It’s poll time here at the Deneki blog! There are a bunch of quality reels out there these days that do a great job in the saltwater. We want to hear about your favorite fly reel for fishing in the saltwater, and why you like it. Any size, any price point. Any saltwater fishery –…
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Want to Write a Guest Post for Us?
We love running quality guest posts on our blog – we’ve run 126 of them so far. They’re a great way for us to share great content with our readers, and also a great way for you to get your content in front of our readers. If you’d like to submit a guest post for…
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Bonefishing Story Contest Winner
You all wrote up some great tales as entries to our Best Bonefishing Story contest. Brenda Mantz was a our winner with the piece that appears below. We asked for fishing stories and Brenda submitted literature. Awesome. A pair of Abel nippers and a bonefish t-shirt are headed Brenda’s way. Stay tuned for more contests….
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Bougle Contest Winner – Tom Ehrhard’s Steelhead Rig
We’re thrilled to present to you the winner of a brand new Hardy Bougle, courtesy of our ‘Tell Us About Your Steelhead Rig’ contest. Tom Ehrhard took this one home with his entry that appears in its entirety below. Before we get to Tom’s rig though, we need to say a few things. You folks…
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Baker’s Dozen to Bring on Your Trip
We’re in the business of hosting anglers in remote places, and the more prepared our guests can be, the better! That’s why we were thrilled when Alaska West angler and blog contributor Bill Lenehan sent us this very well thought out list of 13 things you should bring on your trip, none of which are…
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3 Good Articles
In our recent online travels, we’ve come across several articles that we think you’ll like if you like to fly fish. Here they are! Don’t Tread on My Redd. The Gink and Gasoline crew helps us to not hurt the fish we love. Top Ten Dry and Wet Flies. Mega-expert knowledge on which flies to…
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Andros South
We’re often surprised about the stuff that folks are surprised to learn about Andros South! So, today we present you with… 5 Things You Might Not Know About Andros South We wade a lot. Unlike other parts of Andros Island, South Andros has tons of shallow, hard-bottom flats. We do a lot of wading. Travel…
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Bonefishing Words
Here are three words we think of what we think about bonefishing. Hot. Blue. Speed. What are the first three words that come to mind when you think about bonefishing? Leave us a comment and let us know! More Reader Input 30 Favorite Travel Tips 51 Things Never Say to Your Fishing Partner 4 Things…
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Bulk Hooks
Big fish. Big water. Bigger grabs. You know you’re gonna go through more than a few hooks when fishing deep for salmon and steelhead. Here’s why we like to buy in bulk for rigging tube and stinger-style flies.: Cost savings. While the average cost-per-hook price is relatively the same for hooks purchased in 25 or 100…
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Coho Salmon Lifecycles
Over the last couple of months we’ve run a couple of really well-received posts from Alaska West guest and fisheries biologist Brian Morrison – on the lifecycles of rainbow trout in Western Alaska, and chinook salmon everywhere. Today we wrap up the mini-series with some facts from Brian on another favorite of ours, the coho…
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