For many trout anglers, fall means streamer time. Streamers are arguably the most versatile flies out there, and if you’re not fishing streamers using a variety of techniques, odds are you’re missing out. We’ve posted in the past on streamer techniques that go beyond the classic ‘cast and strip’ method, and today Alaska West guide,…
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OPST Swing Hooks – Why We Like Them
When swinging for anadramous fish, we really like fishing flies with trailer hooks. Whether tied on tubes or ‘articulated’ style, flies rigged with a trailer hook offer a number of advantages over flies tied on a traditional long shank streamer hook. However, there’s a lot of debate over the best trailer hook out there. In…
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Battle
Today we present you with nothing more than a super cool photo of our good friend and long time Deneki guest, Frank Carlton, battling a hefty coho at Alaska West. Good work, Frank! More on Fighting Fish Top 5 Mistakes Made When Fighting Big Fish 6 Tips for Landing Big Fish Landing Fish Without a…
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Rates at Andros South
Bonefishing Packages Andros South Lodge offers extremely flexible bonefishing packages, with trips of any length, starting on any day. All packages include single-occupancy lodging, all meals, and drinks including alcohol, loaner gear, and more. Rates range from $2900.00 per person for 3 nights and 2 days fishing to $5950.00 per person for 7 nights and…
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Three Good Articles – Video Edition
Each month we like to share three good articles about fly fishing, from other websites, that we liked and think you might enjoy too. However, this month we’ve stumbled onto a few videos from other websites that we think you’ll appreciate instead. Enjoy! Fly Casting in the Wind. A great explanation taken from Carl McNeil’s video,…
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Join us in Salt Lake City!
Just a heads up, this Thursday kicks of the 2015 International Sportsman’s Exhibition (ISE) in Salt Lake City, Utah. We’re going to be there from March 12th – 15th, and hope you are too! This year’s ISE is sure to please a wide variety or sportsman with numerous presentations and exhibits from professionals in the fishing, hunting, and…
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Get Bent
Alaska West guest, Gary Silverberg, putting the steam on a chrome bright chum salmon. Big, bright, aggressive fish that bend an 8-weight deep into the cork.. That’s why we love chum salmon. Other Posts Relevant to This Photo Fighting Fish From a Boat Fighting Big Fish – Put the Wood to ‘Em! A Lesson From…
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Deneki Does Denver
Just a heads up, next week we’re going to be attending this year’s Fly Fishing Show in Denver, Colorado and we hope you are too! The Fly Fishing Show is a trade show for, you guessed it, fly fishing! The show is hosted at venues across the country and kicks off it’s fourteenth season at…
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Pound for Pound
We like to post pictures of big fish caught at our lodges from time to time, but today we’re coming at you with a photo of a relatively small bonefish from Andros South instead. After all, size isn’t everything.. However, odds are this fish still made one (maybe even two) runs well into the backing before…
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Keep Your Hands on the Cork
Most modern fly rods are well engineered pieces of equipment, and contrary to popular belief, they rarely break on their own. Often times an errant fly or a slight nick from the gunwale of a boat is actually the culprit of a rod that surprisingly ‘breaks for no reason.’ With that said, we’d be lying if…
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