Although the majority of our guests at BC West fish two-handed rods most of the time, spey casting is not at all a requirement. Many, many steelhead were caught on the Dean for many years before the first spey rod showed up! Yes, there are reasons that people use spey rods, but single-handed fishing and…
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General
Eagle’s Nest
On the Lower Dean River below the canyon, many of the runs that we fish for steelhead and chinooks are rippin’ fast. Dean fish are strong, so they hold in water where a lot of other critters can’t. Just below the mouth of the canyon, however, is Eagle’s Nest – a giant bouldery glide that…
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Where Stories Are Told
The building at BC West with the most soul is, without a doubt, our clubhouse. It’s an old building with rustic log rafters, and yeah, every once in a while the roof leaks. But there’s no better setting for evening fish tales. This year a whole bunch of fish stories got told in the clubhouse,…
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Chow Time
Your fearless editor is on site at BC West this week (taking part in some of the best steelhead fishing on the Dean in years, at more than 4 times our catch rate from last year, but I digress). Our chef Belinda whipped up another amazing mid-day meal yesterday, and you get to hear all…
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Welcome to BC West
If you’ve spent much time reading about Deneki Outdoors online, or if you’ve spent any time at all at our lodges, you know that we’re really all about the fishing. Every once in a while, though, we make an improvement to the non-fishing side of the house, and those can be pretty cool too. Check…
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Yum.
At BC West, our top priority is chasing the hottest, most supercharged steelhead and salmon on the planet. Period. However…we eat really, really well! Our chef and manager Belinda puts out such good food that on more than one occasion, we’ve found ourselves standing in the middle of a beautiful run on the Dean…looking forward…
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Flying to BC West
Have we mentioned recently that your trip to BC West on the Dean River includes a helicopter flight from Bella Coola to the mouth of the Dean, and that the flight is one of the cooler things you’ll ever experience on a fishing trip? Didn’t think so. More on BC West Dean Chinooks (not long…
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The Garden
At BC West we plant a small vegetable and herb garden in raised beds surrounded by a wooden fence to keep out bears, deer and other wildlife that try to sample our fresh produce before we can get it into the kitchen! We love to use fresh herbs to flavor and garnish our really good…
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Big Runs
The Lower Dean River that we fish at BC West – the mile and a half section between the canyon and the river’s mouth – has some really big runs. The one pictured above is called Ross Island. Fishing the whole thing thoroughly will take you at least a couple of hours. It tends to…
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What It’s All About
You want to be in this picture. Photo: Alfie King It may not be cover-shot worthy, but we think this picture says an awful lot. Dean River. Two-handed rod. Blue-grey fish, literally the color of steel. Translucent fins. Sea lice. Not the smallest fish you’ve ever seen. Hard breathing (OK, you can’t see it in…
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