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Seen Us On Facebook Lately?
Have you checked out our Facebook page lately? There’s quite a bit going on over there. Very important note to start: you don’t need to have a Facebook account to have a look at our Facebook page. Why not check out the link? We’ve had 50 updates in the past week! Here’s the kind of…
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On Your Marks, Get Set…
The first week of our season at Alaska West wraps up tomorrow, but as you may know we also operate a lodge on a little river in British Columbia called the Dean. Our team at BC West has been hard at work over the past few weeks getting things ready for our first guests of…
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Fly Fishing Trips: Where Do You Want to Fish?
Today we’re starting a very simple conversation – if you could take a fly fishing trip anywhere, where would you go? Not many qualifiers here– It doesn’t cost you anything. You’re going for a week. You’re fly fishing for anything that you want to catch. Anywhere in the world. So? Where in the world do…
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The Kanektok River is Open for King Salmon Fishing
The Kanektok River, home of Alaska West, is open for king salmon fishing. Many of you have heard of the emergency closure affecting king salmon fishing on the Kenai River that was announced this past Friday. We feel really bad about the status of the Kenai – it’s an incredible river, and we and lots…
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Little Red Book of Fly Fishing
Here’s one of the coolest things that happened last month at Deneki FIBFest at Andros South – Kirk Deeter brought out some hot-off-the-presses copies of The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing, a great new collection of fly fishing wisdom written by Kirk and the legendary late Charlie Meyers. During the week and the plane ride…
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Not Long Now
We’ve got boots on the ground in Alaska and BC! Over the past few days our setup crews have arrived at Alaska West and BC West, getting things ready for our summer seasons that start on June 11th in Alaska and June 19th in BC. The first couple of weeks of work for the crews…
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FIBFest Starts Now
Deneki FIBFest starts today. What’s FIBFest? It’s just a group of folks who like fly fishing so much that we take some time to write about it online. We’re going to chase bonefish at Andros South in the Bahamas, and then we’re going to write about it. You’ll see some posts about FIBFest here on…
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Scott Baker-McGarva, Welcome to BC West!
We’re thrilled to welcome Scott Baker-McGarva to our team at BC West this summer. Scott’s taking the reins as our head guide, and we’re mighty excited to have him. Alfie King will be around in a part-time role this season, and Paul Reid and Chris and Belinda Miller will round out the familiar faces in…
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Johnny Spillane – Skier, Angler
Johnny Spillane, as you know, won 3 silver medals at the Vancouver Olympics earlier this year in nordic combined, an event combining ski jumping and cross-country skiing. As if being a 3-time medalist isn’t enough, Johnny’s first medal was the U.S.A.’s first ever in nordic combined. The icing on the cake? Johnny’s a fly fishing…
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