We fish hard at our lodges. At Alaska West, our fishing program consists of six consecutive ten hour days. That’s 60 hours straight of continuous casting, wading, hiking, and not mention fighting a whole bunch of heavy fish. It might not seem like much to the uninitiated, but that much activity can leave even the most…
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Gear
Clear Cure Goo Hydro – Why We Like It
While our summer seasons have officially begun, for the past few months our guides have been busy preparing for the season, organizing gear, and primarily tying flies.. A lot of flies! Over the past few years, we’ve noticed one thing has become a staple in many of our guide’s fly tying kits, and that is Clear Cure…
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Einarsson Plus Reels – Review
If you’ve spent any time of late cruising the internet for fly fishing fodder (heck, you’re doing it right now!), you may have noticed one reel company in particular making waves in the freshwater world – Einarsson reels. Over the last few years, Einarsson reels have been growing increasingly popular, particularly in the spey realm….
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What’s Your Favorite Lens Color?
It’s poll time here on the Deneki blog, and we want your input! Quality polarized sunglasses are by far one of the most important pieces of gear to any angler. However, not all shades are created equal. Lens color can make a huge difference depending on where and how you fish. We know many of…
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Plano 3601 THIN Boxes
When it comes to gear, we think organization is pretty important. Heck we’d we go so far as to say the better organized your gear is, the more fish you’re going to catch. After all, the percentage of fish caught while while fumbling around looking for the right fly, tippet, sink tip, or so on,…
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RIO General Purpose Tropical Fly Line
We get asked all the time what our favorite fly line for bonefish is. That’s because the right fly line can make all the difference on the flats – arguably more so than in any other fisheries. There are a lot of great fly lines out there for bonefish – and these days odds are…
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Orvis Andros Flats Hiker Boots
One of our favorite ways to target bonefish (and we have a feeling, your’s too) is on foot. There’s something about stalking fish on foot that gets an angler’s blood pumping, and we’re really lucky to do a lot of it at Andros South. In fisheries like ours, there are a whole bunch of huge…
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Stuart Foxall’s King Rig
If you’re a regular to our humble little blog, odds are you’ve heard the name Stuart Foxall before. Stu is a professional fly designer for Aqua Flies as well as part of Loop Tackle’s development team. You could say he knows a thing or two about swinging flies for big, bright, anadramous fish. In fact,…
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Patagonia Stormfront Sling Pack – Why We Like It
Like most anglers, we’re constantly looking around for the best way to carry around our gear. In search of a solution for our gear addiction, we recently picked up the Patagonia Stormfront Sling Pack. We think its pretty slick and today we thought we’d tell you why. What’s a Sling Pack? Aptly named, sling packs are packs…
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Scott Meridian 908/4 Rod Review
You may have noticed that over the past year there’s been one rod in particular making waves (pun intended) in the saltwater world – Scott Fly Rod’s new Meridian series of salt specific fly rods. We’ve heard a lot of good things about the Meridian series over the past year which is why we were…
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