Jordan Sly today is back with a handful of tips on maintaining your fly fishing gear. Take good care of all that fancy stuff! Don’t Fold – Roll. If you can’t hang your waders up, always roll them. Folds can cause creases, and creases can cause cracks and thin spots. So instead, place both feet…
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Gear
Deneki Logo Gear
We thought today that we’d give you a friendly reminder of some of the delightful apparel we have available on our online store. Thanks for listening! Pictured above is our stylish yet refined BC West Trucker Hat. The lodge is sold out for the 2013 season…but you can still own the hat. For years you asked…
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Lean Bars
See how the angler above on the bow of the boat is leaning back for support against a metal bar? That thing’s called a lean bar, and we have them available on some of our boats at Andros South. Lean bars are really helpful in a few different situations. They help folks who might have…
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Midge Fishing for Grayling
Last week he heard how Jason Rivers fishes for grayling around Fairbanks in Interior Alaska. Today we learn about a very different kind of grayling fishing, from Alaska West’s own Adam Kryder. Midge Fishing for Grayling In Alaska Its no secret that King Salmon season gets a lot of press on our website, but let’s…
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JEB Hall’s Spin Rig for Bonefish
JEB Hall, our manager at Andros South, is a Southern boy, and that means that he knows his way around a spinning rod. Spinning rods fit right in on the flats! Here’s how JEB sets up his spin rig for bonefish. JEB’s Travel Spin Rig for Bonefish Rod: 7′ 3 piece Medium Action Cabela’s Salt…
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Jason Rivers’ Grayling Rig
If there’s a mecca for Alaskan grayling fishing, Fairbanks has to be it! Jason Rivers manages Big Ray’s Fly Shop in Fairbanks, and he was kind enough to put together his go-to grayling rig for us. Thanks, Jason! Grayling Rig Introduction Fairbanks, Alaska would not be the first place you would find water to use…
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What’s Your Favorite Saltwater Reel?
It’s poll time here at the Deneki blog! There are a bunch of quality reels out there these days that do a great job in the saltwater. We want to hear about your favorite fly reel for fishing in the saltwater, and why you like it. Any size, any price point. Any saltwater fishery –…
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Tom Larimer’s Steelhead Rig, 2013 Edition
We ran our first Expert Rig post over four years ago. Whoa! That’s pretty cool…except for the fact that things have changed a lot in the past four years. We’ve heard from quite a few of you that you’d like updates on what our fishing experts are fishing now, so today we start the very…
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Tube Flies for King Salmon
Our buddy and spey instructor Tom Larimer just posted a really good, really thorough article about tube flies and king salmon. Tom’s article covers Tube selection Stacking tubes Bullet weights Fly colors, and Rigging stinger hooks. If you like tube flies or king salmon (or Tom Larimer), you should swing on by his web site…
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5 Ways to Simplify Your Fishing Gear
If you’re a fly fishing gearhead like us, you know that no matter what you’re fishing for, you can make your gear just about as complicated as you like. Sometimes playing with gear is fun and adds to the experience. Other times, it’s nice to simplify. We’ll just throw out a few ideas – we’d…
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