Alaska West

What’s Happening with Pebble Mine- Good News for Alaska
Commercial Fishermen Do Not Need A Mine. Photo- Courtesy of Trout Unlimited On January 30, 2023, The United States Environmental Protection Agency issued a Final Determination or, final Clean Water...

The Vest or Hip Pack or Sling: What’s Better?
Vest, Hip Pack, or Sling? Like many things, the answer is, it depends. There are a lot of great options when it comes to carrying your flies, tools, and tippet...

Fly Tying: Trout Spey Micro Sculpin
Trout Spey Micro Sculpin If you haven't noticed, we are big on Trout Spey. We like everything about it. As it continues to quickly be adopted by more fly anglers,...

Trout Spey and Four Reasons We Like It in Alaska
Kanektock River Rainbow on the Swing. Photo Martin Yi You're likely to hear the words "swing season," "trout Spey," or even "Micro Spey" if you speak with enthusiastic trout fly-fishing...

Calling All Guides!
Bristol Bay, Alaska, is one of the most remote and breathtaking places in the world. The land itself is incredible, and there are several different species of fish that can...

We’re Back!
We are back! And it feels great. The break was good. We've had time to reflect on what we wanted to do next. We realized that fly fishing is what...

From All of Us to All of You-Thank you!
From our Family of Lodge, Thank You! From all of us at Deneki Outdoors, we'd like to extend a sincere thank you for subscribing to the Deneki blog newsletter. We...

Deneki Chronicles: Tying Neater Flies – 5 (More) Tips
Number 4, Quality Materials. Photos: Stuart Foxall. For many of us winter means fly tying season, and last week we shared with you 5 tips for tying neater/tidier looking flies....