We’re really lucky to spend a whole bunch of time on the water with a whole bunch of great anglers, in a bunch of different fisheries all around the world. Over the years we’ve noticed a couple of things. Some anglers catch more fish. The anglers who catch more fish have a lot of things…
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Top Posts on Silver Salmon
A whole bunch of silver salmon are swimming into the river at Alaska West right now, and we’re about due for another roundup post today, and 7 is a lucky number, so here you have it – our top 7 posts on silver salmon! Top Posts on Silver or Coho Salmon 6 Ways to Catch…
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Best Rain Bibs Ever
Ever need a good pair of breathable rain bibs for working in the yard, wearing on a wet boat ride, or just strolling around in the rain? We’ve got a solution for you if you have a old pair of waders laying around. After a while it becomes impossible to keep an old pair of…
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Try a Mono Running Line on Your Switch Rod
If you’ve read many of the posts about spey fishing on our blog, you know that a lot of Deneki-folk prefer mono running lines on our two-handed rods. There’s a lot of personal preference in running line choice for sure. Mono running lines have some drawbacks – notably a bit of a learning curve in…
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Trimming Spun Deer Hair
Jordan Sly is back today with another handy post on fly tying! Trimming Spun Deer Hair Spun deer hair is great for many things – adding buoyancy, creating bodies and heads – but it can be hard to get the right shape when trimming it. A flexible razor blade can not only help create a…
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Lubricate Your Knots – Well!
Some of the most common rigging mistakes we see at our lodges involve knots that haven’t been lubricated well. Two of the knots that we use most frequently – the blood knot, for attaching sections of leader together, and the non-slip mono loop, for tying on a fly – really need to be lubricated well…
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Fly Tying with Twist Ties
We’ve got a three-way post today – Jordan Sly weighs in from Alaska West with a great, practical fly tying tip he picked up from angler Kevin Harris. Thanks guys! Tying with Twist Ties I’ll be adding a couple twist ties to my tying kit after watching Kevin Harris tie a couple flies in the…
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Roll Casting for Bonefish
Let’s do bonefishing tips from a steelhead guy! Scott Baker-McGarva, our head guide at BC West, just got back from Andros South – yes, there are benefits to working for Deneki Outdoors. He checks in today with a great reminder to utilize that most ‘basic’ of casts – the roll cast – when light is…
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Insider Alaska Fishing Tips
How about just three handy tips for fishing trips to Alaska, from the team that has spent a whole heck of a bunch of years up there? Alaska Insider Fishing Tips Keep the DEET away from your fishing gear. It’s by far the most effective repellent when the bugs are really bad, but DEET is…
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Spey Fishing Etiquette
We’re calling today’s post ‘Spey fishing etiquette’ just because that’s a more manageable title than ‘swinging flies on foot working down a run etiquette.’ Our suggestions apply to any situation that matches that description – single or double-handed rod chasing any anadromous fish. And, in case it isn’t obvious, these rules apply to conditions in…
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