How you dress can have a really big impact on how much you enjoy your bonefishing trip. Today we’re going to take you through an outfit for a day on the flats, starting with our head and ending with your feet. We’ll make some recommendations along the way – some general, some very specific –…
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Gear
Adjusting the Swing
Fred Telleen has been guiding on the Kenai River since 1989. He also hosts groups at Alaska West during our king salmon fishing season. Fred put together some thoughts on gear and swing techniques after his trip this year – experienced anglers in particular are going to like today’s post. Make sure you check out…
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New Hats in the Deneki Store
Alert! The Cool Hat Truck has just dropped off a shipment of headwear at the Deneki World Headquarters! Get ’em while they’re hot. These are just a few of the new additions – be sure to browse the store to see what else is available. Deneki guest note: If you have a trip booked with…
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Loaner Gear – It’s Free!
Today we’re back with another edition of “Questions We Get Asked A Lot”. We’ll paraphrase an email we received this week from an angler in Michigan who’s thinking about joining us at Andros South. “I’m thinking about a bonefishing trip. All my fishing so far has been in fresh water. Do you have saltwater fly…
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Intermediate Heads on the Dean River
Over the past couple of years the major spey line manufacturers have come out with partly-intermediate and/or full intermediate Skagit heads – the Airflo Skagit Intermediate, the Rio Skagit iFlight and the SA Skagit Extreme Intermediate, to name a few. Today we hear from Scott Baker-McGarva, BC West Head Guide, about why these heads are…
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New Essential Gear for Fishing Trips
Fresh from the river at Alaska West, Brian Niska checks in today some recommendations on gear that you’ve probably never heard of! New Additions to my Alaska West Fishing Gear Essentials I recently returned from two weeks of King Salmon fishing at Alaska West. This is my sixth season fishing the Kanektok in July and…
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Fishpond Westwater Rolling Duffel Review
If you travel long distances to fish, you know this scenario all too well. You pack for your trip. You head to the airport and check in. You throw your big rolling duffel on the scale, and it weighs…56 pounds. No matter how pretty your smile, these days 56 pounds results in a hefty overweight…
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Kanektok Body Spray
We have had some great weather this year at Alaska West – weather that makes you want to take a quick swim, maybe wet wade during some spey instruction with Whitney Gould before dinner, or just sit around in shorts and a t-shirt talking with friends. Sounds great right? Well that is not the whole…
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Bruce Chard Grand Slam Line – Congrats on Best in Show
Congratulations to our good friend Bruce Chard – his Grand Slam fly line by Scientific Anglers just won the Best in Show award at IFTD in the saltwater line category! We love Bruce’s line at Andros South because it loads fast rods quickly, has an aggressive taper to turn over big flies, and shoots like…
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Jordan Sly’s Early Season ‘Low Bow’ Rig
Time for more trout rigging detail! Here’s how Jordan Sly chases the big boys at Alaska West. Jordan Sly’s Early Season Lower River Trout Rig I don’t know how many times I’ve heard the dilemma “upriver for quantity, or downriver for quality” here at Alaska West, but it is a common one. This question is…
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