Tom Larimer is fresh off the plane from his hosted week at Alaska West. The fish gods smiled on him, and you can read about that fact in Tom’s report. Thanks Tom! Week Three Report Anadromous fishing, no matter which location or species, is always a little bit of a gamble. While historic run timing for…
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Guest Posts
Things To Look Forward To
Dana Sturn is hosting a group of anglers at BC West next week. He’s looking forward to the trip, and he put together some reasons that…he’s looking forward to the trip. Things To Look Forward To Each year at this time I’m running around like crazy doing all the last minute things I always plan…
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How to Stop a Train
Brian Niska is just back from hosting a week of chinook salmon fishing at BC West. While on site at the lodge, he sent over a summary of the rig he uses to (attempt to) subdue the chrome sea monsters otherwise known as Dean River Chinooks. How to Stop a Train While the comparison of…
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Chinook Flies for the Dean
Brian Niska is on site at BC West this week, chasing chinooks with an intrepid group of anglers. They arrived on Saturday, and Brian immediately sat down and sent us a write up on the flies he’ll be fishing during his trip. Thanks, Brian! Chinook Flies for the Dean River It’s 10:30 pm here on…
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Leader Length and Bonefishing
One of the cool things about running fishing lodges is that we get to fish in some amazing places with expert anglers who know those fisheries like the backs of their hands. Another cool thing, though, is that between hosted trips, press trips, schools and more, we also get to fish with expert anglers in…
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The Unspookable School
Duranglers fly shop owner Tom Knopick hosted his second annual trip to Andros South during the last week of April this year. We asked Tom for a couple of anecdotes from his trip, and he sent us this one about a group of fish that was happy to play. The Unspookable School Success on the…
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More Bonefishing Mythbusting
Michael Gracie is back today, passing on more wisdom gained about his bonefishing trips to Andros South. Thanks Michael! More Bonefishing Mythbusting Last year I conveyed some myths about bonefishing in The Bahamas, and how those tall tales were nothing but. This time around I’m adding to the list, with more myth busting on guides, gear,…
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Andros South Trip Report by Capt. Rick Grassett
Tony Johnson caught and released this nice one. Photo: Rick Grassett We really appreciate the fact that Captain Rick Grassett brings great groups of folks to fish with us at Andros South each year. It’s a bonus that he puts together excellent reports afterwards. Here’s the annual report. Thanks, Rick! Capt. Rick Grassett’s Andros South…
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Early Season Kings
Jeff Hickman is a mainstay at Deneki Outdoors, with a bunch of years under his belt working at Alaska West and Andros South. His main gig now is guiding folks around Oregon, but he also hosts a group of anglers during the first week of our season at Alaska West. Today’s he’s here to tell…
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Slack is the Enemy
We’re happy to return to Brian Niska‘s series of tips on spey casting. For those of you new to our blog, over the past few months Brian has been taking us through some step-by-step tips on the spey cast. Topics to date have included Wade Shallow and Relax, Start with a Lift, Setting up for the…
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