Casting a fly rod with the wind blowing the line into your body is probably the toughest casting situation you can face. Yes, when you’re new to casting in the wind it can be a challenge to cast directly upwind, but a tight loop, high line speed and the right casting plane can all make…
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Tips
Deneki Chronicles: Mousing for Rainbow Trout
In this week’s Deneki Chronicles we explore some tips on how to catch predatory Rainbow Trout with mice Patterns. If you’ve never done it, you need it. It is quite the fish rodeo. One of the most fun and unique ways to target rainbow trout in Western Alaska is by ‘mousing.’ Small voles and other…
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Mind Your Line: Flats Boat Line Management
Captain Jeremy Inman, Saltwater extraordinaire, Bristol Bay Fly Fishing Guide and “decent” foosball player provides us with some insight on managing your fly line while fishing from a flats boat. Jeremy is a guide at Rapids Camp Lodge in Bristol Bay, and in the flats of Ohau in Hawai’i. The also puts on a clinic…
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Deneki Chronicles: 3 Things to Look For in Your Andros Bonefish Fly
OK, you’re going to chase Andros Island bonefish over the next 6 months, and you’re trying to decide which flies to bring along. We’ve written quite a few posts on the topic of bonefish flies, but today we’ll keep it simple. South Andros Bonefish Flies – Three Things to Look For No weedguard. Here’s an…
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Deneki Chronicles: 9 Tips – Swinging Flies for Kings
We like swinging. We really like swinging for King Salmon. If you’re planning on coming to Alaska to catch King Salmon, here are 9 Tips to take into consideration. If you want an opportunity to Swing for Kings in Alaska contact us at info@deneki.com or call us at (907) 563-9788. There are limited spots still…
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Seven Tips for Your Alaskan Fly-out Fishing Trip
If you’ve got your sights set on an epic Flyout Fishing trip, there is no doubt a hike will be involved. So it’s wise to prepare your gear and your mind and body in the weeks and months leading up to it to maximize your trip of a lifetime. So here are seven tips for…
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Deneki Chronicles: Swinging Flies – Cast, Then Step.
In this week’s Deneki Chronicles, we explore why it’s best to cast, then step. Jiggy. Cast, mend, swing fly, take a few steps downriver, repeat. That’s how you fish for steelhead, right? Not necessarily. Michael White stops by in video form today, straight from the Dean River, to tell us a bit about how he…
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Fish Diaries: Want To Be a Better Angler? Start Journaling
Many of us have had written in diaries as a kid. But let’s face it, it is hard to be still and collect thoughts, let alone write them down nowadays. We are inundated with distractions and bombarded with email, text, and the internet. Shoot, you probably got distracted a couple of times while reading this…
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Deneki Chronicles: Spey Casts You Need to Learn
When it comes to Spey casting, everyone has their “go-to” cast. Your go-to cast is probably the first Spey cast you learned, and since you got good at it, you’ve built confidence, you stuck with it. We get it. We’ve been there too. The reality is mother nature, and the river itself can put you…
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Tail Fly Fishing Magazine
The number of people who fly fish in this world is small. Those who fly fish in the saltwater are even smaller, and some can argue those who subscribe to non-online publications are smaller. Despite being a very distinctive sport, and living in a digital world, Tail Fly Fishing Magazine hits the savory mark for…
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