NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. Are you interested in learning more about the wonderful world of Spey Fishing? We get that this can be an intimidating topic to explore. Words like skagit and scandi sound like something out of a…
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Angler Awareness-The New Zealand Mudsnail
Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) are unfortunately being found in waterways through out the country and have various impacts on their surrounding ecosystems. The Asian Carp has dominated the invasive species conversation throughout the midwest and talk of Zebra Mussels has recently become relevant in the Rockies. It is important to remember that not all non…
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Your Alaska West Salmon Calendar
Here is your 2019 Alaska West Salmon Calendar! Alaska West typically has an incredibly consistent run of the various Pacific Salmon. Veteran guides up there can almost tell you what day of the year it is based on what fish are arriving into the river system. If you have a specific species of fish that…
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Tying The Cutthroat Cuda Tube
If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. Jack Reis still has Barracuda on the mind which selfishly I am pretty happy about. Cannot wait to get this fly wet the day after tomorrow! “If I could use only one Barracuda fly for the…
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How to Pick the Right Strike Indicator.
I know we all wish we could do nothing but swing flies or watch a size 8 Grass Hopper get inhaled but the simple reality is that nymphs catch fish. When nymph fishing, having the right indicator for the type of water you are fishing can make the difference between catching fish or not. There…
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Tying The Hareball Leech (Marabou Variant)
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. Jack is back with another edition of Fly Tying Friday. Today he goes over a favorite variation on a classic Steelhead fly. Show us the way Jack! “When it comes to swinging for steelhead, leech…
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Field Fix // Hole in your Net Bag
For those of you who have fished with a mesh/nylon net bag, you were probably just as excited as I was when you first used a rubber net bag. Not only are the rubber net bags easier on the fish itself, they also don’t get the hooks stuck in them like their mesh alternatives. Most…
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Timeless Tips: Fishing Tandem Streamer Rigs
While targeting trout, anglers tend to fish multiple flies. Fishing 2 or even 3 nymphs under an indicator has been practiced for years. Fish one large attractor pattern followed by a smaller more specific imitation. This covers multiple food sources and depths in the water column. Next in the world of tandem rigs came the…
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If we had to pick One Sun Glass Lens Color…
At Deneki, we clearly need plenty of fishing diversity in our lives. From walking the flats of Andros, to swinging flies in BC, to casting rodents at Leopard Rainbows, we love it all. Unfortunately for our bank accounts, each different fishery seems to require its own set of gear. Your bonefish line won’t work in…
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Timeless Tips Tuesday // Tying the San Diego Knot
Here is a stronger alternative to the improved clinch knot. Very similar, but the wraps on a San Diego Knot are around a double line as opposed to the single line of a clinch knot. When learning to tie this knot, it helped me to think about it as an upside-down clinch. The knot can…
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