This beauty was caught near La Junta. Today we continue our four-part series on our destinations at Chile West. Having left Palena, we head south to La Junta (la hoon-tah). The drive to La Junta passes along the south end of Lago Yelcho. Formed by the Rio Futalefu and many other tributaries, this is one of the largest…
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10 Tips – Swinging Flies for Kings
Tip #10, executed to perfection. Photo: Cameron Miller Planning on swinging flies for king salmon this summer, maybe on the Kanektok or the Dean? Here are some tips that may help. Cast across and slightly downstream. You certainly need to read the water you’re fishing and adjust accordingly, but in general if you’re fishing a…
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Rainbow Trout Fishing – Mend Less.
It’s summer, so I have to eat. Photo: Cameron Miller There are trout streams out there where highly educated trout demand perfect presentation. Long, light tippets are key. Pure, drag-free drift is essential, and if your fourth mend falls 3 inches left of where it should have, that fish is not going to eat. The…
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Offshore Fun at Andros South
And you thought bonefish were powerful… Photo: John Toker We had some great offshore fishing at Andros South on Monday. The dorado were abundant, and wahoo and yellowfin tuna rounded out the fun. The ever-present dorado Photo: Rosewell Rahming The bonefishing on South Andros is stellar, but the critters offshore can add to the good…
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Adam Tavender’s Steelhead Rig
Adam Tavender with some Dean chome. Photo: David Lambroughton Adam Tavender has been a part of Nakia Lodge on the Dean River since 1993. In early 2007, we at Deneki Outdoors had the good fortune to ‘take the torch’ from Adam and his wife Judy, and we now run the lodge as BC West. Having…
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Lake Fishing in Chile
Our lakes produce too. Although our standard program at Chile West is built around fishing 7 different rivers, there are countless lakes along the Carretera Austral that provide some great options too. Rainbows, browns and brookies can all be caught in the lakes in our region. As is the case with our river fishing, variety…
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100th Post – Give Us Some Feedback!
At the end of the day, it’s all about the fish. Today marks the 100th post on the Deneki Outdoors blog! Thanks so much for checking us out – we appreciate the opportunity to give you a little dose of fishing in your day. We’d like to turn it around today and ask you for…
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Feeding the Tarpon at Robbie’s
Snack time. There are actually some fisheries that we love, where we don’t operate lodges! One of them is in the Florida Keys. Though not particularly remote, the fishery in the Keys is one-of-a-kind, particularly as it relates to tarpon. If you’re in the Keys, make sure to stop in at Robbie’s, just south of…
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John Toker’s Steelhead Rig
John Toker, livin’ the life on the Dean. John Toker is a long-time fanatical steelheader who used to manage BC West, our lodge on the Dean River. John likes using a lot of different two-handed rigs when he’s chasing steelhead, but if you encountered him on the Dean on any given day, he might just…
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Family Fishing in Alaska Part Four – When and Where to Go
Mom found some nice rainbows… We continue our series from Bryan Whiting on his family’s fishing trips to Alaska West, with his thoughts on making your decision of when and where to go. — When can I go? If your boss, your spouse, your work or circumstance determines when you can go, don’t be concerned because…
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