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Deneki Outdoors

Alaska | The Bahamas | Chile

Gear

Safety First

This one could probably use a caption contest. Photo: Louis Cahill
The 5 anglers in this picture are all lined up, ready to head out for...

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Kelly Kettles

Simple, trusty, traditional. Photo: Kelly Kettle USA
Last week we put out the invitation for guests posts on our blog - we love having outside perspectives,...

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Team Carhartt

Can we get back to work now?
Our team at Alaska West wears a lot of high-tech outerwear.  You can't throw a rock around our camp...

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The Essentials

Nice looking lineup, no? Photo: Scott Baker-McGarva
What more could an angler ask for?  Good looking flies, a two-handed rod and a few shooting heads -...

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Switch Rods, Scandi Heads and Polyleaders

Not where you want to be casting, but we'll take it. In the world of spey fishing there seem to be three types of gear that...

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Abel Pliers

Worth the money.
After quite a few years of hearing good things about Abel's fly fishing pliers at our lodges, we decided to buy a pair...

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Toyota Hilux – Why We Love You

So much to love.
Our vehicle of choice at Chile West is the Toyota Hilux. Oh Toyota Hilux, here's why we love you. You've got 4...

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Switch Rods and Heads – Sage TCX and Rio Steelhead Scandi

George talks about switch stuff. Last weekend at IFTD we told you a little bit about two new products in the world of spey - TCX...

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