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Rapids Camp

The Vest or Hip Pack or Sling: What’s Better?

Like many things, the answer is, it depends. There are a lot of great options when it comes to carrying your flies, tools, and tippet around, and finding the best one for you can be a difficult task if you’re only trying to choose only one. Fly fishing is an activity that offers a gamut…
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Fly Tying: Trout Spey Micro Sculpin

If you haven’t noticed, we are big on Trout Spey. We like everything about it. As it continues to quickly be adopted by more fly anglers, this new method of fly fishing with two to five-weight two-handed rods should become more familiar to everyone who enjoys fishing for trout. Because Trout Spey rods are smaller,…
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Trout Spey and Four Reasons We Like It in Alaska

You’re likely to hear the words “swing season,” “trout Spey,” or even “Micro Spey” if you speak with enthusiastic trout fly-fishing anglers across the nation. Swinging for trout gives fly anglers an alternative method of fishing and a different pace to chase trout during trout season. Trout Spey is essentially just the standard two-handed Spey…
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Calling All Guides!

Bristol Bay, Alaska, is one of the most remote and breathtaking places in the world. The land itself is incredible, and there are several different species of fish that can be found throughout this area. It is truly a unique experience that you’ll never forget! If you’re someone or know someone who likes to get…
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We’re Back!

We are back! And it feels great. The break was good. We’ve had time to reflect on what we wanted to do next. We realized that fly fishing is what makes us tick and also keeps us grounded. And so here we are, ready to tackle the world again with our fly gear at the…
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From All of Us to All of You-Thank you!

From all of us at Deneki Outdoors, we’d like to extend a sincere thank you for subscribing to the Deneki blog newsletter.  We value your time and are committed to providing you with the best-in-class content with tips, tricks, gear reviews, and news about Fly Fishing at Alaska West Lodge, Andros South Lodge, and Rapids…
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Deneki Chronicles: Tying Neater Flies – 5 (More) Tips

For many of us winter means fly tying season, and last week we shared with you 5 tips for tying neater/tidier looking flies. Missed it? Not to worry, hit the link to read it right now! Knowing that Old Man Winter might keep you off the water for a couple more months, we figured we’d…
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Independence Day 2022

I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true. wendell wilkie We are with you Wendell. Fly fishing is awesome and we are grateful every time we get to do it, or at least we should be. America is beautiful, and fly fishing…
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The Bristol Bay Experience: Rapids Camp Lodge

You don’t need to look any farther than Bristol Bay if you’re planning the fishing experience of a lifetime. Replete with comfortable lodging, delectable meals, knowledgeable guides, and, above all, excellent fishing. It makes sense to choose Bristol Bay as the location of your fly fishing experience of a lifetime. At Rapids Camp Lodge we…
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