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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Guest Posts
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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George Cook on Sinktip Selection Through A King Season
Hey, George caught one! Photo: Cameron Miller George Cook is one of the pioneers of spey fishing for king salmon in the Northwest, and he’s one of our best-in-the-business spey instructors during our king season at Alaska West.George has shared with us a bunch about his philosophy of king fishing in the past, and today…
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Dec Hogan – When It All Comes Together
Dec builds his confidence, as if he needed to. Photo: Justin Jackson Dec Hogan visits Alaska West during the first week of our season each year, to deliver spey instruction to our guests and to get in on the hottest, brightest kings of the season. This year, Dec had one of those experiences that, to…
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Greg Thomas on Fresh Fish
Photo: Greg Thomas Greg Thomas is one of the premier writers in fly fishing. He puts out quality stuff only, as evidenced by his definitive Flyfisher’s Guides to the western states, his publication Tight Lines, his magazine work and his freelance pieces in publications like, say, the New York Times. Greg is now the managing editor…
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