Fly tying is to fly fishing as grilling is to barbeque. Right now, the Silver (Coho) Salmon are sizzling here in Alaska. Pound for pound one of, if not the best fighting fish, Silvers or Coho are a hoot to catch. Strip a leech, pop a popper, silvers are voracious and aggressive. Once you have…
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Alaska West 2021: Final Week, Already?
We’re headed into our final week here at Alaska West Lodge for 2021. We can’t believe it’s already our last week. A big “thank you” to all our guests, guides, and staff for the good times. We made friends, we had good times, and we caught fish. It’s amazing the bonds you can make among…
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Alaska West Fishing Report: Week 5
During week 5, the weather started to cooperate with overcast skies, less rain, and even a slight breeze to keep the Alaskan State Birds away…kind of. We saw more King and Chum Salmon being caught. Sockeye Salmon were plentiful. One of our week five guests, Dylan J., even tagged the first Silver Salmon of the…
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RIO Flies We Like for Trout
You like it, we like it…catching trout that is, and we like flies that catch them. Here are some of the flies that caught our eye in RIO’s catalog of trout flies. Get ’em. Try ’em. Catch Trout. String Leech– A great fall fly for steelhead, but rainbows can’t stay away from them either. Color…
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For What It’s Worth: Tom McGuane
Thomas McGuane is a renowned novelist, screenwriter, essayist, and fly fishing Hall of Famer with a career spanning over four decades. As an avid angler, Tom McGuane has written extensively on fly fishing and the outdoor lifestyle. If you’ve never read any of his work, you should. For what it’s worth, here is a compilation…
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The Bahamas 2021: That’s a Wrap
We want to thank all of the anglers (and non-anglers) who joined us this season at Andros South Lodge. In the midst of everything going on in the world and a tragedy that shocked us early on, our team stepped up, persevered, and delivered fantastic fishing trips for 2020/21. In Rememberance: Before the season started…
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Stuart Foxall: The Vise I Use to Tie Flies
Fly tying guru, Spey angler extraordinaire and overall great bloke, we asked Stuart Foxall, what kind of vise he uses and this is what he gave us. Please Click Here to view on YouTube. Other Videos from Deneki: Deneki Outdoors Family of Lodges Tying Nail Knots without a Nail Knot Tool Popper Fishing for Silver…
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Gear Review: A Vise for a Vice
Talking about fly tying vises in the fly tying world can be polarizing as well…almost anything else in the fly fishing world. Everyone has a favorite, and no one will convince them otherwise, and we’re not going to do that today. Today, we’re going to go over the features and benefits of a vise we…
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“Speyish” Green Butt Skunk
The Green Butt Skunk has accounted for numerous fish, and since its inception around the 1950s by Dan Callaghan, it has become one of the most effective and popular steelhead flies of all time. Dan Callaghan modified the original Skunk pattern and spiced it up with a green butt. Ever since many steelheaders will have…
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Guide’s Corner: Jeremy Inman
Some enjoy fishing. Some love fishing. Then there is Jeremy. Jeremy was born to fish. His passion and zeal for fishing are next level. With many hours of fishing, boating, and catching fish, Jeremy committed to guiding as a lifestyle and has developed quite the résumé; guides for bonefish in Hawai’i guides for trout and…
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