One of our favorite parts of fishing our friend Mr. Hankey are the tally marks you get from the teeth of the leopard rainbows that engulf it. Mr. Hankey was created by Alaska West alumni Jeff Hickman. The foam back on the fly keep it swimming up top and upright, but our favorite part is…
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Do You Like Naps?
After catching fish all morning, we don’t think there is anything wrong with a little afternoon nap in the Tunda. We are trying to bring siestas to Alaska. Who’s with us? More from the Tunda: 2019 Great Alaskan Heat Wave A Tundra Sunset America the Beautiful
BC West Mini Gallery
We received a request for photos from our lodge on the Dean River, BC West. The Dean is known for its famous runs of steelhead and king salmon. These anadromous fish must migrate through a very steep, whitewater filled canyon, in order to reach their spawning grounds. Over the years, the fish of the Dean…
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Bahamas Update
As I am sure you have heard, Hurricane Dorian, a high class 5 storm at the time, spent a day terrorizing the Bahamian Island’s of Abaco and Grand Bahama. Liz Fincher, who along with her partner Max Pushak, manage our lodge Andros South and have grown incredibly close with the loving Bahamian people. They put…
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Happy Labor Day
We wanted to wish all of our friends and loyal readers a very happy Labor Day. Today is a day dedicated to the American labor movement and the working people. We wanted to take a moment on this federally recognized holiday to thank all of the hard working people involved with Deneki Outdoors. This includes…
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Thank you from BC West
As you can see, we have zero fun at BC West 😉 We are just wrapping up another great season at our lodge on the Lower Dean and can’t help but think back on some of the highlights and good times from the past 9 weeks. Like this fantastic fish landed by our friend Steve…
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“Pano” Mode on your Phone
Now a days any 8 year old with an iPhone can take a great photo. The technology of the cameras on our phones is becoming so good that it takes DSLR quality photos, without having to have a degree in photography. A lot of these phones have various camera settings that go unused by the…
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7 Reasons to Join our 2019 Bonefishing School
Are you looking to get into saltwater fly fishing? Maybe you have gone a few times and are trying to improve your game? Or are you a savvy vet looking to test out your skills? Regardless of your experience level, our Bonefishing School will help any saltwater fly fisherman go from JV to Varsity. The…
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Happy Belated 4th of July
We don’t post on Thursdays but we still wanted to wish everyone a very Happy 4th of July. When the opportunity for us to become involved with Project Healing Waters became available, we knew this would be the perfect time for us to volunteer. This past week we hosted 8 veterans from Texas at Rapids…
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“To save the Klamath River salmon, shut down the hatcheries”
For the conservation minded fisherman, here is an interesting article by Jacques Leslie for the Los Angeles Times published on June 13th. In the piece, Leslie examines the plan to remove 4 dams on the Klamath River in an attempt to replenish the river’s Salmon run. This is the world’s largest dam removal project, but…
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