Today we honor all those we call Mom. Especially after a year of trials, tribulations, and uncertainty, moms had to power up to tackle an already challenging role. Mothers give everything and expecting nothing. Every year, Mother’s Day comes and goes, and we all fall short in doing enough to honor the person who has…
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2021 Alaska Travel & COVID-19
Traveling nowadays is more difficult, but if you know what to expect, what to do, and make a plan, you’ll get through it. If you’re planning on traveling to Alaska West Lodge or Rapids Camp Lodge during the 2021 Season, please take heed of the current Travel Advisories. As of the date of this post,…
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Alaska is Opening in 2021
In Alaska, a day on the calendar doesn’t trigger Spring. It’s more of a sliding scale. In Alaska, you know it’s spring when you can feel the warm intensity of the sun. You know it’s springtime when snow berms melt during the evening. You know it’s springtime when windshield washer fluid is your best friend….
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Every Day is Earth Day
“If all the insects were to disappear from Earth, within fifty years all life on Earth would end. If all human beings disappeared from Earth, within fifty years all forms of life would flourish. “ JONAS SALK Although we don’t believe we can prove the idea behind this quote, we acknowledge there is some sentiment…
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New Boats are Great!
Yeah, we did a thing…we got new boats. The fleet at Andros South Lodge has been upgraded. Our friends at Hell’s Bay Boatworks designed our new skiffs for comfort, speed, and stealth and these boats sure fit the bill. Guests blessed our new boats by being the figureheads for the new fleet and came out…
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The Healing Powers of Fly Fishing: Casting for Recovery
For many of us fly fishing is an escape to flowing waters and beautiful scenery that allow us to diversify the normality of our mostly indoor and sedentary routines. Being outdoors serves as an escape for us to feel freer and more connected with nature. People living with cancer and their families understand the impact…
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Rapids Camp Lodge Guides: Making sure you (and your grandkids) have wild fish to catch
At Deneki Outdoors, it’s part of our mission to protect the places and the resources that allow us to bring you on a trip-of-a-lifetime experience. In southwest Alaska, we’ve worked alongside our fellow lodge owners and sportfishing advocates who have fought hard for years against the proposed Pebble Mine, a copper and gold mega-mine that was slated for the headwaters…
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Last Chance: March 2021 Andros South Bonefish School
Can you feel it…? The tension, the anticipation. There are only a few remaining spots left in the 2021 March Bonefish School. If you ever desired to go fish for bonefish in The Bonefish Capital of the World, but are nervous because you’ve never done it before…this is the school for you. If you’ve fished…
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March 2021 Andros South Bonefish School
Once again we are pleased to offer a March bonefish school at Andros South Lodge during the 2021 season. In March, there is a week-long school to help anglers of all abilities enhance their understanding and skill of saltwater flats fishing for bonefish. Casting, presentation, flies, and all the other things to consider when it comes to…
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Tribute to Robert “Bob” Veverka
Sadly, on January 3, 2021, the fly fishing community has lost one of the most prolific designers and fly tyers. Bob Veverka, was a creative, strategic, and innovative fly tyer. With two of the most coveted books in the fly tying world, Spey Flies: How to Tie Them and Innovative Saltwater Flies, Bob left a…
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