In late February, Ned Desmond and his buddy Larry joined us for a few days of bonefishing at Andros South. It was Ned’s first time chasing bonefish, and guess what – he caught some! We’re really grateful that Ned was willing to write up some advice on bonefishing for those folks out there who maybe…
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Guest Posts
Video from Andros South
You may have read last week’s Andros South trip report from Gary Thompson at Angler’s All. Not only did Gary write up a report for us – he also put together a short video capturing some of the fun of bonefishing on South Andros. Have a look for some reel-spinning, knuckle-rapping, sun-shining, shot-making, fish-catching good…
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Andros South Trip Report by Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson, the owner of Anglers All Fly Shop in Denver, hosted a group of anglers at Andros South last month. He sent us this report on his trip, and we just had to pass it on. Thanks Gary! Anglers All Andros South Trip Report Top three reasons to be at Andros South in early…
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Mr. Hankey
Jeff Hickman knows rainbow trout. He spent a bunch of years guiding at Alaska West, and during that time he came up with a really popular mouse pattern called Mr. Hankey that’s now available from Idylwilde. Jeff now combines his Larimer Outfitters guiding with conservation work with the Sierra Club’s Hunter and Angler Heritage Program. He…
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Veverka’s Mantis Shrimp – From Its Creator
One of our go-to flies on South Andros Island has always been Bob Veverka’s Mantis Shrimp. We were pretty excited a couple of weeks ago when we got a response to one of our email newsletters from…Bob Veverka. We immediately began twisting Bob’s arm for some information about the design and construction of his fly,…
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Airflo Skagit Compact – From The Source
Tom Larimer is more than a good buddy of ours – he’s one of the top handful of guides in the Northwest, and he also hosts a couple of trips each year to Alaska West and BC West. Tom also happens to have worked directly with Tim Rajeff at Airflo on the design of their…
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Beau Purvis Angling Photos
Beau Purvis is a well-traveled angler, a great photographer and a good buddy of Deneki Outdoors. Beau was kind enough to put together a post for us with three of his favorite angling photos and, most importantly, the back story for each. If you’d like to see more of Beau’s photos, you can check out…
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Combining Business and Pleasure
Mike Erickson, building relationships. Mike Erickson is an attorney at Summit Law Group in Seattle. He’s also a good friend of Deneki Outdoors. Mike has brought some of his best clients on fishing trips with him, and he was kind enough to put together a guest post for us about why he thinks that’s a…
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Fishin’ and Fowlin’
Dog and rod. Photo: Greg Hartman Matt Crawford visited Alaska West this past summer. He also loves to hunt birds, and among other things is the former editor of the Upland Almanac. Matt thinks fly fishing and upland bird hunting have a lot in common, and wrote us a post on that very topic. Thanks…
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First Time Bonefishing
Bjorn and the fish are equally hooked. Photo: Chris Stromsness Today we’ve got a guest post from a guy who loves bonefishing so much he’s got a blog about it. Bjorn Stromsness writes Bonefish On The Brain – chock full of bonefish-related content from all around the world. If you like bonefish, you should check…
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