Charles St. Pierre – spey instructor, fixture at Alaska West and BC West, signature fly tier, great guy to be around, not-too-shabby writer – drops by our blog again today. From our standpoint it feels like Charles’ main goal is to make us even more antsy about the summer fishing that’s coming up after not…
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The Intruder
Warning: this is a very technical post about fly tying. If you’re not interested in the subtleties of tying one of the most influential modern steelhead and salmon patterns, click here to look at a bunch of pictures of fish. Jerry French may not have a household name in the world of anadromous angling in…
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Lower Dean River: Michael White’s Favorite Run
Michael White is a good friend of Deneki Outdoors – former guide at Alaska West, current Simms rep for the Southern Rockies, spey instructor, trip host and one fishy S. O. B. ‘Whitey’ has spent a good chunk of time chasing steelhead on the Dean River, and today he checks in with a writeup on…
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Favorite Steelhead Rod Roundup
Early last week we asked our loyal readers about which rods you like to fish most for steelhead. Just like we did with our polls about trout rods and bonefish rods, today we’re here to give you the results. Single Handed or Double-Handed? You guys like fishing two-handed rods! Note: there was one switch rod…
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Alaska West Looks Forward to Opening Day
After a busy spring juggling veterans and rookies, lefties and righties, strengths and weaknesses and clubhouse chemistry, Alaska West has locked in its 12-man guide roster for the upcoming summer season. “We’re feeling really good about our lineup for the year,” said General Manager Mike Sanders. “This team is fired up and ready to go….
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Sea Lice
For anglers who like chasing salmon and steelhead, sea lice are a topic of great interest for a couple of reasons. Today Mike Sanders, our General Manager at Deneki Outdoors, gives us the rundown! What Are Sea Lice? Sea Lice are planktonic (adj. – of or relating to plankton) fish parasites that live in sea…
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Salmon Recipe from Rick Sisler
One of the many benefits of making our home at Alaska West on the Kanektok River is that we’re right smack on top of a healthy, well-managed salmon fishery. Salmon runs in the Kanektok are big and consistent, and that gives us the privilege of allowing our guests to harvest some salmon during their trip….
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Sage Xi3 Rods – 1090-4 Review
The Sage 1090-4 Xi3 is a really fast rod. Sage’s Xi3 series of rods are, of course, the update to their very popular Xi2 line of saltwater rods. We’ve written about other rods in the Xi3 line in the past. In general the Xi3s are faster and lighter than their Xi2 counterparts, and they tend…
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Simms Headwaters Sling Pack Review
When You Want A Sling Pack If you’re fishing for bonefish or steelhead or salmon, you don’t need to bring 42 different gizmos out on the water. You need a fly box, a few spools of tippet, your pliers and maybe just a few other gadgets. You’re also going to spend most of your time…
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Andros South Trip Report by Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson, the owner of Anglers All Fly Shop in Denver, hosted a group of anglers at Andros South last month. He sent us this report on his trip, and we just had to pass it on. Thanks Gary! Anglers All Andros South Trip Report Top three reasons to be at Andros South in early…
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