We love it when our guests take the time to write up their experiences at our lodges. Steven Brutger joined us at BC West this year, and apparently he liked it! Thanks for the great account, Steven! The Dean- An Account from a Wyoming Trout Fisherman It’s 11:30am on a Friday and I’m sitting at…
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Guest Posts
Western Alaska Trout Lifecycles
We were thrilled when Brian Morrison – Alaska West guest and fisheries biologist – volunteered to put together a series of articles for us about the science behind some of the fish we’re so lucky to chase in Alaska. We think Brian’s insights are really interesting and hope you will too. Thanks, Brian! Western Alaska…
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Metal Detector Spey Series – Concept and Design
Brian Niska owns Whistler Fly Fishing and he’s one of our guest spey instructors at Alaska West and BC West. There’s a reason we bring him back every year – he does an incredible job communicating concepts about spey fishing to anglers of all backgrounds. Brian designed a line of spey rods called ‘Metal Detector’…
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Andros South 2012 Trip Report by Capt. Rick Grassett
One of our longest-standing hosts at Andros South is Captain Rick Grassett out of Sarasota, Florida. Our crew at the lodge looks forward to fishing with Rick and his gang each year, and we really appreciate Rick putting together great reports from his trips. Here’s the lowdown on 2012. Thanks, Rick! Capt. Rick Grassett’s Andros…
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King Flies – Size Does Matter
Jeff Hickman is a two-handed rod steelhead guide from Oregon who owns Fish The Swing LLC. He is a signature Idylwilde flies tier and Deneki veteran who will be joining us again this season to guide kings at Alaska West. Here is a quick little tip from Jeff about fly selection when targeting Chinook salmon. Size Matters It seems…
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How to Catch Silver Salmon
As you can tell by the number of guests posts on our blog, we often ask our friends in and around the industry for ideas and content that we can post. A recent conversation with Eric Neufeld, Alaska West alumnus and current Simms and Idylwilde rep for the Northwest, was a great reminder that you…
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Deflection
Earlier this spring our friend Tim Rajeff joined us for a week of bonefishing at Andros South. Your fearless editor spent a windy day on the flats with Tim, and upon seeing this picture from the day posed the very articulate question “Dude, how come your rod looks like that?” Tim can actually talk intelligently…
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Complaint Letter
It’s not often that we receive complaints from our guests, so we thought we’d share this scathing letter we recently received from Rebecca Garlock. My Official Deneki Complaint Letter It’s been exactly one year since I came home from a week of fly fishing for bonefish at Andros South and I have a couple of…
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Family Fishing Trips – Why and How
Doing what we do, we get to meet some pretty amazing people. There’s something about high quality experiences in remote locations that just attracts good folks. We’re really lucky to have gotten to know Bryan, Kathy, Jason and Eric Whiting through their trips to Alaska West, starting in 2004. Bryan was kind enough to put…
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Lessons Learned
A couple of weeks ago we ran an entertaining article by Kyle Perkins about his experiences getting ready for and joining us at our Andros South FIBFest last year. Today Kyle is back with some very practical lessons learned. Lessons Learned at Andros South There’s no better place to go stalk bonefish than Deneki Outdoors’…
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