One of our great guests, Bill Kalm just got back from a trip to Andros South and lucky for us, he also has some serious skills behind the camera! The following are some highlights from his trip to paradise last week. Looking at these photos brings me right back to the endless flats and good…
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Guest Posts
Rick Sisler back at AK West
For those of you who have been following the Deneki family for years, you are probably familiar with Rick Sissler. Rick has been an important member of the Deneki team since he started guiding at Alaska West in 1998. After guiding the Kanektok for almost a decade, he became the Operations Manager at AK West…
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Fly Tying Friday // Tying The Honeypot
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. “In the right environment we all know how effective neutral colored bonefish flies can be on discerning fish. But, when wind and tidal flows color up a sand flat it pays to add a little…
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Tying The Lulu Intruder
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. “It will come as no surprise at this point that this week’s steelhead/king fly is going to involve a lot of movement. The Lulu is a combination of a number of popular patterns and can…
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Tying Amy’s Ant
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. For Fly Tying Friday this week Jack Reis is twisting up one of my favorite flies on the planet, Amy’s Ant. Amy has always been a good friend of mine. She can imitate a large…
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Tying Edison’s Teardrop
Jack Reis welcomes in the month of March with his go to Tarpon Fly. If you have any requests for future Fly Tying Friday’s, be sure to let us know in the comment section below! “With Tarpon season right around the corner I thought this week we would tie up one of my favorite flies…
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Tying The Halftime Prawn
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. Looks like Jack is getting a little cabin fever down in Colorado. Fine with me, I’d much rather see a steelhead fly than a Pat’s Rubber Legs anyways! “For many Rocky Mountain guides who tie…
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Photography with Russ Schnitzer
With iPhones and social media, let’s be honest, now a days almost everyone considers him or herself to be some type of photographer. And I do not mean to take credit away from any of these weekend warrior paparazzo, but instead want to promote the few professional artists that I feel separate themselves from the…
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Tying The Bonefish Mai Tai
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. For fly tying Friday this week, Jack Reis incorporates some of my favorite material, Marabou, into a unique flats pattern. Show us what you got Jack! “I’ve been on a bonefish kick lately with all…
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Scott Hed and the status of the Pebble Mine Campaign
For those of you who read yesterday’s post, you got to know Scott Hed, the Director of the Sportsman’s Alliance for Alaska. Today we have the second part of the interview where Scott assesses the current status of the Pebble Mine campaign and answers my question of if he believes Bristol Bay will get the protection it deserves. “I always…
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