Silver (Coho) salmon are starting to show up here in Alaska. Silver salmon are known to be super aggressive. Either straight out of the ocean or even 100 miles upriver, silver salmon are a hoot to target and super fun on the fly. The nice thing about Silver salmon is they will attack various flies,…
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General
Spey: Change Your Running Line
A major part of Spey or two-handed rod fishing is the running line or shooting line. In both Skagit and Scandi line setups, you have 3 major parts. The shooting head, a tip or leader, and a running line. Both systems use the same running lines or shooting lines. In recent years many people have…
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Finding Silver
Silver (Coho) season is upon us. Not unlike Sockeye (Red) salmon, Silver salmon are abundant in numbers but are more aggressive and will strike a variety of flies. The take by a Silver is, simply put awesome. That makes them one of the more fun fish to target for fly anglers. Larger than their brethren…
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SENSE OF PLACE: Bristol Bay
Back in 2019 when things were normal, our friends from The FlyFish Journal visited and flew over the proposed Pebble Mine site to try to grasp the potential impact a mine will have in Bristol Bay, Alaska, it’s existing community, and commerce. With the recent activity on Pebble Mine, it behooves us to take a…
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Deneki on Instagram and Facebook
We recognize a lot of our followers find and follow us because of our blog and newsletter. Deneki Outdoors is now leveraging Instagram and Facebook for more ways to connect. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to keep up with all the ongoings at all of our locations and of course, you can always continue…
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Travel Safely to Alaska
Amidst all the health concerns due to COVID-19 traveling can be challenging at best, especially with all the constantly changing updates and mandates. Keeping up can be difficult. If you are planning on to Alaska for any reason, you need to be in the know. Friend of Deneki, Heather Hodson, with United Women on the…
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Ed Ward’s Knot-a-Fly
Ed Ward, innovator, creative, and fly fishing icon. When it comes to Spey fishing, Ed Ward has contributed in a myriad of ways when it comes to the design and application of fly lines, heads, and flies. The Knot-a-Fly is creative and simple, so simple, he doesn’t even have to speak during the instruction. It…
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Pebble Mine FEIS
Undoubtedly we at Deneki Outdoors are very sensitive to the impact of Pebble Mine and what it means to Alaska, the fishing industry as a whole, and the world. The way we see it is, the impact of Pebble Mine will set a precedent that allows the extraction of finite resources and will have no…
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Rapids Camp September Openings
We’re in our sixth week of operating at Rapid Camp Lodge in Bristol Bay and so far, so fantastic. Just recently we had some shuffling in our calendar and now have some great availability in September. If you want to chase trophy rainbow trout and target giant Arctic char with all of the creature comforts of a…
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Pebble Mine Update
Pebble mine update from Trout Unlimited Alaska- Summer 2020 Deneki Outdoors has been a long-term partner and advocate in stopping the proposed Pebble mine from being developed in Bristol Bay and devastating southwest Alaska. We’ve worked with Trout Unlimited’s Save Bristol Bay campaign to bring you updates on what’s at stake with the proposed copper…
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