If the spirit of “Aloha” were a person, it would be Amelia. Her kindness, mindfulness, and compassion flows through her and are exemplified through her effort and work as the In House Manager at Rapids Camp Lodge…and oh by the way she also happens to be a bad-ass fly fisher. From Alaska to Hawai’i, The…
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Guide’s Corner: Chad Bryson, Rapids Camp Lodge Head Guide
Captain Chad Bryson is the Head Guide at Rapids Camp Lodge. He is a phenomenal fisherman, experienced fishing and hunting guide, with a hint of dry humor. Chad has forgotten more about fishing than most know. With over 16 years of guiding just in Bristol Bay, Alaska, Chad has the unique ability to provide a…
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The New Fly Angler, Welcome!
If you’re new to the Deneki Blog, maybe you heard about us through a friend or found our site during a search because you’re interested in fly fishing. We want to say, ‘welcome’ and we hope our content is helpful on your journey to new fly fishing pursuits. All of the members of our team…
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Deneki Custom Fly Series: Rapids Camp Smolt
There is a fish phenomenon that happens during the first part of the season at Rapids Camp Lodge during the month of June. The “smolt bust” is where predatory Rainbow Trout swim around the rapids section of the Naknek River and target smolt to eat. You can tell it’s a bust from the smolt and…
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Deneki Chronicles: Spey Casting Tips – Stuart Foxall on Adjusting Overhang
Deneki Chronicles is an archive of past blog posts that are still relevant regardless of how old they are. They are timeless tips that will improve your fishing. Over the last several years of hosting trips and spending days on the river almost exclusively with Spey anglers, I have become increasingly aware of the importance of…
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Captains for Clean Water: A Mission That Holds Water
In 2020 Bristol Bay, Alaska overcome a huge threat in Pebble mine. We thank all those who supported the cause. There is still a lot of work to do to establish permanent protection of Bristol Bay, Alaska. With that, we have another current major threat to our aquatic ecosystem in the opposite corner of the…
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Deneki Custom Fly Series: Andros South Shrimp
We recently commissioned Solitude Fly Company to help create a series of flies specific to our fisheries at each of our lodges, Alaska West Lodge, Andros South Lodge, and Rapids Camp Lodge. Each fly was developed with careful consideration, a plethora of experience, and a lot of testing for approval. Our first featured fly is…
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Tribute to Robert “Bob” Veverka
Sadly, on January 3, 2021, the fly fishing community has lost one of the most prolific designers and fly tyers. Bob Veverka, was a creative, strategic, and innovative fly tyer. With two of the most coveted books in the fly tying world, Spey Flies: How to Tie Them and Innovative Saltwater Flies, Bob left a…
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Save Bristol Bay Update
It’s been quite the year for all of us. We have been challenged these last ten months. Despite the challenges, we at Deneki like to focus on the positives and one of the best things that happened in 2020 is the TKO of Pebble Mine. For the last ten years, Trout Unlimited has been saving…
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Fly Tying: Silvernator
Baby, it’s cold outside and with winter upon us for a lot of fly anglers, not only is it ski season but it’s also fly tying season. The Silvernator by Brian Silvey is one fly that you need to add to your fly box and lots of them. The Slivernator is a relatively quick fly…
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