This year at Alaska West, our run of chum salmon came in a bit later than normal (don’t worry, they’re here in full force now). However, our resident rainbow trout count on the conveyor belt of salmon flesh each season to fatten up for the winter, which on our river consists of mostly chum and…
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News
New Drying Tent
If you’ve spent any time with us at Alaska West, you probably remember our drying tent, the small structure with a heater big enough to dry out our guests gear after a soggy day on the river. If you haven’t spent time with us at Alaska West, but have picked up a pair of Simms…
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OPST at Alaska West
We’re pretty excited to have the OPST crew in camp this week at Alaska West. That’s Olympic Peninsula Skagit Tactics for those who aren’t aware. Why are we so excited? Because they’ve been pumping out some pretty innovative stuff for those of us who like, no love, skagit style spey casting.. Not to mention that the company…
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Ringer
Those that have visited with us in the past know that horseshoes are a bit of a tradition here at Alaska West. We just built our new horseshoe pit, and we’re pretty excited about it. We’re all about good fishing, but we also think a good fishing trip is about the full experience, and a good day…
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Three Good Articles – Significant Other Edition
It’s ‘three good articles’ time here on the Deneki blog, where we highlight three fly fishing articles from other websites that we enjoyed and think you will too. Lately a few of our fishing favorite blogs have posted about fishing with (or without) significant others. We really like sharing our waters with fishy couples, so…
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Kanektok King Salmon Doing Well
As many of you are aware, the king salmon fishery on the Kanektok River (home to our Alaska West operation) has been closed to sport fishing for the past two seasons. However, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game recently released the numbers for the first commercial salmon opener of the season and we’re happy…
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Walter Sighting
Hog Johnson, Big Jerry, Jethro.. No matter what you call him, every river has that one fish that haunts all those who fish it. It’s the biggest, baddest fish in the river that many have encountered, but few have held. Here on the Kanektok, we call that fish Walter, and each season our guides and…
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Bahamas Flats Fishing Proposal
If you’ve spent any time during the last couple weeks around the fly fishing blogosphere, odds are you have heard about a recent proposal for new flats fishing regulations in the Bahamas. If not, you can read the current draft by clicking here. Considering we operate a lodge in the Bahamas, we’ve received many comments over…
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Happy Father’s Day
A little father-son Alaska West trout-fest. Photo: Kevin Riley. Happy Father’s Day from all of us here at Deneki Outdoors! Don’t worry, if you’re reading this on Saturday, you haven’t forgotten. Whether it be father and son, mother and daughter, father and daughter, or mother and son, we truly love the opportunity to fish with families. So…
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Airflo Releases Streamer Switch Lines
If you’re like us, and enjoy spey fishing for trout, you may have found it difficult to find the right spey line to match today’s trout-worthy switch and small spey rods. The development of shorter skagit-style heads such as the Airflo Skagit Switch or Rio Max Short have made loading modern switch and short spey rods…
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