From Nelli Williams, Alaska Trout Unlimited Program Director, “Tough news on the Pebble front this week. Despite millions of people weighing in, and the scientific evidence (as recent as a few weeks ago) clearly confirming that Pebble will have unacceptable impacts to Bristol Bay’s fish, wildlife, and recreation opportunities, the EPA announced that they were…
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Silver Salmon Round Up
Coming soon to a river near us, Silver Salmon! It is just about that time of year when the acrobatic Silver Salmon fill the rivers outside both Alaska West and Rapids Camp Lodge. We are already anticipating the first top water explosion from a Coho on a bright pink Pollywog. In honor of this event,…
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Catching the Rainbow Trout of your Life
Rapids Camp Lodge is located in King Salmon Alaska and is our fly out lodge offering access into the countless backcountry river’s of Bristol Bay. During the month of September however, it can be difficult to get into the float plane and leave the river that flows right out our backdoor, the famous Naknek. Draining…
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Recent Photos from Rapids Camp Lodge
We are not shy when talking about the incredible staff that we have at Deneki Outdoors. There are a lot of moving parts in our lodges causing our guides and operation managers to take on a jack of all trades job description. For example, Liz Fincher. Not only is she the Operations Manager at Andros…
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The Naknek Smolt Bust
Following birds and chasing bait isn’t just for the saltwater. Every June on the Naknek, we have legitimate boils in our home river as trout and seagulls harass fleeing salmon smolt. This is when we show our guests a different type of “sight fishing”. We owe it all to one of the greatest animal migrations…
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New Bridge at Brooks Camp
There is a new permanent bridge going across the famous Brooks River in Katmai National Park. This elevated boardwalk improves visitor access along with reducing the lengthy delays for the awaiting bear watchers. Most importantly, it helps the wildlife movement in the area and access to the lower Brooks. Long term, this will help improve…
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Top 6 Mistakes Made when Fishing Alaska
The Alaska fishing trip you have been waiting all year for is finally on the horizon and we want you to make the most out of it! You are going to catch plenty of fish, we promise, but we also see a lot of mistakes made when people are fishing up here. Below are the…
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Dear Allies of Bristol Bay,
“Despite over a decade of opposition, the agency reviewing the permit application for the massive proposed Pebble mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska is rushing the mega-project toward reality. The rivers and streams of Bristol Bay are known by anglers around the globe as some of the greatest, and among the last exceptionally productive wild salmon…
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Alaska Fishing Newsletter
Do you need more Alaska fishing in your life? Well if you can’t be fishing in the Last Frontier, you might as well be distracting yourself at work with it. Check out this monthly newsletter put out by the Alaska Department of Game and Fish. It covers topics from rigging tips, Alaska specific gear, crab…
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Fish with Family Program
Let me guess, you need a last minute Father’s Day Gift? Follow up questions, are you familiar with our “Fish with Family” Special? If not, you could of just found your answer to that Father’s Day dilemma.. At Rapids Camp Lodge in the month of July, you can buy one trip at regular price, get…
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