Just a friendly reminder to those of you headed to Alaska to fish this summer – felt soles are banned in Alaska starting this year. Make sure you bring, or have access to, rubber-soled wading boots. If you’re headed to Alaska West, we’ve got you covered with a fleet of rubber-soled boots that will be…
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International Shipping at the Deneki Store
We’re happy to announce that we’ve added international shipping options at our online Deneki Gear store. To all of our friends overseas, thanks for your patience! We’re now shipping to the UK, Australia and South Africa (in addition to the U.S. and Canada). If you live in a country that’s not on that list, please…
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Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Public Hearing – Go!
This is a big one, folks. The EPA is holding a series of hearings about the Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment they recently released related to the proposed Pebble Mine. The only hearing in the Lower 48 is happening this Thursday, May 31st and 2pm in Seattle. A strong turnout at this hearing will help send…
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Navigating our Web Site
We’re getting lots of new visitors to our web site every day – thanks so much to all of you for stopping by! We also have almost 1,500 pages of content these days, so we figured it was time for a quick primer on what you can find on our web site, and where you…
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6 Things Never to Say to Your Fishing Partner
There’s no denying it – when you’re out on the water, you can have a very big impact on your fishing partner’s pysche and/or karma. Here are 6 things that, in our opinion, you should never say to your fishing partner. Never Say This to Your Fishing Partner “I wouldn’t fish that fly, but sure…
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Fishing Tips from Gink and Gasoline
We’re good friends with the good folks over at Gink and Gasoline. They’ve been cranking out quality fishing tips like crazy lately, and we thought we’d pass on a few. Better Downstream Presentations and Drifts. Trout fishing tip with video to boot. Anchor Placement When Space is Tight. Spey casting when it’s not easy. Tying…
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New King Salmon Retention Policy at Alaska West
For years at Alaska West we’ve had a policy restricting the amount of salmon our anglers retain – to levels well below what Fish and Game regulations allow. The Kanektok is a healthy productive fishery, and bringing some fish home from a health productive fishery is a great benefit – but we’ve always wanted to…
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Congratulations Whitney!
We’re really happy (happy, but not surprised) to pass on the great news that Alaska West’s own Whitney Gould is once again the women’s world champion of spey casting. At the Spey O Rama in San Francisco this spring, Whitney launched casts of 134, 127, 135 and 129 feet to repeat her victory from 2011….
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Now’s the Time.
This time of year we hear from a lot of folks who are just now getting around to planning their summer fishing trips to Alaska. That’s great – we’d love to have you – but if you’re serious about it at all, now’s the time to get in touch! More than half of our weeks…
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Deneki Gear Store
We’re thrilled to announce that the Deneki Gear Store is open for business – we now have logo gear from our lodges available to you online! We’re getting started with t-shirts, as well as hats and visors. Those cool Salmon Grand Slam and Bonefish t-shirts we’ve given away a few times on our site? You…
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