Like it or not, Valentine’s Day is this month. And for many, flowers, chocolates, and romantic dinners are the go-to gifts to express love and affection. For some love birds, tying the knot on Valentine’s Day is the ultimate way to celebrate their love and commitment to each other. Since this is a fishing blog,…
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Deneki Chronicles: Tying Neater Flies – 5 (More) Tips
For many of us winter means fly tying season, and last week we shared with you 5 tips for tying neater/tidier looking flies. Missed it? Not to worry, hit the link to read it right now! Knowing that Old Man Winter might keep you off the water for a couple more months, we figured we’d…
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Deneki Chronicles: Tying Neater Flies – 5 Tips
It’s been said that flies catch fly tyers, not fish. Odds are most fish don’t notice that the head of the fly is a little on the bulky side, or that your wraps are not as even as they could be. That said, a well-tied, tidy-looking fly muster confidence, and having confidence in the fly you…
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5 Fly Fishing Tips to Catch More King Salmon
We’re currently in the midst of our king salmon season on the Kanektok River at Alaska West and On the Nushagak River at Rapids Camp Lodge. These are not your normal king fisheries – we’re swinging flies for hot chrome fish just a few miles for the salt, and that really turns our crank! Needless to say,…
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The Fly Box: Alaska West Lodge Rainbow Trout Flies
At Alaska West Lodge, Team Deneki Outdoors is fervently getting things ready for the Twenty-Twenty-Two Season. As a part of that process, we are filling our fly boxes with the essentials. In Today’s Fly Tying, we, review some of our favorite flies for Big Leopard Rainbow Trout at Alaska West Lodge. In Alaska Rainbow Trout…
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Bridging the Gap: The Six Weight Fly Rod
When purchasing fly rods, conventional wisdom says if you have a 5 weight, your next rod should be a 7 weight, then a 9 weight for really big fish. Or if you have a six weight, you should get a 4 weight and an 8 weight. You know, skip a number, because if you have…
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Dry Fly Alaska
Many rivers in Alaska offer trout fishing that is unrivaled anywhere else on the planet. Generally, salmon appear in July, and it’s nonstop mayhem and fish rodeos until September. But what do trout, dolly varden, and grayling do before salmon are in the river? Of course, they still have to eat. This is where bugs…
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Fly Fishing Gear Maintenance
It’s winter for many of us, and many have put away our fly fishing gear. We’re willing to bet you didn’t check, clean, and prep your fly gear before you put it away for the winter. If not, now is the perfect time to take inventory, check your fly lines, rods, reels, organize fly boxes,…
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12 Gifts for the Fly Angler: Part Two
We’re another week closer to Christmas this year, and we got four more gift ideas for that pesky fly angler in your life. If you missed last week, click here for part one of the Christmas gift guide. A fly tying vise is literally the foundation for fly anglers who tie flies. Like a lot…
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The Benefits of Joining a Fly Fishing Club
For decades fly fishing has been an excuse for adventurous people to liberate themselves from daily routine into nature and find peace and connection at a slower pace. To grasp fly fishing requires one to develop a profound understanding and appreciation of the natural environment, the seasons, the river, and its habitants. One of the…
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