Rapids Camp

Rapids Camp Lodge 2021: It’s Done…Finito
Finito 2021, From Rapids Camp Lodge. With another awesome season in the books, Rapids Camp Lodge is done for the 2021 Season. We'd like to thank all our Guests, Guides,...

Gear Review: Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer Short
Being comfortable can make all the difference between a good or bad outdoor experience. Everybody talks about the importance of keeping your body's core warm in cold conditions. Underlayer clothing...

Fly Tying: Dolly Llama
They say, "imitation is the best form of flattery." There are a bunch of variations of the Dolly Llama demonstrated, but none exactly like the original. That being said, even...

Deneki Chronicles: When to Set the Hook When Swinging Flies – North 40 Video
Elaine let the fish chew. Photo: Cole Leishman. When swinging flies for salmon and steelhead, one of the most common faults we see on a regular...

Football Season in Alaska
It's football season, but here in Alaska we catch different kinds of footballs; big, Naknek River Rainbows. Truthfully, the Rainbow Trout in the Naknek River are huge, hard-hitting, beasts that...

Scenes From Alaska 2021
Just a few scenes from both Rapids Camp in Bristol Bay and Alaska West. We already miss it. Alaska West Rainbow. Tundra Creek Moused Rainbow in Bristol Bay. Rapids Camp...

Fly Tying: The One Sculpin Ultra Rigged
Deneki Friend and Alum Jerry French tied the original version of “The One Sculpin,” an articulated stinger style fly. Jerry came out with the Ultra Rig Kit last year, and...

Fly Tying: Hoh Bo Spey
Hoh Bo Spey. Originated by Charles St, Pierre, the Hob Bo Spey is named after the famous Olympic Peninsula Steelhead rivers, the Hoh River, and the Bogachiel River. A great...