Jeff Hickman is a two-handed rod steelhead guide from Oregon who owns Fish The Swing LLC. He is a signature Idylwilde flies tier and Deneki veteran who will be joining us again this season to guide kings at Alaska West. Here is a quick little tip from Jeff about fly selection when targeting Chinook salmon. Size Matters It seems…
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Trout Snacks.
If our rainbow trout didn’t snack so much, they wouldn’t be so darned fat. More on Trout at Alaska West All About Alaskan Trout J.E.B. Hall’s Sculpin Rig When to Go Trout Fishing in Alaska
International Shipping at the Deneki Store
We’re happy to announce that we’ve added international shipping options at our online Deneki Gear store. To all of our friends overseas, thanks for your patience! We’re now shipping to the UK, Australia and South Africa (in addition to the U.S. and Canada). If you live in a country that’s not on that list, please…
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Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Public Hearing – Go!
This is a big one, folks. The EPA is holding a series of hearings about the Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment they recently released related to the proposed Pebble Mine. The only hearing in the Lower 48 is happening this Thursday, May 31st and 2pm in Seattle. A strong turnout at this hearing will help send…
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Lunch Break
More Photos from South Andros Andros South Photo Gallery Nice Fish, Jim Cover of Bonefish Magazine
Navigating our Web Site
We’re getting lots of new visitors to our web site every day – thanks so much to all of you for stopping by! We also have almost 1,500 pages of content these days, so we figured it was time for a quick primer on what you can find on our web site, and where you…
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Intermediate Tips and You
Scott Baker-McGarva, our head guide at BC West on the Dean River, checks in today with more tips for your anadromous angling pleasure. Our topic? The Rodney Dangerfield of sinktips – the intermediate. Intermediate Tips and You If there is an unused tip in your sink-tip wallet, my money would say it’s an intermediate one. You…
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Nice ‘Cuda, Mary
Mary Moeller joined us at Andros South a few weeks back for some fun on the flats, as you can see above. That’s a nice ‘cuda! Now, landing big ‘cudas is not all that uncommon on South Andros – on actual ‘cuda rigs, that is. And every once in a while somebody gets lucky and…
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The New Mouth
We love it when rivers change – there’s nothing like exploring new water on a river that you already know well. Last year the changes at BC West on the Dean were bigger than normal. A big flood rearranged the lower river below the Canyon, adding some runs and taking some runs. The coolest change…
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Prime King Openings at Alaska West
Executive Summary We just had a couple of cancellations from June 15 – 22, 2012 – one of our impossible-to-get-into-because-they’re-that-good king salmon fishing weeks at Alaska West. You should click right here to get in touch and get in on the fun. Things That Happen During Our Prime King Weeks We catch big chrome king…
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