Long-time Deneki guest, Finn Ward, and Alaska West guide, Ben West, putting the wood to a Kanektok silver salmon. Nice work guys! More on Silver Salmon 6 Ways to Catch More Silver Salmon Jordan Sly’s Silver Rig Silver Salmon in Sunny Conditions – 5 Tips
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Nice Fish, Ben!
Deneki alum and Olympic Peninsula Skagit Tactics general Manager, Ben Paull, recently joined us for a week of reminiscence at Alaska West. Ben spent three seasons guiding on the Kanektok, and like many of us, has been haunted by the massive, walter-sized, leopard rainbows that never quite made it to hand. That is until now.. During…
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Bonefish – Up Close
For some reason we really like close up shots of bonefish.. Maybe it’s because we spend so much of our time trying to see bonefish at far distances. Lucky for us, we can count on our buddy Peter Viau to provide us with some pretty cool perspectives on bonefish. Thanks Peter! More on Bonefishing 9 Questions on…
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All About Dolly Varden
During the back half of our season at Alaska West, we’re lucky to witness a pretty amazing run of dolly varden, a species of char native to Western Alaska. Arguably one of the prettiest fish in our river, they’re also available in laugh-inducing numbers, making them an awesome fish to target on a fly rod….
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Mousing for Chums?
We talk all the time about our run of chum salmon being extremely aggressive. They have a reputation for eating a lot of different flies, from leeches, to sculpins, to even flesh and egg patterns. They’re not afraid to hammer a fly, and that’s one of the reasons we think they’re so cool. Last week however,…
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Nice Chinook, John
B.C. West guest, John Cambria, and guide Shane McKay giving us a lesson on what ‘chrome bright’ really means. Nice work, guys! More from the Dean Steelhead Rig Roundup BC West Mini Gallery – Steven Brutger Edition Reason Number One to Fish the Dean
Walter Sighting
Hog Johnson, Big Jerry, Jethro.. No matter what you call him, every river has that one fish that haunts all those who fish it. It’s the biggest, baddest fish in the river that many have encountered, but few have held. Here on the Kanektok, we call that fish Walter, and each season our guides and…
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Top Posts on Chum Salmon
Our Alaska season is underway and right now and our rivers are starting to fill up with big, bright chum salmon. Chums are one of the most underrated game fish out there. We’re not exactly sure why.. Perhaps it’s the name. After all the word ‘chum’ is not overly endearing. Or perhaps it’s because in days…
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Adios!
Our buddy Peter Viau does it again with another super cool perspective of a bonefish from Andros South.. More on Bonefish 9 Questions About Bonefishing You Were Afraid to Ask Why Bonefish Tail Where Bonefish Eat
They’re Here!
During the first couple weeks of our season at BC West, many of our guests join us for the chance to hook into some of the hottest chinook salmon on the planet. That’s not to say however that there aren’t steelhead trickling in as well.. Sort of like this early season beauty courtesy of BC West guide, Shane…
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