracious and aggressive and August is a prime month for both Silver Salmon and…
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Alaska West: Over the Rainbow
We’re well into the thick of it here at Alaska West Lodge. It’s been a great season so far, especially after not having the opportunity to open last season. That doesn’t mean it hasn’t been an odd year. Fluctuations in weather patterns and temperature did throw a curveball on the 2021 season. But guess what…that’s…
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Gear Review: GLoomis IMX PRO 51111-4
If you haven’t noticed, we are fans of the GLoomis IMX Pro ShortSpey rods. You can read a review we did here about the 71111-4. One of our team members recently had the opportunity to demo the GLoomis IMX PRO 51111-4, and it did not disappoint. Here is the Setup: Rod: GLoomis IMX PRO 51111-4…
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Fly Tying: Hot Cone Bunny
It’s August. The days are getting shorter, and the rain has arrived. The temperature starts to drop, and the leaves begin to turn. The start of fall in Alaska. Sounds awesome, right? The bright side to all of this…Coho (Silver) Salmon start to enter the river. Of all the Alaska Salmon, Silver Salmon are the…
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Deneki Chronicles: Reading Trout Water – Fish the Transitions
If you haven’t noticed, we love fly fishing for trout, and while our trout might behave differently in Western Alaska than trout found in more ‘classic’ trout streams, the fact remains; They’re still trout! Thus, they’re often found in the same types of water. Successfully reading trout water is by far one of the most studied…
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Alaska West Salmon Grand Slam Achieved!
With the Olympics in Toyko in full swing, we here at Alaska West Lodge have our own version of the Ennéathalon the Alaskan Grand Slam. And what do you know? Week 5 at Alaska West Lodge has logged its first Alaska Salmon Grand Slam of the season. Week Five Guest, Dylan J. caught all five…
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Fly Tying: Black ‘n’ Silver Templedog Tube
This fly is brought to us from prolific tier, Spey Angler, and friend of Deneki Outdoors the one and only Stuart Foxall. Currently, Stuart is a part of the AquaFlies team. This dog will hunt. The Black n Silver Templedog is one of the most popular Atlantic salmon flies in Scandinavian rivers when there’s fresh…
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Deneki Chronicles: Silver Salmon Round-Up
Coming soon to a river near us, Silver Salmon! It is just about that time of year when the acrobatic Silver Salmon fill the rivers outside both Alaska West and Rapids Camp Lodge. We are already anticipating the first topwater explosion from a Coho on a bright pink Pollywog. In honor of this event, we…
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