On Monday, October 5th, 2020, Andros South lost a beloved family member. Captain Joseph ‘Josie’ Sands was a legend among legends. A father and a brother, a mentor and a friend. He was born to be on the water. He loved sailing & commonly, in his words, “cleaned the whole fleet out”, taking first place…
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Bahamas Update
The Government of The Bahamas has updated their Travel and Testing Protocols, published October 2nd, 2020. The purpose of these new protocols are to eliminate the need to ‘Vacation in Place’. We applaud the efforts of The Government of the Bahamas in their commitment to keeping their communities and visitors safe. The requirement for travelers…
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Fly Tying: Yardstick Flesh
This featured fly is tied by a friend of Deneki, Fly Connoisseur, and Fly Shop owner Mike Brown of Mossy’s Fly Shop, a lifelong Alaskan with a passion for family, fly fishing, and fly tying. Cool temperatures and the rotting salmon smell is all you need to know, that the first thing I’m tying on…
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Gear Review: The Loon Complete Fly Tying Kit
Sometimes you come across a product that simply has everything you need, the ‘Complete Fly Tying Tool Kit‘ from our friends at Loon is one of them. We recently had the opportunity to tie a few flies with this kit and wanted to share our thoughts with you. The complete kit comes with a convenient…
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Andros South is OPEN!
The Bahamas is OPEN, and we are excited! On September 25, 2020, from The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation released the an update annoucing “a majority of the country’s islands and cays are now cleared to resume normal commercial and additional social activities.” Click Here for the official announcement. What does this mean for…
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Andros South: The Playlist
Guide’s Corner: Hawkeye at Alaska West
Army Veteran and former Professional Rodeo Cowboy, Phil “Hawkeye” Hawkins, has been leading Alaska West clients on phenomenal outdoor fishing experiences as a Guide and Set-Up Lead for the last nine seasons. This Veteran is a lover of all things fishing, outdoors, and dogs. During the offseason here at Alaska West, Hawkeye also serves as…
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Dads & Rainbows
When I left Alaska three weeks ago to go back to Texas for a few weeks, I couldn’t help but dread leaving the early Alaska fall with the cooler temps and beautiful leaf changes and going back to beyond uncomfortable heat and humidity. I didn’t have to be dreadful for too long though, because I…
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Fly Tying: Flesh & Bone
To start off I’d like to tell you of an early experience in my Alaska sportfishing career that might help you make a bit of sense out of the fly recipe below. This was the early 90’s and I had only been in Alaska a couple of years at that point and also just out…
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Deneki Outdoors: Rapids Camp
It has been a tough year for all of us. Regardless of the situation and circumstances, we here at Deneki Outdoors refuse to not have some fun. With Rapids Camp being the only Alaska lodge, within our family of lodges operating this year, we still have managed to operate with awesome staff and a great…
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