The Kanektok River, home of Alaska West, is open for king salmon fishing. Many of you have heard of the emergency closure affecting king salmon fishing on the Kenai River that was announced this past Friday. We feel really bad about the status of the Kenai – it’s an incredible river, and we and lots…
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Chile Fishing Report: March 2010
Despite the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in central Chile on February 27th, our trip in early March was business as usual for Chile West. Photos: Chile West Guests, Chile West Team We had three guests scheduled to fish just one week after the quake, two of which were already to be fishing in Chile. Carlos arrived…
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Fish Your Fly
Today we present a short video featuring Tom Larimer, Oregon steelhead guide and spey guru extraordinaire. Tom thinks that one of the biggest mistakes people when fishing for steelhead is fishing in ‘remote control’ mode. NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on YouTube. Tom…
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How To Fish a Mouse Fly
In a little more than a month, our setup crew will be headed in to start prep work for our season at Alaska West. That makes us pretty twitchy about our summer fishing! One of our favorite ways to fish for rainbows on the Kanektok is using a mouse pattern. Mousing is really visual, it…
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Count the Bonefish
There are at least 9 bonefish in this picture. How many can you pick out? Click the picture for a bigger version. Can’t see any? Better read our tips on spotting bonefish. More Bonefishing Tips 5 Things Not To Do The Ready Position Shooting Line
Airflo Bonefish Ridge Line Review
Airflo’s Ridge lines are pretty popular in the freshwater fishing world. We’ve been hearing about their bonefish line for a while now, and last month we got the chance to try one out at Andros South. Let’s start at the very beginning. What’s A Ridge Line? It’s a fly line made by Airflo that has…
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Cool Weather Bonefish
OK, so what do these 4 pictures have in common? Yeah, they’re all shots of pretty darned nice-sized bonefish. But what else? Notice how Nobody in these photos is wearing shorts and T-shirts? There’s no sweat on anyone’s brow? You could even say that these guys are bundled up? These shots were all taken during…
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Bonefishing Advice from a Mediocre Angler
In late February, Ned Desmond and his buddy Larry joined us for a few days of bonefishing at Andros South. It was Ned’s first time chasing bonefish, and guess what – he caught some! We’re really grateful that Ned was willing to write up some advice on bonefishing for those folks out there who maybe…
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Deneki Outdoors on the Fish Schtick
Your fearless editor was a guest on the Fish Schtick podcast earlier this week, and it was a ton of fun. Here’s what the Fish Schtick is all about, in the words of its producers– “An audio journal highlighting fishing and the fly-fishing world. Hosts: Teeg Stouffer, Brian Bennett, Michael Mauro and weekly guests. We…
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Chile Fishing Report: February 2010
In early February, 2010, we had a fantastic 10-day trip with 4 anglers. Here’s the report! Day 1: Balmaceda The crew showed up at the airport early for the arrival of our group of 4 guests. Andrew, the owner of Deneki Outdoors, Whitey, a friend of the company and Dave and Jerry. Looking through the…
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