Michael Gracie was one of the participants in our first ever FIBFest (that would be a gathering of fly fishing bloggers), held at Andros South this past May. Today Michael weighs in with a guest post on misconceptions about bonefishing on South Andros. We think he’s dead on. Have a read! Myth Busting, Andros South…
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And You Thought the DC-3 Was Nice…
A couple of years ago at Alaska West we started offering a charter flight from Anchorage direct to Quinhagak – the Yupik village at the mouth of the Kanektok River, 6 miles from our camp. Our guests loved it because it provided much more direct access to our operation and just made the travel a…
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Fun in Week 1
Pardon the back-t0-back king salmon hero shots. We love fishing for kings and we’re catching them at two lodges now, so we just had to share. Brian Gambini came to Alaska West during the first week of our season this year with Ken Morrish from Flywater Travel. They wanted to chase some big, hot, bright…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: June 11 – 18
The first week of anglers at Alaska West has come and gone, though we won’t forget the guests, the fishing or the weather anytime soon! All of our guests this week traveled to camp on our direct charter with Era Aviation from Anchorage to Quinhagak. What a sweet ride, comfortable, fast, and quiet. It is amazing to leave…
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Andros South Fishing Report – May 2010
May was wonderful this season compared to last with much clearer skies and only a handful of days with thunder and lightning. Only one or two days of the month were bad enough to sit them out. Our guests did fish on those days, just a bit closer to home than usual. Overall the temps were steady…
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5 Non-Fishing Items to Bring on Your Trip
In the run-up to any destination angling trip, lots of attention gets paid to which fishing gear to bring along. Rods, reels, lines, waders, raincoats, pliers…all that stuff is really important of course, but bringing along a few key non-fishing items can make your trip just a little more enjoyable. Here’s our top 5. Disposable…
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Fishing Report from Andros South by Rick Grassett
Captain Rick Grassett has a long-standing hosted trip to Andros South in early May. He wrote up a great report from his trip this year – thanks Rick! Rick’s Report A group of 4 other anglers and I traveled to Andros South bonefish lodge on South Andros in the Bahamas on Saturday, May 1st for…
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Sage DXL Typhoon Boat Bag Review
Sage has recently released a new line of bags and packs they call their ‘DXL Typhoon’ series. We’ve written up their large waist pack in the past – we liked it. The past couple of weeks we’ve gotten a chance to play with the DXL Typhoon Boat Bag, and we think it’s pretty darned cool….
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Salmon Recipe from Vilma Sisler
Vilma Sisler has been part of the Deneki Outdoors team for the past 6 years, traveling with her husband Rick and now with future angler Elias between Alaska West and Andros South. We know firsthand about Vilma’s talent in the kitchen, so we were pretty darned excited when she stepped up with one of her…
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get to BC West? You travel however you like to Vancouver, British Columbia. There you connect to a Pacific Coastal Airlines flight to Bella Coola, BC. You travel from Bella Coola to our lodge on the Dean using a chartered helicopter. The helicopter flight is included in the price of your trip…
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